Definitions beginning with M

(mul-tee-SEN-trik brest KAN-ser) Breast cancer in which there is more than one tumor, all of which have formed separately from one another. The tumors are likely to be in different quadrants (sections) of the breast. Multicentric breast cancers are rare.
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Browse Related Terms: multifocal breast cancer, regional, regression, tumor burden, tumor load

Pertaining to communications, usually full-duplex communications, on more than one channel. Note: Multichannel transmission may be accomplished by time-division multiplexing, frequency-division multiplexing, phase-division multiplexing, or space diversity.
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Browse Related Terms: composite color, drop and insert, erect position, frequency-division multiplexing (FDM), inverted position, system loading, TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access)

Comprising or containing information of more than one security class [CESG].
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Browse Related Terms: multi-class device, security class, Separation, single class, single class device

A device required to store or process information of more than one security class simultaneously [CESG].
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Browse Related Terms: multi-class, security class, Separation, single class, single class device

In radio communications, a device for connecting several receivers or transmitters to one antenna in such a way that the equipment impedances are properly matched to the antenna impedance.
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Browse Related Terms: antenna coupler, antenna matching, circulator, direction finding, Optimus Z, Pawsey stub, space diversity

A DCME- (direct-circuit, multiplication equipment) operational mode where trunk channel traffic is interpolated over a pool of available bearer channels regardless of destination within the multidestination network. [T1.309-1990]
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Browse Related Terms: Cancel To, facility group member, intermediate trunk (IT), trunk hunting

An array with multiple subscripts for finding a single element. Perl implements these using references--see perllol and perldsc.
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Browse Related Terms: array, element, integer, modulus, offset, pseudohash, slice, subscript

The process of taking shapshots of documents in a database to discover topical clusters through the use of latent semantic indexing. Multi dimensional scaling is more efficient than singular vector decomposition since only a rough approximation of relevance is necessary when combined with other ranking criteria.
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Browse Related Terms: IDF, Precision, Recall, Singular Value Decomposition, Term Frequency, Term Vector Database

In medicine, a term used to describe a treatment planning approach or team that includes a number of doctors and other health care professionals who are experts in different specialties (disciplines). In cancer treatment, the primary disciplines are medical oncology (treatment with drugs), surgical oncology (treatment with surgery), and radiation oncology (treatment with radiation).
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Browse Related Terms: child-life worker, clinical practice guidelines, clinician, crisis intervention, enterostomal therapist, living will, nurse, occupational therapist, physical therapist, respiratory therapist, social worker, tailored intervention

A treatment planning approach in which a number of doctors who are experts in different specialties (disciplines) review and discuss the medical condition and treatment options of a patient. In cancer treatment, a multidisciplinary opinion may include that of a medical oncologist (who provides cancer treatment with drugs), a surgical oncologist (who provides cancer treatment with surgery), and a radiation oncologist (who provides cancer treatment with radiation). Also called tumor board review.
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Browse Related Terms: anecdotal report, Consensus Development Program, evaluable patients, peer review process, peer-reviewed scientific journal, tumor board review

An authentication method that requires two or more authentication methods, which may include something the user provides, such as certificates; something the user knows, such as user names, passwords, or pass phrases; physical attributes, such as a thumbprint; and personal attributes, such as a personal signature. [Exchange 2007]
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Browse Related Terms: A/V Authentication Service, Basic authentication, dictionary attack, Digest authentication, forms-based authentication, IWA (Integrated Windows Authentication), three-factor authentication, two-factor authentication