| mace | <botany> A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg. Red mace is the aril of Myristica tingens, and white mace that of M. Otoba, East Indian trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree. Origin: F. Macis, L. Macis, macir, Gr.; cf. Skr. Makaranda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| macedonian | <geography> Belonging, or relating, to Macedonia. A native or inhabitant of Macedonia. Origin: L. Macedonius, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| macerate | To soften by steeping or soaking. Origin: see maceration (05 Mar 2000) |
| maceration | The softening of a solid by soaking. <pathology> The softening of a tissue by soaking, especially in acids, until the connective tissue fibres are so dissolved that the tissue components can be teased apart. In obstetrics, the degenerative changes with discolouration and softening of tissues and eventual disintegration, of a foetus retained in the uterus after its death. Origin: L. Maceratio (18 Nov 1997) |
| Macewen's sign | <clinical sign> Percussion of the skull gives a cracked-pot sound in cases of hydrocephalus. Synonym: Macewen's symptom. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Macewen's symptom | <clinical sign> Percussion of the skull gives a cracked-pot sound in cases of hydrocephalus. Synonym: Macewen's symptom. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Macewen's triangle | A triangle formed by the root of the zygomatic arch, the posterior wall of the bony external acoustic meatus, and an imaginary line connecting the extremities of the first two lines; used as a guide in mastoid operations. Synonym: Macewen's triangle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Macewen, Sir William | <person> Scottish surgeon, 1848-1924. See: Macewen's sign, Macewen's symptom, Macewen's triangle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reed-mace | <botany> The cat-tail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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