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Merriweather, Patrick. Alias used by Julian Bashir in his secret tist Zefram Cochrane, still alive on a distant planetoid, and cared agent holosuite program. (“Our Man Bashir" [DS9)). for by an energy life-form called the Companion. GUEST CAST: Glenn Corbett as Cochrane, Zefram; Elinor Donahue as Merrok, Proconsul. High-ranking official of the Romulan gov- Hedford, Commissioner Nancy: Elizabeth Rogers as The ernment. Proconsul Merrok was assassinated with poison on Companion’s voice. SEE: Alpha Centauri; Cochrane, Zefram; Romulus during the time that Elim Garak was a gardener at the Companion; Epsilon Canaris Ill; Galileo, Shuttlecraft; Gamma Cardassian Embassy on Romulus there. According to Garak, Canaris region; Hedford, Nancy; Sakuro's disease; Universal he had nothing to do with Merrok’s death. (“Broken Link" [DS9]) Translator; warp drive.

mesiofrontal cortex. Region of Vulcan brain associated with metaphasic shield. Revolutionary new shielding technology suppression of emotions. In 2372, Starship Voyager Lieutenant developed in 2369 by Ferengi scientist Dr. Reyga. The system Tuvok suffered injury to his mesiofrontal cortex following a mind- involved the generation of overlapping low-level subspace fields, meld with Lon Suder, releasing emotions of rage and violence. causing an object within the fields to exist partially in subspace. (*Meld"” [VGRY]). The technology was first tested in 2369 by sending an EnterpriseD shuttlecraft into a star's corona. The initial test was deemed Meso'Clan. (Jerry Roberts), Jem'Hadar soldier under the com- unsuccessful, but further investigation revealed that sabotage of mand of Goran'Agar. In 2372, Meso'Clan traveled with the metaphasic field had caused the failure. The pilot of the craft Goran'Agar to planet Bopak lll because Goran'Agar believed was discovered ta have perpetrated the sabotage, in the hopes of that the planet could cure his men of their addiction to ketracel- discrediting Dr. Reyga in order to steal the technology. Dr. Beverly white. (“Hippocratic Oath” [DS9]). Meso'Clan’s name was not Crusher then piloted the shuttlecraft into the corona herself, therementioned in dialog, but Is from the script only. by proving that the technology worked. (“Suspicions” [TNG]). SEE: Jo'Bril. In 2370, as the ship was escaping from a group of mess hall. Communal dining facility aboard a starship. self-aware Borg, Dr. Crusher employed the new shielding technol(“Caretaker™ [VGRY]). The mess hall aboard the Starship Voyager ogy to take the Enterprise-D into the corona of a star. The shield was located on Deck 2, Section 13, and featured several large worked long enough for the crew to generate a solar eruption that forward-looking windows. Although food service in the Voyager's destroyed the Borg ship. (“Descent, Part II" [TNG]). A prison commess hall was originally provided by replicators, power rationing plex run by the Mokra Order in the Delta Quadrant employed aboard the ship prompted Neelix to remove the replicators and metaphasic shielding to prevent escape. (“Resistance” [VGR]). to instead install a makeshift kitchen. In his capacity as unofficial ship's cook, Neelix prepared all manner of delicacies for the methanogenic compound. Explosive gaseous substance found Voyager crew. (“Phage” [VGR]) in caverns on planet Kesprytt lll. Methanogenic gas endangered Enterprise-D Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Chief Medical Officer message buoy. Small spaceborne instrument package, usually Beverly Crusher when they were forced to traverse caverns on containing a data storage system and an automatic transponder. Kesprytt |ll during their escape from the Prytt in 2370. Chakotay launched a message buoy from his shuttle in 2373 (“Attached” [TNG). before landing on a planet in the Nekrit Expanse that was colonized by former Borg drones. (“Unity" [VGR]). SEE: recorder metorapan treatments. Regenerative treatment for fracture marker. patients, Wesley Crusher was allergic to metorapan. (“The First Duty” [TNG]). metabolic reduction injection. Medication. Henoch synthesized a metabolic reduction compound so that Kirk, Spock, and Dr. Ann metrazene. Cardiac antiarrhythmic medication, used aboard the Mulhall's bodies could carry the intellects of Sargon, Henoch, Enterprise-D. (“The Host" [TNG)). and Thalassa. The drug reduced heart rate and all bodily functions to normal, allowing the three to occupy the humanoid bodies metremia. Radiation poisoning caused by the metreon caswithout permanent damage to those bodies. Henoch secretly pre- cade. Metremia, a fatal degenerative blood disease, was caused pared a different compound for Sargon in an attempt to destroy ~~ by exposure to high concentrations of metreon isotopes. The dishis ancient enemy. (“Return to Tomorrow” [TOS]). ease attacked its victims on a molecular level, causing the body's atomic structure to undergo fission. (“Jetrel" [VGRY]). metaconscious. Part of the Betazoid psyche that filters and protects an individual from psychic trauma. In 2370, Lwaxana metreon cascade. Weapon of mass destruction used by the Troi suffered an emotional shock so severe that her metacon- Haakonian Order in their war with the Talaxians. A metreon casscious could not protect her as she relived the death of her cade was deployed against the civilian inhabitants of Rinax, a daughter Kestra. (“Dark Page” [TNG]). moon of planet Talax, around 2356, vaporizing more than 300,000 Talaxians and causing thousands of others to die of metremia metagenic weapon. Sophisticated biological weapon using poisoning. Neelix’'s family members were among the casualties. anaticaty engineered viruses, designed to destroy any form of The day after the cascade was deployed, Talax surrendered . These viruses could mutate rapidly and were believed able unconditionally to the Haakonian Order. The metreon cascade to destroy entire ecosystems within days. After 30 days the meta- was developed by scientist Ma'Bor Jetrel. (“Jetrel” [VGR)). genic agent itself died, having destroying all biological life on a planetary scale, while leaving all the technological aspects of a metreon cloud. Overcast of contaminants and fallout generated culture intact. Because of the extreme danger of these weapons, by the metreon cascade weapon. A metreon cloud rendered the treaties were established to ban their use, and all of the major Talaxian moon Rinax uninhabitable after the metreon cascade powers of the period, including the Federation, the Ferengi, and attack of 2356. The metreon cloud contained the vaporized the Romulans, agreed to the ban. In 2369, Starfleet Intelligence remains of the victims of Rinax. In 2371, Dr. Ma'Bor Jetrel was the victim of Cardassian disinformation suggesting that the attempted without success to re-integrate one of the victims of Cardassians were developing metagenic toxins. Starfleet also Rinax from atomic fragments residing in the cloud. (“Jetrel” believed that the Cardassians had discovered a new method to [VGR)). deliver the toxins in a dormant state on a theta-band subspace carrier wave. (“Chain of Command, Part I” [TNG]). Metro Plaza. Large business and shopping center located in downtown Los Angeles. Astronomer Rain Robinson arranged a “Metamorphosis.” Original Series episode #31. Written by Gene meeting with Henry Starling at the Metro Plaza in 1996. L. Coon. Directed by Ralph Senensky. Stardate 3219.8. First (“Future's End, Part II" [VGR)). There is no Metro Plaza in Los aired in 1967. While transporting a Federation official to a vital Angeles. Scenes of this plaza were filmed at the Music Center on diplomatic mission, Kirk and company find historic space scien- Grand Avenue in Los Angeles.