Webster's New World Medical Dictionary

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Organ damage, such as to the kidneys, can require
additional specific treatment.
mixed mania
A state of mind that is character-
ized by symptoms of both mania and depression and
is seen in bipolar disorders. Mixed mania is more
common in bipolar children and women than in
men. A person experiencing mixed mania may feel
agitated, angry, irritable, and depressed all at once.
Because it combines a high activity level with
depression, mixed mania poses a particular danger
of suicide or self-injury. Treatment involves use of
mood-stabilizing medication, sometimes accompa-
nied by antidepressant or neuroleptic medication.
Also known as agitated depression. See also 
bipolar
disorder; depression; mania.
MMR
Measles, mumps, rubella vaccine, a combi-
nation vaccine.
MMRV
A combination vaccine against measles,
mumps, rubella, and varicella.
MND
Motor neuron disease.
modifier, biological response
See 
biological
response modifier.
Mohs surgery
A type of surgery that is used for
the treatment of skin cancer, especially basal cell or
squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. Mohs surgery
is designed to remove all the cancerous tissue while
removing as little of the healthy tissue as possible.
This type of surgery is especially helpful when the
physician is not sure of the shape and depth of a
tumor. In addition, this method is used to remove
large tumors, tumors in hard-to-treat places, and
cancers that have recurred. Mohs surgery is micro-
scopically controlled. The area of skin is removed
under local anesthetic and is then carefully oriented
and serially examined under a microscope to
ensure that all of the tumor has been removed. If the
tumor has not all been removed, the procedure is
repeated until the entire tumor is removed.