| mammogram |
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noun - An X-ray picture of the breasts (mammary, mammaries). Used to screen for breast cancer. See mammography.
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| mammography |
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noun
- (medicine) X-ray examination of the breasts for diagnosing and locating abnormalities, especially tumours.
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| manikin |
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noun
- (alternative spelling of, mannequin)
- a short person
- a life-size anatomical model used as a teaching aid
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| manipulate |
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verb to manipulate
- (transitive) To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
- (transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something to one"s own advantage
- (transitive) (medicine) To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose
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| masturbate |
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verb (masturbat, ing)
- self, Self stimulate sexually, usually with a hand or hands.
- To have sex by yourself, especially by use of one"s hand, sometimes with a partner.
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| masturbation |
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noun
- Manual erotic stimulation of the genitals, often to orgasm, either by oneself or a partner.
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| medic |
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noun (pl=medics)
- A doctor, especially in the military
- A medical student
- medick, Medick
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| medical |
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noun (plural medicals)
- (informal US) A medical examination.
- You'll have to get a medical before you apply for that job.
adjective (no comparative or superlative)
- Relating to medicine.
- Do you have any medical experience?
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| medicide |
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noun
- suicide with the assistance of a physician
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| medicine |
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noun
- A treatment or cure.
- A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.
- The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of disease or illness.
- The profession of physicians and surgeons; those who practice .
- Ritual Native American magic used to promote a desired outcome, in hunting, warfare, etc.
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| Meg |
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proper noun - A diminutive of Margaret.
- A diminutive of Megan.
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| mercy killing |
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noun
- euthanasia
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| midwife |
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noun (midwives)
- A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
- A hundred years ago, a would bring the baby into the world - going to a hospital to deliver a baby was either impossible or unheard of.
- (context, rare, figurative) Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project.
verb (midwives or, rarely midwifes, midwiving or, rarely midwifing, midwived or, rarely widwifed)
- (transitive) To act as a midwife.
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| midwifery |
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noun (midwifer, ies)
- the practice and science of being a midwife.
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| miosis |
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noun
- Contraction of the pupil of the eye.
- Horner's syndrome consists of , eyelid ptosis and absent forehead sweating.
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| miotic |
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adjective miosis
- (Biology) Causing miosis (the constriction of the pupil of the eye) (or miosis).
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| mist |
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noun
- (uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air.
- It was difficult to see through the morning mist.
- (countable) A layer of fine droplets or particles.
- There was an oily mist on the lens.
verb to mist
- To form mist.
- It's misting this morning.
- To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.
- I mist my tropical plants every morning.
- To cover with a mist.
- The lens was misted.
- (context, of the eyes) To be covered by tears.
- My eyes misted when I remembered what had happened.
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| modality |
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noun (modalities)
- the state of being modal
- (logic) the classification of propositions on the basis on whether they claim possibility, impossibility, contingency or necessity; mode
- (linguistics) the inflection of a verb that shows how its action is conceived by the speaker; mood
- (medicine) any method of therapy that involves therapeutic treatment
- any of the senses (such as sight or taste)
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| mouth-to-mouth resuscitation |
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noun
- A first aid technique to return an unconscious person's respiration by pressing the rescuer's mouth against the mouth of the patient and blowing air into his/her lungs.
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| multiparous |
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adjective - Having two or more pregnancies, resulting in viable offspring.
- Producing several offspring at one time.
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| mydriatic |
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noun
- A drug having this effect
adjective
- that dilates the pupils of the eyes
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| myology |
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noun (plural myologies)
- (anatomy) The physiological study of muscles.
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| mammogram |
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noun - An X-ray picture of the breasts (mammary, mammaries). Used to screen for breast cancer. See mammography.
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| mammography |
|
noun
- (medicine) X-ray examination of the breasts for diagnosing and locating abnormalities, especially tumours.
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| manikin |
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noun
- (alternative spelling of, mannequin)
- a short person
- a life-size anatomical model used as a teaching aid
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| manipulate |
|
verb to manipulate
- (transitive) To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
- (transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something to one"s own advantage
- (transitive) (medicine) To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose
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| masturbate |
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verb (masturbat, ing)
- self, Self stimulate sexually, usually with a hand or hands.
- To have sex by yourself, especially by use of one"s hand, sometimes with a partner.
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| masturbation |
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noun
- Manual erotic stimulation of the genitals, often to orgasm, either by oneself or a partner.
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| medic |
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noun (pl=medics)
- A doctor, especially in the military
- A medical student
- medick, Medick
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| medical |
|
noun (plural medicals)
- (informal US) A medical examination.
- You'll have to get a medical before you apply for that job.
adjective (no comparative or superlative)
- Relating to medicine.
- Do you have any medical experience?
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| medicide |
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noun
- suicide with the assistance of a physician
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| medicine |
|
noun
- A treatment or cure.
- A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way.
- The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of disease or illness.
- The profession of physicians and surgeons; those who practice .
- Ritual Native American magic used to promote a desired outcome, in hunting, warfare, etc.
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| Meg |
|
proper noun - A diminutive of Margaret.
- A diminutive of Megan.
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| mercy killing |
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noun
- euthanasia
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| midwife |
|
noun (midwives)
- A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
- A hundred years ago, a would bring the baby into the world - going to a hospital to deliver a baby was either impossible or unheard of.
- (context, rare, figurative) Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project.
verb (midwives or, rarely midwifes, midwiving or, rarely midwifing, midwived or, rarely widwifed)
- (transitive) To act as a midwife.
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| midwifery |
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noun (midwifer, ies)
- the practice and science of being a midwife.
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| miosis |
|
noun
- Contraction of the pupil of the eye.
- Horner's syndrome consists of , eyelid ptosis and absent forehead sweating.
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| miotic |
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adjective miosis
- (Biology) Causing miosis (the constriction of the pupil of the eye) (or miosis).
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| mist |
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noun
- (uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air.
- It was difficult to see through the morning mist.
- (countable) A layer of fine droplets or particles.
- There was an oily mist on the lens.
verb to mist
- To form mist.
- It's misting this morning.
- To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.
- I mist my tropical plants every morning.
- To cover with a mist.
- The lens was misted.
- (context, of the eyes) To be covered by tears.
- My eyes misted when I remembered what had happened.
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| modality |
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noun (modalities)
- the state of being modal
- (logic) the classification of propositions on the basis on whether they claim possibility, impossibility, contingency or necessity; mode
- (linguistics) the inflection of a verb that shows how its action is conceived by the speaker; mood
- (medicine) any method of therapy that involves therapeutic treatment
- any of the senses (such as sight or taste)
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| mouth-to-mouth resuscitation |
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noun
- A first aid technique to return an unconscious person's respiration by pressing the rescuer's mouth against the mouth of the patient and blowing air into his/her lungs.
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| multiparous |
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adjective - Having two or more pregnancies, resulting in viable offspring.
- Producing several offspring at one time.
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| mydriatic |
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noun
- A drug having this effect
adjective
- that dilates the pupils of the eyes
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| myology |
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noun (plural myologies)
- (anatomy) The physiological study of muscles.
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