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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Means TestnounMWEan inquiry into the financial position of someone applying for financial aidverified
Measurement MethodnounMWElogical sequence of operations, described generically, used in quantifying an attribute with respect to a specified scaleverified
Measurement ModelnounMWEThe initial confirmatory factory analysis (CFA) model that underlies the structural model [that] tests the adequacy (as indexed by model fit) of the specified relations whereby indicators are linked to their underlying construct.verified
Measures of EffectivenessnounMWEMeasures of Effectiveness is a probability model based on engineering concepts that allows one to approximate the impact a give action will have on an environment. In Information warfare it is the ability to attack or defend within an Internet environment.verified
Measuring DevicenounMWEinstrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of somethingverified
Measuring InstrumentnounMWEinstrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of somethingverified
Measuring SystemnounMWEinstrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of somethingverified
Measuring WormnounMWEsmall hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segmentsverified
Meat PienounMWEpie made with meat or fowl enclosed in pastry or covered with pastry or biscuit doughverified
Meat ThermometernounMWEa thermometer that is inserted into the center of a roast (with the top away from the heat source)verified
Meat-Packing BusinessnounMWEwholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)verified
Mechanic's LiennounMWElien to secure payment for work and materials in erecting or repairing a building or other structureverified
Mechanical AdvantagenounMWEthe ratio of the force exerted by a machine to the force applied to itverified
Mechanical DevicenounMWEmechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principlesverified
Mechanical EngineeringnounMWEthe branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of machineryverified
Mechanical PhenomenonnounMWEa physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objectsverified
Mechanical PianonounMWEa mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keysverified
Mechanical PressnounMWEany machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solidsverified
Meclizine HydrochloridenounMWEan antihistamine (trade name Antivert) used to treat or prevent motion sicknessverified
Meclofenamate SodiumnounMWEa nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Meclomen) used to treat arthritisverified
Media access controlnounMWEA unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on the physical network segmentverified
Media SanitizationnounMWEA general term referring to the actions taken to render data written on media unrecoverable by both ordinary and extraordinary means.verified
Medial GeniculatenounMWEa neural structure that serves as the last of a series of processing centers along the auditory pathway from the cochlea to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortexverified
Medial Geniculate BodynounMWEa neural structure that serves as the last of a series of processing centers along the auditory pathway from the cochlea to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortexverified
Medical EvacuationnounMWEthe evacuation of persons (usually by air transportation) to a place where they can receive medical careverified
Medical ExaminernounMWEa public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causesverified
Medical ExpensenounMWEamount spent for diagnosis or treatment or prevention of medical problemsverified
Medical InternnounMWEan advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)verified
Medical RelationnounMWEthe professional relation between a health care professional and a patientverified
Medical SciencenounMWEthe science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of diseaseverified
Medical Social WorkernounMWEan official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patientsverified
Medical SpecialtynounMWEthe branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniquesverified