What does MAL stand for?

Malaise

Malaise is a feeling of general discomfort, uneasiness or pain, often the first indication of an infection or other disease. The word has existed in the French language since at least the 12th century.

Malay

Malayalam

Male

 Any part, such as a bolt, designed to fit into another part. External threads are male. A wood product such as a truss, beam, gluelam, microlam or joist which is manufactured out of smaller wood pieces and glued or mechanically fastened to form a larger piece. Often used to create a stronger member which may use less wood. also Oriented Strand Board.

Maleate

Malfunction

A failure to work or to function correctly.

Malicious

Malignancy

Malignancy is the tendency of a medical condition to become progressively worse.

Malignant

Tending to be severe and become progressively worse, as in malignant hypertension. In regard to a tumor, having the properties of a malignancy that can invade and destroy nearby tissue and that may spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body.The word malignant comes the Latin combination of "mal"meaning "bad" and "nascor" meaning "to be born"; malignant literally means "born to be bad."