| Madelung's disease | Accumulation and progressive enlargement of collections of adipose tissue in the subcutaneous tissue of the head, neck, upper trunk, and upper portions of the upper extremities; seen primarily in adult males and of unknown cause. Synonym: Launois-Bensaude syndrome, Madelung's disease, symmetric adenolipomatosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Madelung's neck | Multiple symmetric lipomatosis (Madelung's disease) confined to the neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Madelung, Otto | <person> German surgeon, 1846-1926. See: Madelung's deformity, Madelung's disease, Madelung's neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mademoiselle | 1. A French title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried lady, equivalent to the English Miss. 2. <zoology> A marine food fish (Sciaena chrysura), of the Southern United States. Synonym: yellowtail, and silver perch. Origin: F, fr. Ma my, f. Of mon + demoiselle young lady. See Damsel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| madescent | Becoming moist; slightly moist. Origin: L. Madesco, to become moist (05 Mar 2000) |
| madge | <zoology> The barn owl. The magpie. Origin: Cf. OF. & Prov. F. Machette. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| madia | <botany> A genus of composite plants, of which one species (Madia sativa) is cultivated for the oil yielded from its seeds by pressure. This oil is sometimes used instead of olive oil for the table. Origin: NL, fr. Sp. Madi, fr. Chilian madi, the native name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| madidans | Moist; denoting certain skin lesions. Origin: L. Madido, pres. P. -ans, to moisten (05 Mar 2000) |
| madisterium | <surgery> An instrument to extract hairs. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| madjoun | An intoxicating confection from the hemp plant; used by the Turks and Hindoos. Alternative forms: majoun. Origin: Hind, fr. Ar. Ma'jn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Madlener operation | Tubal sterilization by clamp and tie. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Madlener, Max | <person> German surgeon, 1868-1951. See: Madlener operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| madnep | <botany> The masterwort (Peucedanum Ostruthium). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| madness | 1. The condition of being mad; insanity; lunacy. 2. Frenzy; ungovernable rage; extreme folly. Synonym: Insanity, distraction, derangement, craziness, lunacy, mania, frenzy, franticness, rage, aberration, alienation, monomania. See Insanity. Origin: From Mad. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| madonna | 1. My lady; a term of address in Italian formerly used as the equivalent of Madame, but for which Signora is now substituted. Sometimes introduced into English. 2. A picture of the Virgin Mary (usually with the babe). "The Italian painters are noted for drawing the Madonnas by their own wives or mistresses." (Rymer) Origin: It. Madonna my lady. See Dame, Donna, and cf. Madame, Monkey. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |