| mainstreaming | Providing the least restrictive environment (socially, physically, and educationally) for chronically disabled individuals by introducing them into the natural environment rather than segregating them into homogeneous groups living in sheltered environments under constant supervision. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| maintain | 1. To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present reputation. 2. To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to surrender or relinquish. "God values . . . Every one as he maintains his post." (Grew) 3. To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail. "Maintain talk with the duke." (Shak) 4. To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply with what is needed. "Glad, by his labour, to maintain his life." (Stirling) "What maintains one vice would bring up two children." (Franklin) 5. To affirm; to support or defend by argument. "It is hard to maintain the truth, but much harder to be maintained by it." (South) Synonym: To assert, vindicate, allege. See Assert. Origin: OE. Maintenen, F. Maintenir, properly, to hold by the hand; main hand (L. Manus) + F. Tenir to hold (L.tenere). See Manual, and Tenable. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| maintainer | A device utilised to hold or keep teeth in a given position. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maintenance | The upkeep of property or equipment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| maintenance and engineering, hospital | Hospital department whose primary function is the upkeep and supervision of the buildings and grounds and the maintenance of hospital physical plant and equipment which requires engineering expertise. (12 Dec 1998) |
| maintenance dose | In chemotherapy, systematic dosage at a level that maintains protection against exacerbation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maintenance drug therapy | In chemotherapy, systematic dosage at a level that maintains protection against exacerbation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maintenance medication | Medication taken to stabilise an illness or symptoms of illness. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maintenance therapy | Extended drug therapy, usually at a diminished dose, administered after a disease has been brought under control. Maintenance therapy is utilised when a complete cure is not possible, and a disease is likely to recur if therapy is halted. (09 Oct 1997) |
| maintenance treatment | Treatment given for a period of months or years to maintain remission and eliminate any residual leukaemic cells in the body, usually for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. (13 Nov 1997) |
| maioid | <zoology> Of or pertaining to the genus Maia, or family Maiadeae. Origin: Maia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| maise factor | <molecular biology, plant biology> A naturally occurring cytokinin, originally isolated from maize seeds. Its riboside is also a cytokinin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| maise oil | <chemical> Oil from corn or corn plant. Chemical name: Corn oil (12 Dec 1998) |
| maisonneuve fracture | <radiology> Components: fracture of the proximal third of the fibula, rupture of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis associated with: fracture of the tibia, rupture of the deltoid ligament caused by an abduction and external rotation force applied to the ankle which forces the talus laterally against the fibula (12 Dec 1998) |
| Maissiat's band | A fibrous reinforcement of the fascia lata on the lateral surface of the thigh, extending from the crest of the ilium to the lateral condyle of the tibia. Synonym: tractus iliotibialis, iliotibial band, Maissiat's band. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maintenance protein |
the smallest amount of protein upon which the normal conditions of the body can be maintained.
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| maidenhead |
Maidenhead is a town in Berkshire, England, and has a population of around 60,000. The town is part of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. It lies on the west bank of the River Thames. Surrounding it lie: * to the east: on the opposite side of the river, the village of Taplow. A couple of miles further on is Slough, and after it the London boroughs of Hounslow and Uxbridge.* to the north: the Cookhams (Cookham Village, Cookham Rise & Cookham Dean). ...
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| Maimonides |
Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon (Hebrew: רבי משה בן מיימון; Arabic: Mussa bin Maimun ibn Abdallah al-Kurtubi al-Israili; March 30, 1135—December 13, 1204), commonly known by his Greek name Maimonides, was a Jewish rabbi, physician, and philosopher. Many Jewish works refer to him by the acronym of his title and name, RaMBaM (הרמב"ם in Hebrew). ...
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| mainstreaming |
Teaching disabled children in public schools instead of schools for the disabled.
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| mainstream |
A film which is expected to be a box-office success that appeals to a wide audience. One which is released by a major distribution chain.
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| MAI | the childhood of a girl |
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| MAI | a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin) |
| MAI | a female domestic |
| MAI | a Penutian language spoken by the Maidu people |
| MAI | a member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in California |
| MAI | a city in northeastern Nigeria |
| MAI | a method of teaching by question and answer |
| MAI | large European marine food fish |
| MAI | large European marine food fish |
| MAI | South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers |
| MAI | (medieval) flexible armor |
| MAI | a conveyance that transports mail |