| malaise | A vague feeling of bodily discomfort. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| malakoplakia | <radiology> Granulomatous response to chronic UTIs, females (80%), not pre-malignant, lower 2/3 of urinary tract, usually bladder, also ureters, multiple flat plaques (filling d, Michaelis-Guttman bodies Cf: leukoplakia (12 Dec 1998) |
| malalignment | Displacement of a tooth or teeth from a normal position in the dental arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| malamate | <chemistry> A salt of malamic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| malambo | A yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery, said to be from the South American shrub Croton Malambo. Origin: Pg. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| malamethane | <chemistry> A white crystalline substance forming the ethyl salt of malamic acid. Origin: Malamic + ethane. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| malamic | <chemistry> Of or pertaining an acid intermediate between malic acid and malamide, and known only by its salts. Origin: Malic + amic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| malamide | <chemistry> The acid amide derived from malic acid, as a white crystalline substance metameric with asparagine. Origin: Malic + amide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| malanders | <veterinary> A scurfy eruption in the bend of the knee of the fore leg of a horse. See Sallenders. Alternative forms: mallenders. Origin: F. Malandres, fr. L. Malandria blisters or pustules on the neck, especially in horses. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| malapterurus | <zoology> A genus of African siluroid fishes, including the electric catfishes. See Electric cat, under Electric. Origin: NL, from Gr. Soft + wing + tail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| malar | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the region of the cheek bone, or to the malar bone; jugal. Origin: L. Mala the cheek: cf. F. Malaire. <anatomy> The cheek bone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| malar arch | The arch formed by the temporal process of the zygomatic bone that joins the zygomatic process of the temporal bone. Synonym: arcus zygomaticus, cheek bone, malar arch, zygoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| malar bone | A quadrilateral bone which forms the prominence of the cheek; it articulates with the frontal, sphenoid, temporal, and maxillary bone. Synonym: os zygomaticum, cheek bone, jugal bone, mala, malar bone, os malare, yoke bone, zygoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| malar flush | Localised hectic flush and warmth of the malar eminences, often occurring in tuberculosis and sometimes seen in rheumatic fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| malar fold | An ill-defined groove in the skin that extends downward and medially from the lateral canthus. (05 Mar 2000) |