Definitions beginning with M

(MED-yoo-loh-blas-TOH-muh) A malignant brain tumor that begins in the lower part of the brain and that can spread to the spine or to other parts of the body. Medulloblastomas are a type of primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET).
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Browse Related Terms: EFTs, Ewing family of tumors, Ewing sarcoma, neuroectodermal tumor, peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor, pPNET, primitive neuroectodermal tumor

A specialized Sharepoint Services site. Can be created directly in SPS or in Outlook as a part of a meeting request. Should not be confused with Live Meeting, etc.
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A specialized SharePoint Services site. Can be created directly in SPS or in Outlook as a part of a meeting request. Should not be confused with Live Meeting, etc.
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Browse Related Terms: document profile, Document Workspace, Document Workspace site, index workspace, Meeting Workspace site, roles, vocabulary, workspace site

A Web site based on a Meeting Workspace site template that is used for planning, posting, and working together on meeting materials, and following up after a meeting or series of meetings.
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Browse Related Terms: document profile, Document Workspace, Document Workspace site, index workspace, Meeting Workspace, roles, vocabulary, workspace site

Unit of length for DNA fragments equal to 1 million nucleotides and roughly equal to 1 cM. See also: centimorgan
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Browse Related Terms: Deoxyribose, Double helix, Kilobase (kb), ribose

A unit of storage abbreviated as M or MB, equal to 1,024 x 1,024 = 1,048,576 bytes
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A unit of information or computer storage abbreviated as M orMB, equal to 1,024 x 1,024 = 1,048,576 bytes. Not to beconfused with Mb which is used for Megabit.
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Browse Related Terms: Exabyte, GB (Gigabyte), Gigabyte, Gigabyte (GB), KB (Kilobyte), Kilobyte, Kilobyte (Kb), Logical Unit Number (LUN), LUN, MB (Megabyte), Petabyte, tb, TB (Terabyte), Terabyte (TB)

A drug used to block estrogen and suppress the effects of estrogen and androgens. It is used to treat breast and endometrial cancer, and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It is also used to improve appetite in patients with cancer. Megace belongs to the group of hormones called progestins. Also called megestrol.
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Browse Related Terms: antiandrogen, danazol, ketoconazole, megestrol, nilutamide

A machine that uses electricity to form a stream of fast-moving subatomic particles. This creates high-energy radiation that may be used to treat cancer. Also called linac, linear accelerator, and MeV linear accelerator.
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Browse Related Terms: linac, linear accelerator, MeV linear accelerator, radiation