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Medication therapy means treating diseases or disorders through the use of medications.

Meditation is defined as mental exercise for producing relaxation or heightened awareness. It is a family of mental exercises in which a conscious attempt is made to focus attention in a nonanalytical way. Meditation are methods for controlling one's mental processes. In Concentration meditation, the focus is on a stimulus such as the act of breathing. In awareness meditation, the purpose is to examine consciousness and the mind.

Medulla is the structure that connects the brain with the spinal cord and controls vital life functions ; the center for breathing, waking, sleeping, and beating of the heart Moreover, Medulla is the part of the brain that regulates heart rate, constriction of blood vessels, and rate of breathing; hindbrain structure located just above the spinal cord; the medulla could be regarded as an enlarged, elaborated extension of the spinal cord; oblong-shaped area of the hindbrain involved in heartbeat and respiration.

Medulla oblongata is the lowest hindbrain structure of the brain; important in the regulation of breathing, heart rate, and other basic life functions such as swallowing, and digestion

Medullary cavity refers to marrow cavity between the walls of the diaphysis, containing yellow or fatty marrow.

Medulloblastoma refers to a brain tumor seen most frequently in children rapidly growing and very malignant located in the inferior vermis close to the exit of cerebrospinal fluid fr

Meiosis refers to the process by which a germ cell divides, producing gametes (sperm or ova) that each contain half of the parent cell"s original complement of chromosomes; in humans,

Meissner corpuscle refers to a receptor in the skin, associated with RA1mechanoreceptors. It has been proposed that the Meissner corpuscle is important for perceiving tactile slip an