Category: M

A basis for a stable marital relationship. According to Cox, there are three processes for positive: a. commitment, b. growth orientation, and c. noncoercive atmosphere.  

Slang for devices and erotic materials, including dildos, vibrators, sexually oriented videos, etc.  

The variety of effects that may be experienced from marijuana use, including a sense of well-being, relaxation, and a dreamlike state.  

A beverage made from the coca leaf and introduced in the nineteenth century. Named after Angelo Mariani.  

The difference between the drug dosage required to produce the desired effect and the dosage that will cause death (lethal dose), therapeutic index.  

Athlete’s heart. A hereditary condition in which a person has extremely long fingers and toes, with disorders of the heart, aorta and eyes. Marfan syndrome is a genetic autosomal dominant disorder that affects the connective tissue of the cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and ocular systems. Agene mutation, thought to be the FBN1 gene of Chromosome 15, causes…

Formerly the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, founded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938. In 1958, the agency changed its name to the National Foundation following the development of the Salk vaccine.  

A disease associated with alcoholism, characterized by degeneration of the corpus collosum. It probably has a nutritional deficiency basis associated with excessive alcohol intake over a long period of time was first described by Marchiafava and Bignami in 1897.  

A session of a committee or other group run continuously for a day or more for such purposes as sensitivity training, or contract negotiations, so that fatigue will aid in the breakdown of defenses resulting in agreement or insight.