| management quality circles | Participation of employees with management as a labour-management team, in decisions pertaining to the operational activities of the organization or industry. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| manakin | <ornithology> Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra, Manacus, and other genera of the family Pipridae. They are mostly natives of Central and South America. Some are bright-coloured, and others have the wings and tail curiously ornamented. The name is sometimes applied to related birds of other families. Origin: Cf. F. & G. Manakin; prob. The native name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| manatee | <zoology> Any species of Trichechus, a genus of sirenians; called alsosea cow. Alternative forms: manaty, manati. One species (Trichechus Senegalensis) inhabits the west coast of Africa; another (T. Americanus) inhabits the east coast of South America, and the West-Indies. The Florida manatee (T. Latirostris) is by some considered a distinct species, by others it is thought to be a variety of T. Americanus. It sometimes becomes fifteen feet or more in length, and lives both in fresh and salt water. It is hunted for its oil and flesh. Origin: Sp. Manati, from the native name in Hayti. Cf. Lamantin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Manchester operation | A vaginal operation for prolapse of the uterus, consisting of cervical amputation and parametrial fixation (cardinal ligaments) anterior to the uterus. Synonym: Fothergill's operation. Origin: Manchester, England (05 Mar 2000) |
| Manchester ovoid | An egg-shaped radium applicator for placement in the lateral vaginal fornices. Origin: University of Manchester, England (05 Mar 2000) |
| manchette | A conical array of microtubules that invests the nucleus of a spermatid; believed to play a role in shaping the nucleus during spermatogenesis. Origin: Fr. Cuff, dim. Of manche, sleeve, fr. L. Manicae; fr. Manus, hand (05 Mar 2000) |
| manchineel | <botany> A euphorbiaceous tree (Hippomane Mancinella) of tropical America, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple. Bastard manchineel, a tree (Cameraria latifolia) of the East Indies, having similar poisonous properties. Origin: Sp. Manzanillo, fr. Manzana an apple, fr. L. Malum Matianum a kind of apple. So called from its apple-like fruit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Manchurian fever | A fever closely resembling typhus that prevails from September to December in South Manchuria; the probable pathogen is Rickettsia manchuriae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Manchurian haemorrhagic fever | A form of epidemic haemorrhagic fever caused by the Hantaan virus of the genus hantavirus. Synonym: Manchurian haemorrhagic fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Manchurian typhus | Tick transmitted infection with Rickettsia sibirica. See: Korean haemorrhagic fever. Mexican typhus, infection with Rickettsia typhi (mooseri) causing a syndrome similar to epidemic typhus, but spread from rats to man by the rat flea (Xenopsylla (polyplax) cheopis). Spread from rat to rat by the rat louse (Polyplax spinulosa). Most common form of typhus in the United State. It has various geographical names based on region in which it was observed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mandarin | 1. A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and Annam. 2. <botany> A small orange, with easily separable rind. It is thought to be of Chinese origin, and is counted a distinct species (Citrus nobilis). <chemistry> Mandarin duck, an artificial aniline dyestuff used for colouring silk and wool, and regarded as a complex derivative of quinoline. Origin: Pg. Mandarim, from Malay mantri minister of state, prop. A Hind. Word, fr. Skr. Mantrin a counselor, manira a counsel, man to think. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mandarining | The process of giving an orange colour to goods formed of animal tissue, as silk or wool, not by colouring matter, but by producing a certain change in the fibre by the action of dilute nitric acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mandate | 1. An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept. "This dream all-powerful Juno; I bear Her mighty mandates, and her words you hear." (Dryden) 2. A rescript of the pope, commanding an ordinary collator to put the person therein named in possession of the first vacant benefice in his collation. 3. A contract by which one employs another to manage any business for him. By the Roman law, it must have been gratuitous. Origin: L. Mandatum, fr. Mandare to commit to one's charge, order, orig, to put into one's hand; manus hand + dare to give: cf. F. Mandat. See Manual, Date a time, and cf. Commend, Maundy Thursday. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mandatory reporting | Legal requirement for physicians and other professionals providing health services to report suspected incidents of abuse and neglect. As mandated reporters, they are generally afforded legal immunity for such reports and most jurisdictions impose a civil or criminal penalty for failure to report. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mandatory testing | Testing or screening required by federal, state, or local law or other agencies for the diagnosis of specified conditions. It is usually limited to specific populations such as categories of health care providers, members of the military, and prisoners or to specific situations such as premarital examinations or donor screening. (12 Dec 1998) |