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Medial: Toward the median plane. “When you look at a horse’s left side you see the medial surfaces of the right limbs.”

Median Anatomy: Parts of the horse’s body that are located near to or along the median plane (or midline).

Median Movement: Motion associated with the horse’s axial anatomy comprising the head, neck, chest, abdomen, rump, and tail (everything excluding the limbs).

Median Plane: Divides the horse’s body into right and left halves.

Metricity of Stride: Refers to the degree of movement with respect to the horse’s stride.

Midline: An imaginary line that splits the horse into right and left halves (see also Centerline).

Motor Nerves: Nerves that serve to incite muscle contraction or gland activity.

Multifactorial Lameness: Altered movement arising from more than primary source of pathology. “A horse with current right front foot and right stifle joint pain would be expected to exhibit multifactorial lameness.”

Muscle: Tissue comprised of fibers that have the ability to contract and relax, thereby generating movement or maintaining posture of the bones to which it is attached.

Musculoskeletal: Refers to the horse’s bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and joints.

Myopathy: Muscle disease.

Myositis: Inflammation of muscle tissue.