| mazame | <zoology> A goatlike antelope (Haplocerus montanus) which inhabits the Rocky Mountains, frequenting the highest parts. Synonym: mountain goat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| mazamorra | Name given in Puerto Rico to a dermatitis caused by penetration of the skin by hookworm larvae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mazard | <botany> A kind of small black cherry. Origin: Cf. F. Merise a wild cherry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| maze | A labyrinth; frequently used to study higher functions of the nervous system in rats. Origin: M.E. Masen, to confuse (05 Mar 2000) |
| maze learning | Learning the correct route through a maze to obtain reinforcement. It is used for human or animal populations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mazer | A large drinking bowl; originally made of maple. "Their brimful mazers to the feasting bring." (Drayton) Origin: OE. Maser, akin to OD. Maser an excrescence on a maple tree, OHG. Masar, G. Maser spot, Icel. Mosurr maple. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mazindol | <chemical> Tricyclic anorexigenic agent unrelated to and less toxic than amphetamine, but with some similar side effects. It inhibits uptake of catecholamines and blocks the binding of cocaine to the dopamine uptake transporter. Pharmacological action: appetite depressants, dopamine uptake inhibitors, adrenergic uptake inhibitors, central nervous system stimulants. Chemical name: 3H-Imidazo(2,1-a)isoindol-5-ol, 5-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,5-dihydro- (12 Dec 1998) |
| mazo- | The breast. See: masto-. Origin: G. Mazos (05 Mar 2000) |
| mazodynia | Synonym: mastodynia. Origin: mazo-+ G. Odyne, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| mazological | Of or pertaining to mazology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mazologist | One versed in mazology or mastology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mazology | <study> Same as Mastology. Origin: Gr. The breast. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mazolysis | Detachment of the placenta. Origin: G. Maza, placenta, + lysis, a loosening (05 Mar 2000) |
| mazopathy | Mazopathia 1. Any disease of the placenta. Origin: G. Maza, a barley cake (placenta), + pathos, suffering Synonym: mastopathy. Origin: G. Mazos, breast (05 Mar 2000) |
| mazopexy | An obsolete term for mastopexy. Origin: mazo-+ G. Pexis, fixation (05 Mar 2000) |