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ally found in the maw or 

 stomach. 



maxilla, n., maks-il'la, maxillse, 

 n. plu., -il'-le (L. maxilla, a jaw), 

 in anat., a jaw-bone ; the inferior 

 pair or pairs of jaws in the 

 Arthropoda ; the upper jaw- 

 bones of Vertebrates : maxillary, 

 a., maks'-il-ler-i or mdks'tt', pert, 

 to the jaw or jaw-bone. 



maxilliped, n. , maks-zl'li-ped, 

 maxillipedes, n. plu., maks'-il- 

 lip'-ed-ez (L. maxilla, a jaw ; 

 pedes, feet), a jaw-foot ; the 

 foot-like appendages of the mouth 

 of a crab, a lobster, etc., which 

 are converted into masticatory 

 organs. 



maximum, n., maks'Zm'um (L. 

 maximum, the greatest from 

 magnus, great), a term denoting 

 the greatest quantity of effect ; 

 opposed to minimum, the least 

 quantity of effect; and contrasted 

 with medium, a middle or mean 

 between those extremes. 



measles, n. plu., mez'lz (Dut. 

 mceselen, measles from mcese, 

 a spot, a stain), a disease mani- 

 fested by a peculiar crimson rash 

 on the skin, chiefly affecting 

 children ; a contagious febrile 

 disorder, forming one of the group 

 of the exanthemata : measly, a. , 

 mez'-li, having the character or 

 appearance of measles applied 

 to the eruptions of typhus ; in- 

 fected with measles applied to 

 pork which contains the parasite 

 Cysticercus cellulosus. 



meatus, n., me-at'-us (L. meatus, 

 a going, a passing), in anat., a 

 natural passage or canal wider 

 than a duct ; an opening leading 

 to a duct or cavity : meatus 

 auditorius externus, ajwd f >it-dr'- 

 l-us eks'tern'-us (L. audUorzus, 

 relating to hearing from audio, 

 I hear ; externus, external), the 

 external auditory meatus ; the 

 aperture of the ear forming a 

 short canal which leads into the 

 cavity of the tympanum : m. 



