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Methylated amphetamines refers to a class of drugs including MDA and MDMA (ecstasy )

Methylphenidate refers to the Stimulant medication most commonly used in treating children with attention -deficit/hyperactivity disorder. It is sold under the name Ritalin.

Methylxanthines refers to a Group of alkaloid compounds that includes caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine

Metoidioplasty refers to a clitoral release procedure used in Female to Male transsexuals in which the enlarged clitoris is released from its position and moved forward to more closely resemble the position of a penis. In some cases, the urethra is moved to end at the tip of the clitoris.

MI (Myocardial infarction) is defined as a heart attack that is produced when a clot has developed in a coronary vessel, blocking the flow of blood to the heart; a cutoff of blood to the heart muscle, causing damage to the heart MI is also referred to as a heart attack. Myocardial infarction is also known as Angina pectoris or Cardiac arrest. Chest pain is a common symptom. .

Miasma refer to Infecting substances floating in the air; the effluvia or fine particles of any putrefying bodies, rising and floating in the atmosphere, and considered to be noxious to health.

- Michel de Montaigne (1533 - 1592) : Michel de Montaigne believed there was no objective way of distinguishing among various claims of truth like the earlier Greek and Roman Skeptics. His doubts concerning human knowledge stimulated a number of subsequent thinkers such as Bacon and Descartes.

Microbicide refers to chemical that works by inhibiting sperm function. Microbicide is effective against HIV and other STIs, and not harmful to the vaginal or cervical cells.

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Glossary M

Glossary M

Methylated amphetamines

Methylphenidate

Methylxanthines

Metoidioplasty

MI (Myocardial infarction)

Miasma

Michel de Montaigne (1533 - 1592)

Microbicide

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