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Mutual AuthenticationnounMWEOccurs when parties at both ends of a communication activity authenticate each other.Control
Mutual ExclusivenessnounMWEthe relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same timeverified
Mutual FundnounMWEa regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its sharesverified
Mutual Fund CompanynounMWEa regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its sharesverified
Mutual InductionnounMWEgeneration of electromotive forces in each other by two adjacent circuitsverified
Mutual Savings BanknounMWEa state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trusteesverified
Mutual SuspicionnounMWECondition in which two information systems need to rely upon each other to perform a service, yet neither trusts the other to properly protect shared data.Threat
Mutualismnounthe relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependentverified
Mutualitynouna reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)verified
Myasthenianouna chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and neck)verified
Myasthenia GravisnounMWEa chronic progressive disease characterized by chronic fatigue and muscular weakness (especially in the face and neck)verified
Myasthenic SyndromenounMWEa disease seen in patients with lung cancer and characterized by weakness and fatigue of hip and thigh muscles and an aching backverified
Myceliumnounthe vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphaeverified
Mycoplasmanounany of a group of small parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and can survive without oxygenverified
Myelinnouna white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibersverified
Myelin SheathnounMWEa layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibersverified
Myelinenouna white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibersverified
Myelographynounroentgenography of the spinal cord to detect possible lesions (usually after injection of a contrast medium into the subarachnoid space)verified
Myelomanouna tumor of the bone marrow (usually malignant) composed of cells normally found in bone marrowverified
Myelomeningocelenouna congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part of the spinal cord and its meninges protrude through a gap in the vertebral columnverified
Myenteric PlexusnounMWEa plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestinesverified
Myiasisnouninfestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestationverified
Myocardial InfarctionnounMWEa sudden and severe instance of abnormal heart function resulting from the lack of blood flow to a part of the heartverified
Myoclonus EpilepsynounMWEepilepsy characterized by clonus of muscle groups and progressive mental deterioration and genetic originverified
Myoglobinnouna hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until neededverified
Myopianounan eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive ability, meaning that items in the distance are not seen easilyverified
Myosisnounreflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smallerverified