Myeloneura
(||My`e*lo*neu"ra) n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. myelo`s + ney^ron a nerve.] (Zoöl.) The Vertebrata.
Myeloplax
(||My*el"o*plax) n.; pl. E. Myeloplaxes L. Myeloplaces [NL., fr. Gr. myelo`s marrow +
anything flat and broad.] (Anat.) One of the huge multinucleated cells found in the marrow of bone and
occasionally in other parts; a giant cell. See Osteoclast.
Mygale
(||Myg"a*le) n. [L., a field mouse, Gr. .] (Zoöl.) A genus of very large hairy spiders having four
lungs and only four spinnerets. They do not spin webs, but usually construct tubes in the earth, which
are often furnished with a trapdoor. The South American bird spider (Mygale avicularia), and the crab
spider, or matoutou (M. cancerides) are among the largest species. Some of the species are erroneously
called tarantulas, as the Texas tarantula
Mylodon
(Myl"o*don) n. [Gr. a mill + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of large
slothlike American edentates, allied to Megatherium.
Mylohyoid
(My`lo*hy"oid) a. [Gr. the molar teeth + E. hyoid.] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or in the region of,
the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus; as, the mylohyoid nerve.
Myna
(My"na) n. [See Mino bird.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of Asiatic starlings of the genera
Acridotheres, Sturnopastor, Sturnia, Gracula, and allied genera. In habits they resemble the European
starlings, and like them are often caged and taught to talk. See Hill myna, under Hill, and Mino bird.
[Spelt also mynah.]
Mynchen
(Myn"chen) n. [AS. mynecen, fr. munec monk. See Monk.] A nun. [Obs.]
Mynchery
(Myn"cher*y) n. A nunnery; — a term still applied to the ruins of certain nunneries in England.
Mynheer
(Myn*heer") n. [D. mijnheer.] The Dutch equivalent of Mr. or Sir; hence, a Dutchman.
Myo-
(My"o-) A combining form of Gr. a muscle; as, myograph, myochrome.
Myocarditis
(||My`o*car*di"tis) n. [NL. see Myocardium.] (Med.) Inflammation of the myocardium.
Myocardium
(||My`o*car"di*um) n. [NL., fr. Gr. muscle + heart.] (Anat.) The main substance of the
muscular wall of the heart inclosed between the epicardium and endocardium.
Myochrome
(My"o*chrome) n. [Myo- + Gr. color.] (Physiol.) A colored albuminous substance in the
serum from red-colored muscles. It is identical with hemoglobin.
Myocomma
(||My`o*com"ma) n.; pl. L. Myocommata E. Myocommas [NL. See Myo-, and Comma.]
(Anat.) A myotome.
Myodynamics
(My`o*dy*nam"ics) n. [Myo- + dynamics.] (Physiol.) The department of physiology
which deals with the principles of muscular contraction; the exercise of muscular force or contraction.
Myodynamiometer
(My`o*dy*na`mi*om"e*ter) n. A myodynamometer.
Myodynamometer
(My`o*dy`na*mom"e*ter) n. [Myo- + E. dynamometer.] (Physiol.) An instrument for
measuring the muscular strength of man or of other animals; a dynamometer. Dunglison.
Myoepithelial
(My`o*ep`i*the"li*al) a. [Myo- + epithelial.]
1. (Biol.) Derived from epithelial cells and destined to become a part of the muscular system; — applied
to structural elements in certain embryonic forms.
