Mikulicz drain
Mikulicz drain n.
A drain made of several strings of gauze placed into a wound and held together by a single layer of gauze.
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- Mil
[mil] /mɪl/ noun 1. a unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch (0.0254 mm), used in measuring the diameter of wires. 2. a military unit of angular measurement equal to the angle subtended by 1/6400 of a circumference. 3. (less accurately) the angle subtended by an arc equal to 1/1000 (0.001) of the […]
- Miladi
[mi-ley-dee] /mɪˈleɪ di/ noun, plural miladies. 1. an English noblewoman (often used as a term of address). 2. a woman regarded as having fashionable or expensive tastes: milady’s spring wardrobe. /mɪˈleɪdɪ/ noun (pl) -dies 1. (formerly) a continental title used for an English gentlewoman