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Mastoideocentesis
Surgical puncture of the mastoid process and subsequent paracentesis of mastoid cells. Inflammation of the mastoid sinuses, usually as a result of the spread of infection from acute otitis media (OM). The disease is relatively rare, now that effective antibiotics for otitis media are generally available. The causative organisms usually are the same as those…
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Mastocytoma
An accumulation of mast cells that resembles a neoplasm.
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Stagnation mastitis
Painful distention of the breast occurring during early lactation.
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Puerperal mastitis
Mastitis, often accompanied by suppuration, occurring in the later portion of the puerperium. The breast may become indurated due to retention of milk.
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Lactation mastitis
Mastitis (parenchymatous inflammation of the mammary glands) that occurs during breastfeeding, typically in the second or third postpartum week; however, it may occur at any age. It occurs in about 1% of postpartum women, primarily in breast-feeding primiparas, but can occur in nonlactating females and (rarely) in males.
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Granulomatous mastitis
A rare inflammatory disease of the breast, often presenting as a tender breast mass. Even with mammography or ultrasonography, it may be difficult to distinguish from breast cancer without biopsy. Once the diagnosis is definitively established, the disease is treated with corticosteroids or by surgically removing the mass.
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Mastigote
A member of the protozoon group formerly called Mastigophora.
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Mastigophora
Formerly a division of protozoa characterized by one or more flagella. Now called Zoomastigophora, a phylum of the kingdom Protista.
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Masticatory apparatus
The teeth, jaws, muscles of mastication, and the temporomandibular joints; used for chewing.
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Mastic
A resin obtained from the tree Pistacia lentiscus. It has been used in industry and in coating tablets.
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