Definitions beginning with M

male breast cancer - permalink - collapse

All > Medicine > Cancer

(mayl brest KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in tissues of the breast in men. Most male breast cancer begins in cells lining the ducts. It is very rare and usually affects older men.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: adrenal cancer, adrenocortical cancer, breast cancer, Cancer, eye cancer, kidney cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, salivary gland cancer, testicular cancer

Software or firmware intended to perform an unauthorized process that will have adverse impact on the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system. A virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other code-based entity that infects a host.
NIST - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: Boot Sector Virus, Computer Virus, File Infector Virus, Macro Virus, Trojan Horse, Virus, Virus Hoax, Warez, Worm

All > Technology > Telecommunications

Software or firmware capable of performing an unauthorized function on an information system (IS). [INFOSEC-99]
ATIS - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: anti-jam, compromising emanations, Contingency Plan, Entrapment, flaw hypothesis methodology, integrity check value, Probe, suppression measure, System Integrity

malicious logic - permalink - collapse

All > Technology > Telecommunications

A program implemented in hardware, firmware, or software, and whose purpose is to perform some unauthorized or harmful action. Note: Examples of malicious logic are a logic bomb, a Trojan horse, a virus, a worm. [2382-pt.8] 2. Hardware, software, or firmware capable of performing an unauthorized function on an information system. [INFOSEC-99]
ATIS - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: cracker, formal proof, hardwire, logic bomb, programmable logic array (PLA)

Malicious prosecution - permalink - collapse

All > Law > Common Legal Terms

An action instituted with intention of injuring the defendant and without probable cause and which terminates in favor of the person prosecuted.
US District Court - Northern District of NY - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: Defamation, Libel, Putative, Slander

Malicious turning out of doors - permalink - collapse

All > Law > Divorce

Malicious turning out of doors is a sub-set of willful abandonment and is proved by the same basic facts.
Rosen Law Firm - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: abandonment, Equitable distribution, Marital property, Non-marital property, Reconciliation

malignancy - permalink - collapse

All > Medicine > Cancer

A cancerous tumor that can invade and destroy nearby tissue and spread to other parts of the body.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: Benign tumor, CSP, cystosarcoma phyllodes, lymphosarcoma, Malignant tumor, phyllodes tumor

Malignant - permalink - collapse

All > Medicine > Cancer

(muh-LIG-nunt) Cancerous. Malignant tumors can invade and destroy nearby tissue and spread to other parts of the body.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: advanced malignant mesothelioma, malignant ascites, malignant mesothelioma, malignant mixed MÃ¼llerian tumor, mesothelioma, MMMT, nonmalignant, ovarian borderline malignant tumor, ovarian low malignant potential tumor, premalignant

All > Medicine > Cancer > Breast Cancer

(mu-lig' nunt) tending to become progressively worse and to result in death; invades other tissues.
DoD Breast Health Program South - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: Cancer, In situ, Invasive, metastases, stage

All > Science > Biotechnology and Genetics > Food Biotechnology

Having the properties of cancerous growth.
Susan Allender-Hagedorn and Charles Hagedorn - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: allometric, catabolic pathway, Dormancy, Gro-luxä, growth rate, morphogenic response, photoperiod, rest period

malignant ascites - permalink - collapse

All > Medicine > Cancer

(muh-LIG-nunt uh-SY-teez) A condition in which fluid containing cancer cells collects in the abdomen.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: advanced malignant mesothelioma, Malignant, malignant mesothelioma, malignant mixed MÃ¼llerian tumor, mesothelioma, MMMT, nonmalignant, ovarian borderline malignant tumor, ovarian low malignant potential tumor, premalignant

malignant ectomesenchymoma - permalink - collapse

All > Medicine > Cancer

(muh-LIG-nunt EK-toh-meh-ZEN-keh-MOH-muh) A rare, fast-growing tumor of the nervous system or soft tissue that occurs in children and young adults. Malignant ectomesenchymomas may form in the head and neck, abdomen, perineum, scrotum, or limbs. Also called ectomesenchymoma.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: desmoplastic melanoma, ectomesenchymoma, embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma

