| approximation | (noun) the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue | Synonyms: bringing close together |
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| (noun) the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity) | - |
| (noun) an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth | Synonyms: estimate, estimation, idea |
| (noun) an imprecise or incomplete account | - |
| cefotaxime | (noun) a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Claforan) used for severe infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract | Synonyms: Claforan |
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| cefuroxime | (noun) a cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges | Synonyms: Ceftin, Zinacef |
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| dimethylglyoxime | (noun) a compound used in analysis as a precipitant for palladium or nickel | - |
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| ethosuximide | (noun) an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy | Synonyms: Emeside, Zarontin |
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| infliximab | (noun) an anti-TNF compound (trade name Remicade) consisting of an antibody directed against TNF; it is given intravenously at one-month to three-month intervals; used in treatment of regional enteritis and rheumatoid arthritis | Synonyms: Remicade |
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| (noun) a monoclonal antibody (trade name Remicade) used to treat Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis; administered by infusion; use and dosage must be determined by a physician | Synonyms: Remicade |
| maxim | (noun) a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits | Synonyms: axiom |
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| maximation | (noun) the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position | Synonyms: maximisation, maximization |
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| maximisation | (noun) the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position | Synonyms: maximation, maximization |
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| maximization | (noun) the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position | Synonyms: maximation, maximisation |
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| (noun) the mathematical process of finding the maximum value of a function | - |
| maximum | (noun) the greatest possible degree | Synonyms: level best, utmost, uttermost |
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| (noun) the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right | - |
| (noun) the largest possible quantity | Synonyms: upper limit |
| oxime | (noun) any compound containing the group -C=NOH | - |
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| oximeter | (noun) a measuring instrument that measures the oxygen in arterial blood | - |
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| phensuximide | (noun) anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit mal | Synonyms: Milontin |
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| pleximeter | (noun) a small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations | Synonyms: plessimeter |
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| pleximetry | (noun) tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes | Synonyms: percussion |
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| proximity | (noun) the property of being close together | Synonyms: propinquity |
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| (noun) a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit | Synonyms: law of proximity |
| (noun) the region close around a person or thing | - |
| taximan | (noun) someone who drives a taxi for a living | Synonyms: cabby, cabdriver, cabman, hack-driver, hack driver, livery driver, taxidriver |
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| taximeter | (noun) a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride) | - |
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