| MODS | Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome |
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| BFO | balanced forearm orthosis; ball-bearing forearm orthosis; blood-forming organ |
| GTO | Golgi tendon organ |
| IVOTTS | Irvine viable organ-tissue transport system |
| MODS | medically oriented data system; multiple-organ dysfunction syndrome |
| male pattern baldness | The most common form of androgenic alopecia, seen in men as receding frontal and bilateral triangular temple hair lines, and a balding patch on the vertex, which may progress to complete alopecia. Synonym: male pattern baldness. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| male pseudohermaphroditism | Pseudohermaphroditism in which the gonads are male and the karyotype is XY but with genital anomalies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| male-spirited | Having the spirit of a male; vigorous; courageous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| male sterility | The inability of the male to fertilise the ovum; it may or may not be associated with impotence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| male urethra | A canal about 20 cm in length opening at the extremity of the glans penis; it gives passage to the spermatic fluid as well as the urine. Synonym: urethra masculina, urethra virilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genetic human male | An individual with a karyotype containing a Y chromosome, an individual whose cell nuclei do not contain Barr sex chromatin bodies, which are normally present in females. Patients with ambiguous sexual development and those with Turner's syndrome are classed as genetic male's or genetic females according to the absence or presence of Barr bodies even though their sex chromosome complement may suggest otherwise. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genitalia, male | The male reproductive organs. They are divided into the external organs (penis, scrotum, and urethra) and the internal organs (testis, epididymis, ductus deferens, seminal vesicle, ejaculatory duct, prostate, and bulbourethral gland. (12 Dec 1998) |
| glands of the male urethra | Numerous mucous glands in the wall of the penile urethra. Synonym: glandulae urethrales masculinae, Littre's glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| membranous part of male urethra | The portion of the male urethra, about 1 cm in length, extending from the prostate to the beginning of the urethra in the corpus spongiosum just beyond the bulb. Synonym: pars membranacea urethrae masculinae, membranous urethra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| contraceptive agents, male | Chemical substances or agents with contraceptive activity in males. Use for male contraceptive agents in general or for which there is no specific heading. (12 Dec 1998) |
| contraceptive devices, male | Contraceptive devices used by males. (12 Dec 1998) |
| XX male | A clear male phenotype in the presence of a 46,XX karyotype; presumably the vital parts of the Y chromosome are located elsewhere in the genome as a result of translocation at least in some of these persons. (05 Mar 2000) |
| XXY male | See: Klinefelter's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| XYY male | See: XYY syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| homosexuality, male | Sexual attraction or relationship between males. (12 Dec 1998) |