| moderator variable | A variable that interacts by virtue of being antecedent or intermediate in the causal pathway. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| moderatress | A female moderator. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| moderatrix | A female moderator. Origin: L. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| modern genetics | That body of method and analysis that perceives genetics as the study of the economy of nucleic acids and associated compounds. (05 Mar 2000) |
| modest | 1. Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest youth; a modest man. 2. Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; said of a woman. "Mrs. Ford, the honest woman, the modest wife." (Shak) "The blushing beauties of a modest maid." (Dryden) 3. Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest request; modest joy. Synonym: Reserved, unobtrusive, diffident, bashful, coy, shy, decent, becoming, chaste, virtuous. Origin: F. Modeste, L. Modestus, fr. Modus measure. See Mode. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| modification | 1. A nonhereditary change in an organism; e.g., one that is acquired from its own activity or environment. 2. A chemical or structural alteration in a molecule. Behaviour modification, the systematic use of principles of conditioning and learning, especially operant or instrumental conditioning, to teach certain skills or to extinguish undesirable behaviours, attitudes, or phobias. Chemical modification, alteration in the structure of a molecule, typically a macromolecule such as a protein, by chemical means; often, the covalent addition by some reagent. Covalent modification, alteration in the structure of a macromolecule by enzymatic means, resulting in a change in the properties of that macromolecule; frequently, this type of modification is physiologically relevant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| modification enzyme | <enzyme, molecular biology> An enzyme that introduces minor bases into DNA or RNA or that alters bases already incorporated. Serves to alter the sequence so that restriction enzymes will not damage the strand. (18 Nov 1997) |
| modified milk | Cow's milk altered, by increasing the fat and reducing the amount of protein, to resemble human milk in composition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| modified radical hysterectomy | An extended hysterectomy in which a portion of the upper vagina is removed; the ureters are exposed and pulled back laterally without dissection from the ureteral bed. Synonym: TeLinde operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| modified radical mastectomy | <procedure, surgery> The most common type of mastectomy. Breast skin, nipple, areola and underarm lymph nodes are removed. The chest muscles are saved. (09 Oct 1997) |
| modified sit-ups | There are several classic examples that will not put strain on your lower back: 1) lay on your back with your knees flexed and feet flat on the floor. 2) Raise your head and torso slightly off the floor with your fingers laced behind your head (abdominal crunch). (27 Sep 1997) |
| modified zinc oxide-eugenol cement | Dental cement obtained by mixing zinc oxide and eugenol with one or more additives. (05 Mar 2000) |
| modifier gene | A nonallelic gene that controls or changes the manifestation of a gene by interfering with its transcription. (05 Mar 2000) |
| modify | To change somewhat the form or qualities of, alter partially. (18 Nov 1997) |
| modiolar | Shaped like a bushel measure. Origin: L. Modiolus, dim. Of modius the Roman corn measure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| MODY |
Maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY) refers to any of several rare hereditary forms of diabetes mellitus due to dominantly inherited defects of insulin secretion. As of 2004, six types have been enumerated, but more are likely to be added. MODY 2 and MODY 3 are the most common forms. The severity of the different types varies considerably, but most commonly MODY acts like a very mild version of type 1 diabetes, with continued partial insulin production and normal insulin sensitivity. ...
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| modafinil |
A drug that is being studied as a treatment for fatigue in patients with cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called stimulants.
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| mode |
The value that appears most frequently in a data set.
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| modulus |
A real, positive quantity that measures the magnitude of some number. For instance, the modulus of a complex number is the square root of the sum of the squares of its components. Often it means, simply, the numerical (
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A device for effecting the process of modulation. The amplitude, frequency, or phase of a carrier signal is varied with time by an applied information signal.
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| MOD | a representative form or pattern |
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| MOD | a woman who wears clothes to display fashions |
| MOD | a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor |
| MOD | someone worthy of imitation |
| MOD | form in clay, wax, etc |
| MOD | construct a model of |
| MOD | create a representation or model of |
| MOD | plan or create according to a model or models |
| MOD | display as a mannequin |
| MOD | as for artistic purposes |
| MOD | of the nature of or undergoing an experiment |
| MOD | worthy of imitation |