| masticot | <chemistry> Massicot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| mastiff | Origin: Mastives is irregular and unusual] [Prob. Fr. Prov. E. Masty, adj, large, n, a great dog, prob. Fr. Mast fruit, and hence, lit, fattened with mast. There is perh. Confusion with OF. Mestif mongrel; cf. Also F. Matin mastiff, OF. Mastin. <zoology> A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage. There are various strains, differing in form and colour, and characteristic of different countries. <zoology> Mastiff bat, any bat of the genus Molossus; so called because the face somewhat resembles that of a mastiff. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mastigomycotina | A subdivision of the fungi, formerly included in the phycomycetes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mastigoneme | <biology> Lateral projections from eukaryotic flagella. May be stiff and alter the hydrodynamics of flagellar propulsion or flexible and alter the effective diameter of the flagellum (flimmer filaments). (05 Jan 1998) |
| mastigophora | A subphylum of flagellate protozoa. It contains two classes: phytomastigophora and zoomastigophora. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mastigophora infections | Infections with protozoa of the subphylum mastigophora. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mastigopod | <zoology> One of the Mastigopoda. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mastigopoda | <zoology> The Infusoria. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, a whip +, foot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mastigote | An individual flagellate. Origin: G. Mastix, a whip (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastigure | <zoology> Any one of several large spiny-tailed lizards of the genus Uromastix. They inhabit Southern Asia and North Africa. Origin: Gr, a scourge + tail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mastitis | <pathology> Inflammation of the mammary gland or breast. (18 Nov 1997) |
| mastitis neonatorum | Mastitis in the secreting breast tissue of the newborn, usually staphylococcal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| masto- | The breast; the mastoid. Compare: mammo-, mazo-. Origin: G. Mastos (05 Mar 2000) |
| masto-occipital | Relating to the mastoid portion of the temporal bone and to the occipital bone, denoting the suture uniting them. Synonym: mastoccipital. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastoccipital | Relating to the mastoid portion of the temporal bone and to the occipital bone, denoting the suture uniting them. Synonym: mastoccipital. (05 Mar 2000) |