| martagon | <botany> A lily (Lilium Martagon) with purplish red flowers, found in Europe and Asia. Origin: Cf. F. & Sp. Martagon, It. Martagone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Martegiani | J., 19th century Italian anatomist. See: Martegiani's area, Martegiani's funnel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Martegiani's area | The funnel-shaped dilation on the optic disk that indicates the beginning of the hyaloid canal. Synonym: Martegiani's area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Martegiani's funnel | The funnel-shaped dilation on the optic disk that indicates the beginning of the hyaloid canal. Synonym: Martegiani's area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| marten | <zoology> A bird. See Martin. 1. <zoology> Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the genus Mustela, closely allied to the sable. Among the more important species are the European beech, or stone, marten (Mustela foina); the pine marten (M. Martes); and the American marten, or sable (M. Americana), which some zoologists consider only a variety of the Russian sable. 2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc. Origin: From older martern, marter, martre, F. Martre, marte, LL. Martures (pl), fr. L. Martes; akin to AS. Mear, meard, G. Marder, OHG. Mardar, Icel. Morr. Cf. Foumart. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| martern | <zoology> Same as Marten. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| martial | 1. Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as, martial music; a martial appearance. "Martial equipage." 2. Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave. "But peaceful kings, o'er martial people set, Each other's poise and counterbalance are." (Dryden) 3. Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; opposed to civil; as, martial law; a court-martial. 4. Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet, Mars. 5. <medicine> Pertaining to, or containing, iron; chalybeate; as, martial preparations. <medicine> Martial flowers, a reddish crystalline salt of iron; the ammonio-chloride of iron. Martial law, the law administered by the military power of a government when it has superseded the civil authority in time of war, or when the civil authorities are unable to enforce the laws. It is distinguished from military law, the latter being the code of rules for the regulation of the army and navy alone, either in peace or in war. Synonym: Martial, Warlike. Martial refers more to war in action, its array, its attendants, etc.; as, martial music, a martial appearance, a martial array, courts-martial, etc. Warlike describes the feeling or temper which leads to war, and the adjuncts of war; as, a warlike nation, warlike indication, etc. The two words are often used without discrimination. Origin: F, fr. L. Martialis of or belonging to Mars, the god of war. Cf. March the month. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| martial arts | Activities in which participants learn self-defense mainly through the use of hand-to-hand combat. Judo involves throwing an opponent to the ground while karate (which includes kung fu and tae kwon do) involves kicking and punching an opponent. T'ai chi is also a form of meditative exercise through methodically slow circular stretching movements and positions of body balance. (12 Dec 1998) |
| martin | <zoology> One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows. Alternative forms: marten. The American purple martin, or bee martin (Progne subis, or purpurea), and the European house, or window, martin (Hirundo, or Chelidon, urbica), are the best known species. Bank martin. The bank swallow. See Bank. The fairy martin. See Fairy. Bee martin. The purple martin. The kingbird. Sand martin, the bank swallow. Origin: F. Martin, from the proper name Martin. Cf. Martlet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Martin's bandage | A roller bandage of soft rubber used to make compression on a limb in the treatment of varicose veins or ulcers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Martin's disease | A periosteoarthritis of the foot from excessive walking. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Martin's tube | A drainage tube with a cross piece near the extremity to keep it from slipping out of a cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Martin, August | <person> German gynecologist, 1847-1933. See: Martin's tube, Martin-Gruber anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Martin, Henry | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1824-1884. See: Martin's bandage, Martin's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Martin, J | <person> See: Thayer-Martin medium. (05 Mar 2000) |