Category: M

A planning process in which the maximum level of production dictates the type of programs implemented.  

The maximum amount of oxygen that can be utilized at the tissue level during vigorous exercise.  

The point at which the heart and circulatory system cannot deliver more oxygen to the tissues without approaching exhaustion.  

Maximal oxygen consumption.  

A dental specialty (especially of oral surgery) concerned with surgery to correct malformations of the jaws and related facial structures. The branch of dental practice and/or plastic surgery that deals with the diagnosis and the surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects of the mouth and dental structures. This was formerly called oral…

An above-ground structure into which caskets can be placed for later disposition. A frequently resembles a small stone house, crypt.  

The degree of physical and psychological development demonstrated by an individual to function effectively in a particular environment. Being fully developed. (In psychology) the state of being a responsible adult. A general term referring to a child’s relative stage of development, in areas such as growth (see growth and growth disorders), social skills, and communication…

A stage of development where the person is optimally prepared to acquire some particular kind of habit, critical period.  

Anything that occupies space and has mass or weight. Any substance that occupies space and has mass (weight). Anything that occupies physical space and possesses mass is referred to as matter. Matter can exist in three primary states: gaseous, liquid, or solid, and typically exhibits electrical neutrality.    

A society in which young couples reside with or near the bride’s mother’s family.