Anesthesia Terms - A Glossary of Anesthesia Terms and Other Related Medical Terms

Anesthesia Terms Starting With "M"

Median Effective Dose (ED50)

The dose of drug required to produce a given effect in 50% of the population. more

Median Lethal Dose (LD50)

The dose that results in death in 50% of the population exposed to that dose. more

Mendelson's Syndrome

Mendelson's syndrome is an acute pneumonia caused by regurgitation of stomach contents and aspiration of chemical material, usually... more

Minimum Effective Analgesic Concentration (MEAC)

Minimum effective analgesic concentration (MEAC) is the minimum plasma concentration at which analgesia occurs when a drug is given... more

Modulation of pain

Modulation of pain occurs peripherally at the nociceptor, in the spinal cord, or in supraspinal structures. This modulation can... more