Category: M

  • Madam

    Jargon for women who manage a brothel.  

  • Macula lutea

    The yellow spot of the retina where only cones are present. A yellow spot on the retina, surrounding the fovea, the part of the eye which sees most clearly. Sensitive central area of the retina. Small yellow spot on the retina where vision is most acute. A yellow-colored spot visible on the retina near the…

  • Macrosystem

    A large, interrelated system, a state with its cities, counties, and villages, or a group of organizations having common alliances or purposes, microsystem. A small system, such as the organization, that exists within a community system, macrosystem.  

  • Macropsia

    An abnormal condition in which objects are perceived as larger than they really are micropsia. A condition in which a person sees objects larger than they really are, caused by an unusual development in the retina. A condition in which objects appear larger than they really are. It is usually due to disease of the…

  • Macropapular flush

    Sex flush.  

  • Macro-objective

    Goal.  

  • Macromastia

    The condition of having an abnormally large breast or breasts. Overdevelopment of the breasts.  

  • Macrogamy

    Conjugation or fusion of two adult cells or gametes.  

  • Macrocytic anemia

    Chronic macrocytic anemia. An anemia characterized by large immature red cells. Blood disorder, often caused by deficiency of folic acid and vitamin B12, in which red blood cell production is impaired and abnormally large and fragile red blood cells are present. Anemia marked by abnormally large erythrocytes. This medical disorder entails an anomalous increase in…

  • Macroconidium

    In microbiology, a large multicelled asexual fungus spore, especially in the dermatophytes.