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MIMOSA study
MIMOSA study: name shared by several trials, chiefly MIMOSA-1 (NCT04368468), a retrospective Toulouse study of immune microenvironment changes after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer; also an abagovomab ovarian cancer trial and a monalizumab HER2+ trial.
Minaprine
Minaprine (Cantor) was an aminopyridazine antidepressant acting on serotonergic and dopaminergic transmission, launched 1972 and withdrawn from the French market in 1995 after poison-center data linked its 100 mg tablets to seizures in overdose.
Mind
Mind (National Association for Mental Health) is the mental health charity for England and Wales, founded 1946, charity no. 219830, running the Infoline 0300 123 3393, a federation of ~100 local Minds, and campaigns; distinct from Mind Sweden and Mind Australia.
MIND diet
MIND diet (Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay): a brain-health hybrid diet with 15 components. Observational studies link it to slower decline and lower dementia risk, but the 2023 randomized trial found no cognitive benefit over control.
Mind uploading
Mind uploading, also called whole brain emulation, is a proposed process for copying a person's memories, personality, and mental attributes from their biological brain onto a computer.
Mind-Body Therapies
Mind-body therapies are techniques that use brain-body interactions to improve health, classified as complementary and alternative medicine; examples include meditation, yoga, tai chi, acupuncture, massage, and spinal manipulation.
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is an eight-session group psychotherapy combining mindfulness meditation with cognitive therapy, developed in the 1990s to prevent depressive relapse in recurrent depression.
Mineral (nutrient)
Mineral (nutrient): dietary chemical elements, macrominerals (calcium, potassium) and trace minerals (iron, zinc, selenium), needed for body functions; covered by DRIs/DRVs, supplements, bioavailability, and USPSTF prevention evidence.
Mineral excesses
Mineral excesses: ICD-11 section under Specific nutrient excesses covering iron overload, hypercalcaemia, zinc, sodium chloride, fluorine, aluminium, and manganese excess; also a public health risk from overlapping micronutrient interventions.
Minerva obstetrics and gynecology
Minerva Obstetrics and Gynecology, formerly Minerva Ginecologica (1949-2020), is a bi-monthly Italian peer-reviewed journal of obstetrics and gynecology published by Edizioni Minerva Medica, Turin; ISSNs 2724-606X and 2724-6450.
Mingyue Decoction
明月汤 (Mingyue Decoction) is a six-herb Mongolian medicine decoction from the 19th-century Shanhuyanfang by Ishidanjinwangjile, for red, painful 'blood Xira' eye disease; listed in China's classic formula catalog.
Mini-BEAM regimen
Mini-BEAM is a reduced-dose salvage chemotherapy regimen combining carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine, and melphalan, given over six days to shrink relapsed or refractory lymphoma before autologous stem cell transplantation.
Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview
The Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) is a brief structured diagnostic interview for DSM-IV and ICD-10 psychiatric disorders, developed by psychiatrists in the United States and Europe and completed in about 15 minutes.
Mini-laparotomy
Mini-laparotomy is open abdominal surgery through a small incision of a few centimeters, sitting between standard open surgery and laparoscopy, used for sterilization and gallbladder removal.
Mini-thoracotomy
A mini-thoracotomy is a small-incision surgical technique reaching the chest through a 4- to 7-cm opening between the ribs, used mainly for cardiac valve surgery.
Mini–mental state examination
Mini–mental state examination (MMSE), 30-point bedside cognitive screening test published by Folstein and colleagues in 1975; pooled sensitivity and specificity about 0.89 for dementia, weaker for MCI, affected by education and language.
Minibeam radiation therapy
Minibeam radiation therapy (MBRT) is a radiotherapy technique using arrays of narrow beamlets that spare normal tissue while treating tumors; first used clinically in 2024.
Minilaparotomy
Minilaparotomy, commonly called minilap, is a small-incision abdominal approach to the fallopian tubes, used chiefly for female sterilization through an incision under 5 cm, often under local anesthesia.
Minimal residual disease
Minimal (measurable) residual disease (MRD) is submicroscopic cancer remaining after remission, chiefly in leukemia. Measured by flow cytometry, PCR, or NGS; MRD negativity in ALL predicts far better survival and guides therapy.
Minimally conscious state
Minimally conscious state (MCS), ICD-11 8E22, is a disorder of consciousness after severe brain injury with definite but inconsistent signs of awareness, defined by 2002 Aspen Workgroup criteria, assessed with the CRS-R, and prone to about 40% misdiagnosis.
Minimally conscious state minus
Minimally conscious state minus (MCS−, ICD-11 8E22.1) is a disorder-of-consciousness subtype with non-language signs of awareness such as visual pursuit or object manipulation, but no command following or language function; proposed 2011, worse prognosis than MCS+.
Minimally conscious state plus
Minimally conscious state plus (MCS+, ICD-11 8E22.0) is a subdivision of the minimally conscious state defined by preserved language behaviors such as command following, intelligible verbalization, or intentional communication, distinguishing it from MCS minus and predicting faster emergence.
Minimally invasive biopsy
A minimally invasive biopsy removes cells or small tissue samples through a needle or a natural body opening, without open surgery, to test for disease.
Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery
MIDCAB: minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass, LIMA-to-LAD graft via left mini-thoracotomy without sternotomy or bypass, introduced mid-1990s, for isolated LAD disease and hybrid revascularization.
Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery
Minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) is a group of ophthalmic procedures that lower eye pressure in glaucoma through tiny implants, with less tissue disruption than traditional surgery.
Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery
Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) repairs or replaces the mitral valve through a small right chest incision rather than a full sternotomy, pioneered in the 1990s.
Minimally invasive spine surgery
Minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS) is a family of techniques treating spinal disorders through small incisions and muscle-sparing corridors, reducing blood loss, complications, and hospital stay versus open surgery.
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Minimally invasive surgical procedures avoid open surgery by working through small keyhole incisions with endoscopes or robotic arms, reducing pain, tissue trauma, and recovery time across many specialties.
Minimaze procedure
The minimaze procedures, also written mini maze, are minimally invasive cardiac operations intended to cure atrial fibrillation, created through small chest incisions without sternotomy or bypass.
Minimum Data Set (nursing)
The Minimum Data Set (MDS) is a standardized assessment required for every resident of Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes, driving care planning, payment, and quality measures.