| mascagnite | <chemical> Native sulphate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts; so named from Mascagni, who discovered it. Origin: Cf. F. Mascagnin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| maschaladenitis | An obsolete term for inflammation of the axillary glands. Origin: G. Maschale, axilla, + aden, gland, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| maschale | Synonym: axilla. Origin: G. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maschalephidrosis | Sweating in the axillae. Origin: G. Maschale, axilla, + ephidrosis, perspiration (05 Mar 2000) |
| maschaloncus | An obsolete term for a neoplasm in the axilla. Origin: G. Maschale, axilla, + onkos, mass (05 Mar 2000) |
| maschalyperidrosis | Excessive sweating in the axillae. Origin: G. Maschale, axilla, + hyper, over, + hidros, sweat (05 Mar 2000) |
| mascled | Composed of, or covered with, lozenge-shaped scales; having lozenge-shaped divisions. Mascled armor, armor composed of small lozenge-shaped scales of metal fastened on a foundation of leather or quilted cloth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| masculate | To make strong. Origin: L. Masculus male, masculine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| masculine | 1. Of the male sex; not female. "Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons." (Chaucer) 2. Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust. "That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy." (Hallam) 3. Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males. "A masculine church." 4. Having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from feminine and neuter. See Gender. Masculinely, Masculineness. Origin: L. Masculinus, fr. Masculus male, manly, dim. Of mas a male: cf. F. Masculin. See Male masculine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| masculine pelvis | A pelvis justo minor in which the bones are large and heavy, a slight degree of funnel-shaped pelvis in the woman, in which the shape approximates that of the male pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| masculine protest | Adler's term to describe the movement of individuals from passive to active roles in a desire to escape from the feminine role. (05 Mar 2000) |
| masculine uterus | A minute pouch in the prostate opening on the summit of the seminal colliculus, the analogue of the uterus and vagina in the female, being the remains of the fused caudal ends of the paramesonephric ducts. Synonym: utriculus prostaticus, masculine uterus, Morgagni's sinus, sinus pocularis, uterus masculinus, vagina masculina, vesica prostatica, Weber's organ. (05 Mar 2000) |
| masculinise | To confer the qualities or characteristics peculiar to the male. (05 Mar 2000) |
| masculinity | The qualities and characteristics of a male. (05 Mar 2000) |
| masculinity-femininity scale | Any scale on a psychological test that assesses the relative masculinity or femininity of an individual; scale's vary and may focus, for example, on basic identification with either sex or preference for a particular sex role. (05 Mar 2000) |