See Also: minimal anaesthetic concentration(medicine)
minimal alveolar concentration(medicine)
Minimal inhibitory concentration(medicine)
minimal(dictionary)
minimal air(medicine)
minimal(dictionary)
Minimal(medicine)
minimal medium(medicine)
minimal dose(medicine)
minimal reacting dose(medicine)

metakinesis (iou) and minimal anaesthetic concentration (medicine)


metakinesis (iou)



metakinesis noun. . L19.
[from META- + KINESIS.]
1. Cytology.
a. The separation of chromatids during anaphase. L19.
b. The process of alignment of chromosomes on the equator of the spindle. M20.
2. A manifestation of consciousness or mental phenomena. rare. L19.
metakinetic adjective L19.

minimal anaesthetic concentration (medicine)


minimal anaesthetic concentration -->
minimal alveolar concentration


The end-alveolar concentration of an inhalation anaesthetic which prevents somatic response to a painful stimulus in 50% of individuals; an index of relative potency of inhalation anaesthetics.

Synonym: minimal anaesthetic concentration.