Man

Symbol for mannose; mannosyl.

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man

(măn)

n. pl. men (mĕn)

1. An adult male human.

2. A human regardless of sex or age; a person.

Man

The official abbreviation for mannose.

man

Vox populi A male human. See Hole-in-the-stomach man, Ice man, Marlboro Man, Reference man, Renaissance man, Visible Man.

Patient discussion about man

Q. I am a man with breast cancer. Hello friends, you might have heard about breast cancer in women but here I am a man with breast cancer. Is Herceptin licensed to treat me?

A. Hi, what were your symptoms and when did you discover you had breast cancer?

Q. what are the basics products we as a humans, need to have in our diet?

A. A regular healthy diet should be comprised of a 40-50% carbohydrate (bread, rice, etc.), 30-40% protein (dairy, meat, chicken, fish) and 20% fat. Other important ingredients are fruit and vegetables, that contain large amounts of fibers and vitamins.

Q. Is there a difference between a man's diet and a woman's diet? let say for the point of it the weight the same and they are in the same age .

A. no one should have the same exact diet, you need to find what works for you and helps you achieve your goals.

the base of the diet could be the same, for example burn calories then you consume. But other wise, find what works for you.

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References in classic literature

"Damn it," said the man, "we're havin' heluva time.

Between the times of the arrival and departure of the waiter, the man discoursed to the women on the tender regard he felt for all living things.

Once when the waiter was about to depart with an empty tray, the man drew a coin from his pocket and held it forth.

As the latter passed out of the door the man turned pathetically to the women.

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To the man's disgust he found the reporter unarmed save for a pencil and a wad of copy paper.

It was not the first meeting with men the man had had that day.

The man, like the mountain lion whom Michael had encountered up the mountain, had strayed down from the wilds of Mendocino County, following the ruggedest mountain stretches, and, at night, crossing the farmed valley spaces where the presence of man was a danger to him.

For two weeks the man had eluded and exceeded pursuit.

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Then he stepped to a place behind the man and as he did so raised his eyes to the point in the wall from which the ape-man's voice had come to him, as much as to say, "Master, I am ready."

"They want to know what you want," said Otobu, after he had spoken to the man and the girl.

"How do you know that the man doesn't need his clothes any more."

Smith-Oldwick's first thought when he was accosted by the figure in the yellow tunic of a soldier was to shoot the man dead and trust to his legs and the dimly lighted, winding streets to permit his escape, for he knew that to be accosted was equivalent to recapture since no inhabitant of this weird city but would recognize him as an alien.

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