334 GLOSSARY Medicament: A medicine; a healing application. Memoriter: By heart; from memory. Meninges: The coverings of the brain (and spinal cord). Mesial: Middle; relating to an imaginary plane dividing the body into two equal halves. Meticulous: Over-cautious; attending to minute detail. Metrical: Pertaining to meter; of the nature of verse; meas- ured; rhythmical. Metronome: An instrument giving audible beats and used for marking exact time in music. Mimetic: Imitative; involving mimicry. Minaret: A tower. Mitigate: To lessen; moderate; abate; make better. Mnemonic: Assisting the memory. Mogilalia: A difficulty of utterance. Monitory: Warning. Monograph: A treatise on a single subject. Monophthong: A vowel consisting of only one element. Monosyllable: A word consisting of a single syllable. Monotonic: In a monotone; in one pitch. Motility: Power of motion; ability to move. Motor: Relating to motion or movement; relating to muscular movement. Motorial: Same as motor. Multifarious: Having great diversity and variety. Multiform: Having many forms; diverse. Multiple: Having many parts and relations; consisting of a large number; manifold. Multiplicity: The condition of being manifold or numerous; a great number. Multitudinous: Numerous; consisting of a multitude. Municipality: Township; city. Musculature: The muscular system; the muscles.