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Dictionary Terms: M
M protein
M200
ma huang
macrocalcification
macroglobulinemia
macrophage
macular degeneration
mafosfamide
MAGE-3
magnesium
magnesium sulfate
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance perfusion imaging
magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging
magnetic-targeted carrier
Magnevist
maidenhair tree
mainstream medicine
maintenance therapy
malabsorption syndrome
male breast cancer
malignancy
malignant
malignant ascites
malignant ectomesenchymoma
malignant fibrous cytoma
malignant fibrous histiocytoma
malignant melanoma of soft parts
malignant meningioma
malignant mesothelioma
malignant mixed Müllerian tumor
malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
malignant pleural effusion
malnutrition
malondialdehyde
MALT lymphoma
mammalian target of rapamycin
mammary
mammary dysplasia
mammary gland
mammogram
mammography
Mammotome
mannitol
mantle cell lymphoma
mantle field
MAO inhibitor
mapatumumab
Marcaine
margin
marginal zone B-cell lymphoma
marginal zone lymphoma
maribavir
marijuana
marimastat
marker
MART-1 antigen
masoprocol
mass
massage therapy
mast cell
mast cell tumor
mastectomy
mastitis
mastocytoma
maternal
matrix metalloproteinase
Matulane
mature T-cell lymphoma
mature teratoma
matuzumab
Maxamine
maxillary sinus
maximum inspiratory pressure test
maximum tolerated dose
maytansinoid DM4-conjugated humanized monoclonal antibody huC242
MBL
MC1R
MDL 101,731
MDX-010
MDX-060
mean
mean survival time
measles virus
measurable disease
mechlorethamine hydrochloride
mechlorethamine hydrochloride
MEDI-507
MEDI-522
medial supraclavicular lymph node
median
median survival time
median umbilical ligament
mediastinal pleura
mediastinoscope
mediastinoscopy
mediastinum
Medicaid
medical castration
medical device
medical nutrition therapy
medical oncologist
Medicare
medication
medicine
medroxyprogesterone
medroxyprogesterone acetate
M-EDTA
medullary breast carcinoma
medullary thyroid cancer
medulloblastoma
Megace
mega-voltage linear accelerator
megestrol
meiosis
MEK inhibitor AZD6244
Melan-A protein
melanin
melanocortin 1 receptor
melanocyte
melanoma
melanoma in situ
melanoma vaccine
melanotropin receptor
melatonin
melphalan
memantine hydrochloride
membrane
MEN syndrome
MEN1 syndrome
MEN-10755
Ménétrier disease
meningeal
meningeal carcinomatosis
meningeal metastasis
meninges
meningioma
meningitis
menopausal hormone therapy
menopause
menorrhagia
menstrual cycle
menstrual period
menstruation
mental health
mental health counselor
menthol
MEPACT
meperidine hydrochloride
mercaptopurine
mercury
mercy killing
meridian
Merkel cell cancer
Merkel cell carcinoma
mesenchymal
mesenteric membrane
mesna
mesonephroma
mesothelin
mesothelioma
metabolic
metabolic acidosis
metabolic disorder
metabolic therapy
metabolic type
metabolism
metabolite
metallic
metaplasia
metaplastic carcinoma
metastasectomy
metastasis
metastasize
metastatic
metastatic cancer
metasynchronous
meteorism
methadone hydrochloride
methodology
methotrexate
methoxsalen
methoxyamine hydrochloride
methoxypolyethylene glycol epoetin beta
methyl-5-aminolevulinate
methylnaltrexone
methylnaltrexone bromide
methylphenidate
methylprednisolone
metoclopramide
metronidazole
metronomic therapy
MeV linear accelerator
Mevacor
Mexican valerian
MG98
MGCD0103
MGUS
micelle
microbicide
microcalcification
microfluidic device
microgram
micrometastasis
micromolar
micronutrient
microorganism
microsatellite
microsatellite instability
microscope
microscopic
microsphere
microstaging
microwave acupuncture
microwave therapy
microwave thermotherapy
midazolam
midazolam hydrochloride
midostaurin
mifamurtide
Mifeprex
mifepristone
milk duct
milk thistle
milligram
milliliter
millimeter
mind/body exercise
mindfulness relaxation
mineral
mineral oil
minocycline-EDTA
MIP test
Miraluma test
mirtazapine
misoprostol
missense mutation
mistletoe
mistletoe lectin
Mithracin
mithramycin
mitigate
mitochondria
mitolactol
mitomycin
mitosis
mitotane
mitotic activity
mitotic cycle
mitotic index
mitotic inhibitor
mitoxantrone
mivobulin isethionate
mixed glioma
MK-0646
MLN2704
MLN518
MLN591DM1
MMMT
mocetinostat
modafinil
modality
mode of inheritance
modified radical mastectomy
modified radical vulvectomy
modulate
Mohs micrographic surgery
Mohs surgery
molar pregnancy
mold
mole
molecular diagnosis
molecular marker
molecular mass
molecular medicine
molecular pathway
molecular risk assessment
molecularly targeted therapy
molecule
mometasone
mometasone furoate
monitor
monoamine oxidase inhibitor
monoclonal antibody
monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis
monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
monoclonal protein
monocyte
monomer
Montanide ISA-51
montelukast
montelukast sodium
MOPP
MOPP regimen
MORAb-009
moral
morbidity
Morinda citrifolia
morphine sulfate
morphology
mortality
mosaicism
motexafin gadolinium
motexafin lutetium
motor
mouse model
moxibustion
moxifloxacin
moxifloxacin hydrochloride
MP470
MPNST
MRI
MRSI
MS 209
MS-275
MSI
MTD
mTOR
MTX
MUC-1
mucin/peptide
mucinous
mucinous carcinoma
mucosa
mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma
mucositis
mucous membrane
mucus
mucus colitis
muJ591
Mullerian tumor
multicenter study
multicentric breast cancer
multidisciplinary
multidisciplinary opinion
multidrug resistance
multidrug resistance inhibition
multifocal breast cancer
MultiHance
multimodality treatment
multiple endocrine adenomatosis
multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome
multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 syndrome
multiple hamartoma syndrome
multiple myeloma
multiple sclerosis
multiplicity
multitargeted receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor ABT-869
mung bean
muramyl tripeptide phosphatidylethanolamine
muromonab-CD3
muscle wasting
musculoskeletal
music therapy
Mustargen
mustine
mutagen
mutate
mutation
mutation analysis
myalgia
myasthenia gravis
mycophenolate mofetil
mycosis fungoides
mycosis fungoides plaque
mycostatin
myelin
myeloablation
myelodysplasia
myelodysplastic syndromes
myelofibrosis
myelogenous
myelogram
myeloid
myeloma
myelomatosis
myelomonocyte
myeloproliferative disorder
myelosclerosis with myeloid metaplasia
myelosuppression
myelosuppressive therapy
Mylosar
Mylotarg
myoclonic jerk
myometrium
MZL