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mucopolysaccharidosis type II See Hunter syndrome.

mucopolysaccharidosis type III See Sanfilippo syndrome.

mucopolysaccharidosis type IV See Morquio syndrome.

mucopolysaccharidosis type VI See MaroteauxLamy syndrome.

mucosa A moist tissue membrane that lines some body cavities and organs. Also known as mucous membrane. For example, the oral mucosa is the mucous membrane that lines the mouth and throat.

mucositis Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus. Mucositis is a common side effect of chemotherapy and of radiotherapy that involves any part of the digestive tract. Mucositis affects the rapidly dividing mucosal cells that line the mouth, throat, stomach, and intestines, which normally have a short…

mucous Pertaining to mucus, a thick fluid produced by the lining of some tissues of the body.

mucoviscidosis See cystic fibrosis.

mucus A thick fluid that is produced by the lining of some organs of the body.

multifactorial In medicine, referring to multiple factors in heredity or disease. For example, traits and conditions that are caused by more than one gene occurring together are multifactorial, and diseases that are caused by more than one factor interacting (for example, heredity and diet in diabetes) are multifactorial.

multifactorial inheritance A hereditary pattern seen when more than one genetic factor is involved in the causation of a condition. Many common traits and many common diseases are inherited in a multifactorial manner.

multi-infarct dementia Dementia that is brought on by a series of strokes.