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- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI
- forms cross-sectional images of a patient by analysing the patterns of absorption and transmission of high-frequency radio waves as they meet water molecules in the body placed in a strong magnetic field
- Malignant
- Cancerous. Able to grow into surrounding tissue and spread to other parts of the body.
- Mammary glands
- Glands that secrete milk.
- Mammary lobules
- Lobular structures of the mammary gland.
- Mammography
- Mammography uses small amounts of x-rays to get a clear picture of the soft tissue inside the breast. This x-ray picture is called a mammogram.
- Mastectomy
- Surgical removal of the entire breast, most of the lymph nodes under the arm, and sometimes the lining over the chest muscles.
- Maximal androgen blockade (MAB) or total androgen blockade (TAB) or combined androgen blockade (CAB
- complete blockade of the effects of both testicular and adrenal androgens in the body by a combination of medical or surgical castration plus treatment with an anti-androgen
- Median
- the middle value in a distribution, above and below which lie an equal number of values.
- Menarche
- The time in that menstruation first begins.
- Menopause
- The time in a woman's life when she permanently stops having periods.
- Menses
- A woman's monthly menstrual period.
- Menstrual cycle
- The periodic, 4-weekly sequence of events in sexually mature women which prepares the body for reproduction by producing an egg and growing the endometrial lining of the uterus for implantation. In the absence of fertilisation, the lining and unfertilised egg are shed and the next cycle begins.
- Mesenchymal tissue
- a portion of the mesoderm that produces connective tissue
- Mesoepithelial cells
- a layer of epithelial cells derived from the mesoderm
- Metastases
- Tumours formed by the process of "metastasis".
- Metastasis
- Spread of cancer from one part of the body to another. Cells in the metastatic (secondary) tumour are the same type as those in the original (primary) tumour. Tumours formed in this way are called metastases.
- Metastatic spread
- The spread of cancer cells from one part of the body to another, causing secondary tumours.
- Microcalcifications
- a pattern of fine calcareous deposits within the breast
- Microvessel density (MVD)
- a quantitative measurement of the proliferation of blood vessels within a tumour
- Mitotic activity
- to be described
- Molecular Biology
- a branch of biology dealing with the molecular organization of living matter, especially DNA and proteins
- MRI
- magnetic resonance imaging, which is used to produce images of parts of the body.
- Multidrug resistance
- Resistance to a spectrum of cytotoxic drugs.
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- This term usually refers to disorders associated with the bone joints, e.g. pain and/or stiffness.
- Mutations
- Changes in the DNA of cells.
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