The seed of barley or other grain, artificially germinated and dried, containing dextrin, maltose, small amounts of glucose, and amylolytic enzymes. Used in the form of an extract as a digestive and flavoring agent. [A.S. mealt]
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male, altered [animal]; mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue; Munich Alcoholism Test
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malt 'mȯlt n grain softened by steeping in water, allowed to germinate, and used esp. in brewing and distilling
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mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue: an important part of the peripheral lymphoid system with special features of immune cell production. It is associated with the digestive tract and is concentrated in such areas as the tonsil and Peyer's patches.
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mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue.Medical dictionary. 2011.