malignant fibrous cytoma - permalink - collapse

All > Medicine > Cancer

(muh-LIG-nunt FY-brus sy-TOH-muh) A soft tissue sarcoma that usually occurs in the limbs, most commonly the legs, and may also occur in the abdomen. Also called malignant fibrous histiocytoma.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: cardiac sarcoma, clear cell sarcoma of the kidney, fibrosarcoma, fibrosis, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, soft tissue sarcoma, synovial sarcoma

malignant fibrous histiocytoma - permalink - collapse

All > Medicine > Cancer

(muh-LIG-nunt FY-brus HIS-tee-oh-sy-TOH-muh) A soft tissue sarcoma that usually occurs in the limbs, most commonly the legs, and may also occur in the abdomen. Also called malignant fibrous cytoma.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: cardiac sarcoma, clear cell sarcoma of the kidney, fibrosarcoma, fibrosis, malignant fibrous cytoma, soft tissue sarcoma, synovial sarcoma

malignant meningioma - permalink - collapse

All > Medicine > Cancer

(muh-LIG-nunt meh-NIN-jee-OH-muh) A rare, fast-growing tumor that forms in one of the inner layers of the meninges (thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord). Malignant meningioma often spreads to other areas of the body.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: carcinomatous meningitis, leptomeningeal, leptomeningeal cancer, leptomeningeal metastasis, meningeal, meningeal metastasis, meninges, meningioma, meningitis, neoplastic meningitis

malignant mesothelioma - permalink - collapse

All > Medicine > Cancer

(muh-LIG-nunt meh-zuh-thee-lee-OH-muh) A rare type of cancer in which malignant cells are found in the lining of the chest or abdomen. Exposure to airborne asbestos particles increases one's risk of developing malignant mesothelioma.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: advanced malignant mesothelioma, Malignant, malignant ascites, malignant mixed MÃ¼llerian tumor, mesothelioma, MMMT, nonmalignant, ovarian borderline malignant tumor, ovarian low malignant potential tumor, premalignant

malignant mixed MÃ¼llerian tumor - permalink - collapse

All > Medicine > Cancer

(muh-LIG-nunt ... myoo-LIR-ee-un TOO-mer) A rare type of tumor that is a mixture of carcinoma and sarcoma cells. MMMT usually occurs in the uterus. Also called MMMT.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: advanced malignant mesothelioma, Malignant, malignant ascites, malignant mesothelioma, malignant mixed MÃ¼llerian tumor, mesothelioma, MMMT, nonmalignant, ovarian borderline malignant tumor, ovarian low malignant potential tumor, premalignant

malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor - permalink - collapse

All > Medicine > Cancer

(muh-LIG-nunt peh-RIH-feh-rul ... TOO-mer) A type of soft tissue sarcoma that develops in cells that form a protective sheath (covering) around peripheral nerves, which are nerves that are outside of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). Also called MPNST.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: central nervous system, central nervous system metastasis, central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor, central nervous system tumor, CNS, CNS PNET, CNS tumor, MPNST, nervous system, neural, neuropsychology, PCNSL, PNET, primary central nervous system lymphoma, primary CNS lymphoma

malignant pleural effusion - permalink - collapse

All > Medicine > Cancer

(muh-LIG-nunt PLOOR-ul eh-FYOO-zhun) A condition in which cancer causes an abnormal amount of fluid to collect between the thin layers of tissue (pleura) lining the outside of the lung and the wall of the chest cavity. Lung cancer, breast cancer, lymphoma, and leukemia cause most malignant pleural effusions.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition
Browse Related Terms: effusion, intrapleural, mediastinal pleura, pleura, pleural cavity, pleural effusion, pleurectomy, pleurodesis, pleuropulmonary blastoma, sterile talc powder, talc