MALUM
\mˈaləm], \mˈaləm], \m_ˈa_l_ə_m]\
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n. Lat. In Roman law. A mast; the mast of a ship. Dig. 50, 17, 242, pr. Held to be part of the ship. Id. MALUM, adj. Lat. Wrong; evil; wicked reprehensible.
By Henry Campbell Black
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[Latin] A disease. M. perforans pedis, perforating ulcer of the foot, a disease, probably a trophoneurosis, characterized by the formation upon the foot of a callosity, beneath which a sinus forms which may penetrate to the bone; at the same time anidrosis, hyperhidrosis, anaesthesia, and other functional disorders, with various structural alterations, may occur in the affected region. Treatment: tonics; removal of carious bone; antiseptic dressings. M. senile articulorum, chronic ulcerative arthritis occurring in the aged; especially in the hip-joint (M. coxae senile).
By Alexander Duane
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
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