Medical facility that is associated with a university, has an accredited program in various specialties of medical practice, has an approved graduate medical education program, and has a ratio of interns and residents to beds of 25% or greater. It gives clinical experience to medical students while they deliver supervised medical care to patients.
Insurance Encyclopedia
Majority
Age, generally either 18 or 22, when a minor becomes of adult age as per state law and can assume civil duties and rights such as serving on a jury or voting.
Maldistribution
Surplus or lack of health care providers based on a population per physician ratio either geographically or by specialty. Also see health professional shortage area (HPSA) .
Malfeasance
Performance of an unlawful, wrongful act.
Malicious damage
Unlawful damage committed by individuals motivated by ill will in circumstances not amounting to a riot. Riot cover normally extends to cover damage caused by malicious persons acting on behalf of a political organisation. Malicious damage can be covered more generally as an additional peril subject to an excess and the exclusion of loss by theft.
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Deliberate damage by individuals in circumstances that do not constitute a riot.
Malicious mischief
An act comparable to vandalism, defined as intentionally damaging property that belongs to another person.
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REFERENCE: See: Vandalism.
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Similar to vandalism. Purposely damage the rights or property of another.
Malignant tumor
Abnormal growth that has the properties of invasion and metastasis (i.e., transfer of diseases from one organ to another). The word “carcinoma” (CA) refers to a cancerous or malignant tumor.
Malinger
To misrepresent the extent and severity of a disability in order to continue to collect benefits longer than needed.
Malingering
To deliberately pretend or fake symptoms of a disease or injury to intentionally profit in some way to reach a desired end (collect insurance benefits) or to feign symptoms as the result of mental illness.
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US: The practice of feigning illness or inability to work in order to collect insurance benefits.
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To feign a disability for the purpose of continuing to collect benefits longer than actually necessary.
malnutrition
Health problem caused by the lack of, or too much, needed nutrients.