male |
See Mal-. Evil; wicked; bad. Origin: L. Malus. See Malice. Same as Mail, a bag. 1. Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female; as, male organs. 2. <botany> Capable of producing fertilization, but not of bearing fruit; said of stamens and antheridia, and of the plants, or parts of plants, which bear them. 3. Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, male courage. 4. Consisting of males; as, a male choir. 5. <mechanics> Adapted for entering another corresponding piece (the female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as, a male gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a male screw, etc. <botany> Male berry, a screw having threads upon its exterior which enter the grooves upon the inside of a corresponding nut or female screw. Male thread, the thread of a male screw. Origin: F. Male, OF. Masle, mascle, fr. L. Masculus male, masculine, dim. Of mas a male; possibly akin to E. Man. Cf. Masculine, Marry. 1. An animal of the male sex. 2. <botany> A plant bearing only staminate flowers. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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male breast |
One of the two, usually rudimentary, mammary glands in the male. Synonym: mamma masculina, mamma virilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
male chromosome complement |
The large majority of males have a 46, xy chromosome complement (46 chromosomes including an x and a y chromosome). A minority of males have other chromosome constitutions such as 47,xxy (47 chromosomes including two x chromosomes and a y chromosome) and 47,xyy (47 chromosomes including an x and two y chromosomes). (12 Dec 1998) |
male gonad |
<anatomy> One of the two male reproductive glands located in the cavity of the scrotum. The testes produce sperm and male sex hormones. (13 Nov 1997) |
male hermaphroditism |
More correctly designated as male pseudohermaphroditism, as the term is commonly used; however, it may designate an instance of true hermaphroditism in which overt bodily characteristics are predominantly male. (05 Mar 2000) |
male homosexuality |
Erotic predisposition, or activity, including sexual congress, between two men, past the age of puberty. (05 Mar 2000) |
male hypogonadism |
A state in which testes are present but fail to function normally; may be of gonadal or pituitary origin. Synonym: eunuchism, male hypogonadism. Hypergonadotropic eunuchoidism, eunuchoidism of gonadal origin, commonly accompanied by enhanced levels of pituitary gonadotropins in the blood and urine, as in Klinefelter's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
male infertility |
<radiology> Low sperm count, decreased motility/morphology, autoimmunity (12 Dec 1998) |
male pattern alopecia |
The most common form of androgenic alopecia, seen in men as receding frontal and bilateral triangular temple hair lines, and a balding patch on the vertex, which may progress to complete alopecia. Synonym: male pattern baldness. (05 Mar 2000) |
male pattern baldness |
The most common form of androgenic alopecia, seen in men as receding frontal and bilateral triangular temple hair lines, and a balding patch on the vertex, which may progress to complete alopecia. Synonym: male pattern baldness. (05 Mar 2000) |
male pseudohermaphroditism |
Pseudohermaphroditism in which the gonads are male and the karyotype is XY but with genital anomalies. (05 Mar 2000) |
male sterility |
The inability of the male to fertilise the ovum; it may or may not be associated with impotence. (05 Mar 2000) |
male urethra |
A canal about 20 cm in length opening at the extremity of the glans penis; it gives passage to the spermatic fluid as well as the urine. Synonym: urethra masculina, urethra virilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
male-odour |
See Malodor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
male-spirited |
Having the spirit of a male; vigorous; courageous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
breast neoplasms, male |
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genetic human male |
genitalia, male |
genital neoplasms, male |
glands of the male urethra |
membranous part of male urethra |
contraceptive agents, male |
contraceptive devices, male |
XX male |
XXY male |
XYY male |
homosexuality, male |
spongy part of the male urethra |
nurses, male |
infertile male syndrome |