| masseteric veins | Plexiform vein's accompanying the masseteric artery that empty into the pterygoid venous plexus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| masseterine | <anatomy> Masseteric. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| masseur | 1. A man who massages. 2. An instrument used in mechanical massage. Origin: Fr. See massage (05 Mar 2000) |
| masseuse | <medicine> One who performs massage. Origin: F, or formed in imitation of French. See Massage. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| massicot | <chemistry> Lead protoxide, PbO, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form of which is called litharge; lead ocher. It is used as a pigment. Massicot is sometimes used by painters, and also as a drier in the composition of ointments and plasters. Origin: F. Massicot; E. Masticot is a corruption. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| massive | Having a solid bulky form, heavy, in a mass, complete. (18 Nov 1997) |
| massive bowel resection syndrome | <syndrome> Malabsorption following extensive resection of the bowel, particularly the small intestine, characterised by diarrhoea, steatorrhoea, hypoproteinaemia, and malnutrition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| massive collapse | Relatively sudden atelectasis of an entire lung or of a lobe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| massive splenomegaly | <radiology> Malaria, CML, myelofibrosis and myeloid metaplasia, Kala azar, schistosomiasis, storage diseases: Gaucher, Niemann-Pick, thalassaemia major (Cooley's anaemia), some spleen cysts (12 Dec 1998) |
| Masson | C.L. Pierre, Canadian pathologist, 1880-1959. See: Masson's pseudoangiosarcoma, Masson-Fontana ammoniacal silver stain. See entries under stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Masson's argentaffin stain | <technique> A stain used to stain enterochromaffin granules brown-black. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Masson's pseudoangiosarcoma | A benign florid papillary endothelial proliferation within the veins of the skin or subcutis, less often in visceral blood vessels. Synonym: Masson's pseudoangiosarcoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Masson's trichrome stain | <technique> Original composition for multicolored tissue preparations included Ponceau de xylidine, acid fuchsin, iron alum haematoxylin, and either aniline blue or fast green FCF; chromatin stains black, cytoplasm is in shades of red, granules of eosinophils and mast cells are deep red, erythrocytes are black, elastic fibres are red, and collagen fibres and mucus are dark blue (aniline blue) or green (fast green FCF); modifications substitute other dyes, such as Biebrich scarlet red and wool green stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Masson-Fontana ammoniacal silver stain | <technique> A stain used to demonstrate melanin and argentaffin granules. Synonym: Fontana-Masson silver stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| massotherapy | The therapeutic use of massage. Origin: G. Masso, to knead, + therapeia, treatment (05 Mar 2000) |