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  • Manage

    To be in charge or control of something. To be able to do something, or to succeed in doing something.  

  • Mammothermography

    Thermography of a breast. Diagnostic procedure in which infrared sensors are used to detect warm and cold areas (thermography) of the breast as a means of diagnosing tumors. The technique of examining the breasts for the presence of tumors or other abnormalities by thermography.  

  • Mammilla

    The protruding part in the centre of the breast, containing the milk ducts through which the milk flows.  

  • Mammary gland

    A gland in female mammals which produces milk.  

  • Malpresentation

    An unusual position of a fetus in the uterus just before it is ready to be born. General term for fetal presentation other than the usual head-downward. A position of the fetus immediately before childbirth that is not ideal and may cause problems during delivery. The part of the baby that is situated at the…

  • Malposition

    An unusual or unexpected position of something such as a fetus in the uterus or fractured bones. Faulty or abnormal position or placement, especially of the body or one of its parts. Not in the usual position; this term is commonly used to describe the position of a baby in the uterus when it takes…

  • Malpighian layer

    The deepest layer of the epidermis. The stratum germinativum: one of the layers of the epidermis.  

  • Malodorous

    With a strong unpleasant smell.  

  • Mallory’s stain

    Trichrome stain, used in histology to distinguish collagen, cytoplasm and nuclei.  

  • Mallory bodies

    Large irregular masses which occur in the cytoplasm of damaged liver cells, often a sign of an alcohol-related disease.  

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