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Macular degeneration

Macular degeneration refers to a clinical condition that causes degeneration of the Macula, an area of the retina that includes the fovea and a small surrounding area.

Mad cry

Mad cry is the more intense version of a basic cry

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Madam

Madam refers to a slang term referring to a woman who manages a brothel, in-call, out-call, or escort service.

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Madness

Deutsch: Wahnsinn / Español: Locura / Português: Loucura / Français: Folie / Italian: Follia

Madness in the psychology context refers to a broad and historically loaded term used to describe severe mental illness or extreme psychological disturbances. Although the term is largely outdated and considered stigmatizing in modern psychology and psychiatry, it has historically been used to describe a range of conditions characterized by abnormal or disordered thinking, perception, emotion, and behavior. Today, such conditions are more accurately and respectfully referred to using specific diagnostic terms like psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or severe depression.

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Mafia

Mafia refers to the entirety of those Sicilian families which, in both the United States and Sicily, are loosely associated with one another in operating organized crime.

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Magazine

Magazine is defined as an unscientific collection of articles about a wide range of topics.

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Magic

Magic is defined as the various ceremonies and rituals that are designed to influence spirits.

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Magical thinking

Magical thinking refers to a peculiarity of thinking in which an individual makes a connection between two objects or events that other people would see as unrelated.

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