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Mastication
Mastication Process of chewing food.
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Food
Any substance eaten to provide nutritional support for the body.
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Mast cell
Tissue located cell probably derived from basophils. Possesses receptor for Fc of IgE. Participates in 'Immediate hypersensitivity' reactions.
Mast cells
Cells, which synthesize and store histamines, found in most body tissues, particularly just below the epithelial surfaces, serous cavities and around blood vessels. In an allergic response, an allergen stimulates the release of antibodies, which attach themselves to mast cells.
Mastectomy
Surgical removal of the entire breast. Radical mastectomy is surgical removal of the breast muscle and any number of lymph nodes; bilateral mastectomy is surgical removal of both breasts.
Master
Sadomasochistic vernacular term for the sadistic partner whose role is one of total domination and disciplinarian.
Masterton Hospital
The Masterton Hospital is a hospital in Central North Island, New Zealand.
Mastitis
Infection of the milk ducts in the breast.
Mastoid
A bony, rounded projection of the skull located behind each ear.
Mastoiditis
An infection of the mastoid bone that can cause redness, warmth, swelling and pain behind the ear, sometimes with drainage from the ear.
Masturbation
Sexuoerotic genital self-stimulation by pressure or touch, self-stimulation, usually though not necessarily climaxing in orgasm [from Latin, manus, hand + st[u]parare, to deflower, ravish, fornicate, or to engage in adultery, incest, or rape]. From its Latin derivation, the literal meaning of masturbation is to use the genitalia to ravish or rape the hand. etymologically, hand-rape, the manual practice of erotic self-stimulation, formerly stigmatized as a crime against nature. Today it is considered normal and healthy and is not limited to either the hands or the self. It includes digital stimulation of the genitalia of a partner as well as of oneself.
Masturbation fantasy
Cognitional rehearsal of erotically stimulating activity that accompanies, and may precede, an episode of masturbation. To the extent that the content of its imagery and ideation, like that of a sleeping dream, has a high degree of autonomy and individual specificity in its power to stimulate genital arousal, it is not voluntarily chosen or preferred. 2. Imagery of erotically stimulating content that accompanies, and may precede, an episode of masturbation. Like the imagery of a sleeping dream, its content has a high degree of autonomy and is not voluntarily chosen.
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Model
Reproduction of structures made by pouring plaster or stone into a mold.
Malocclusion
"Bad bite" or misalignment of the upper and lower teeth.
Mandible
The lower jaw.
Margin
Interface between a restoration and tooth structure.
Maryland bridge
A bridge that is bonded to the back of the adjacent teeth; requires minimum tooth reduction.
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Maxilla
The upper jaw.
Meniscus
Capsular cushion between temporomandibluar joint and glenoid fossa.
Milk teeth
Deciduous (baby) teeth.
Molars
Three back teeth in each dental quadrant used for grinding food.
Moniliasis (thrush)
Opportunistic fungal infection after administration of antibiotic; not uncommon in the mouth.
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