MMA
Encyclopedia
MMA may refer to:
- Mixed martial artsMixed martial artsMixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
, a full contact combat sport - Metropolitan Museum of ArtMetropolitan Museum of ArtThe Metropolitan Museum of Art is a renowned art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. The main building, located on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is one of the...
, a museum in New York City
Business and commerce
- MacRobertson Miller AirlinesMacRobertson Miller AirlinesMacRobertson Miller Airlines Ltd. , callsign "Miller", IATA code "MV", was established in Australia in late 1927, by pilot Horrie Miller with the backing of chocolate millionaire Sir Macpherson Robertson....
, a Western Australian airline that operated from 1934 into the 1980s - Maldives Monetary AuthorityMaldives Monetary AuthorityMaldives Monetary Authority or MMA acts as the central bank of the republic of Maldives and was established on July 1, 1981, under the mandate provided by the "MMA Act" of 1981...
, a central bank - Malta Maritime AuthorityMalta Maritime AuthorityMalta Maritime Authority used to be an independent state corporation and government agency that is responsible for the governance, operation, regulation and promotion of the ports of the Mediterranean archipelago nation of Malta. Operation of the principal cargo port, Malta Freeport, is done in...
, responsible for the operation of the ports in Malta - Manufacturer's Mutual Association, an organization formed in 1902 to challenge the litigation of the fledgling automobile industry
- Money market account, a type of deposit account
- Montreal, Maine and Atlantic RailwayMontreal, Maine and Atlantic RailwayThe Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway is a Class II freight railroad operating in the U.S. states of Maine and Vermont and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec. Its Canadian subsidiary is the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Canada Company. The entire system is owned by Rail World,...
, a North American regional freight railroad - Mobile marketing associationMobile marketing associationThe Mobile Marketing Association is a global non-profit trade association established to foster growth of mobile marketing. The MMA's stated goals are to clear obstacles to market development, establish mobile media [guidelines and best practices] for sustainable growth, and evangelize the use of...
, a trade group established to lead the growth of mobile marketing and technologies - Mutuelles du Mans Assurances, a French insurance company
Politics and religion
- Ma malakat aymanukumMa malakat aymanukumMa malakat aymanukum is a reference in the Qur'an to slaves.-Overview:The term itself is normally considered to refer to prisoners of war, or more broadly to slaves in general, according to the classic tafsirs...
, a reference in the Qur'an to slaves - Muttahida Majlis-e-AmalMuttahida Majlis-e-AmalMuttahida Majlis-e-Amal is a coalition of Islamist parties that was formed in 2002 to electorally challenge the Pakistan Parliament's incumbent parties...
, a coalition of religious political parties in Pakistan - Medicare modernization act, an American Congressional act that enabled the creation of medicare plans and health savings accounts
Science and technology
- Manual metal arc welding, a common arc welding method
- Methyl methacrylateMethyl methacrylateMethyl methacrylate is an organic compound with the formula CH2=CCOOCH3. This colourless liquid, the methyl ester of methacrylic acid is a monomer produced on a large scale for the production of poly .-Production:...
, an organic compound - Methylmalonic acidMethylmalonic acidMethylmalonic acid is a dicarboxylic acid that is a C-methylated derivative of malonate.The coenzyme A linked form of methylmalonic acid, methylmalonyl-CoA, is converted into succinyl-CoA by methylmalonyl-CoA mutase, in a reaction that requires vitamin B12 as a cofactor...
, a dicarboxylic acid - MIDI Manufacturers AssociationMIDI Manufacturers AssociationThe MIDI Manufacturers Association is an organization where companies work together to create the standards that assure compatibility among MIDI products. The MMA is a U.S. organization established in 1985 by the original developers of the MIDI 1.0 Specification in 1983. Since 1985 the MMA has...
, caretaker of the MIDI specification - Millimeter Array, an American radio telescope project
- Multimission Maritime Aircraft or P-8 Poseidon, a current US Navy program
- Tecnam MMATecnam MMAThe TECNAM MMA is a cost and fuel efficient twin-engine aircraft for surveillance, law enforcement and remote sensing missions developed by Airborne Technologies in Austria...
, a twin-engine aircraft - Multi-path Management APIMulti-path Management APIThe SNIA Multi-path Management API allows a management application to discover multipath devices on current systems and to discover the associated local and device ports.-External links:*...
, allows an application to discover multipath devices - Method of Moving Asymptotes, method to solve structural optimization problem.
Medicine
- Mastitis-metritis-agalactiae, a disease in sowsSuidaeSuidae is the biological family to which pigs belong. In addition to numerous fossil species, up to sixteen extant species are currently recognized, classified into between four and eight genera...
- Maxillomandibular advancementMaxillomandibular advancementMaxillomandibular Advancement or orthognathic surgery, also sometimes called Bimaxillary Advancement , or Maxillomandibular Osteotomy , is a surgical procedure which moves the jaw top and bottom forward....
, a type of jaw surgery - Methylmalonic acidemiaMethylmalonic acidemiaMethylmalonic acidemia , also called methylmalonic aciduria, is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder. It is a classical type of organic acidemia....
, an autosomal genetic disorder - Monomelic amyotrophyMonomelic amyotrophyMonomelic amyotrophy is an untreatable, focal, motor neuron disease that primarily affects young males in India and Japan...
, a disease of the lower motor neurons - Middle meningeal arteryMiddle meningeal arteryThe middle meningeal artery is typically the third branch of the first part of the maxillary artery, one of the two terminal branches of the external carotid artery...
, a large artery supplying the dura materDura materThe dura mater , or dura, is the outermost of the three layers of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord. It is derived from Mesoderm. The other two meningeal layers are the pia mater and the arachnoid mater. The dura surrounds the brain and the spinal cord and is responsible for...
, often a source of an epidural hematomaEpidural hematomaEpidural or extradural hematoma is a type of traumatic brain injury in which a buildup of blood occurs between the dura mater and the skull. The dura mater also covers the spine, so epidural bleeds may also occur in the spinal column...
Schools
- Maine Maritime Academy, a US public college, Castine, Maine
- Marine Military AcademyMarine Military AcademyThe Marine Military Academy is a private college preparatory academy located in Harlingen, Texas, offering a college preparatory curriculum for boys in grades 8–12 plus one-year of post-graduate study. The school was founded in 1965...
, a boarding school based on the United States Marine Corps, Harlingen, Texas - Marmion Military Academy, a Benedictine boarding school in Aurora, Illinois
- Massachusetts Maritime AcademyMassachusetts Maritime AcademyMassachusetts Maritime Academy is a regionally accredited, coeducational, state college offering undergraduate degrees in maritime-related fields, as well as graduate degrees and professional studies. Established in 1891, Mass Maritime is the second oldest state maritime academy in the country...
, a US state college, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts - Missouri Military AcademyMissouri Military AcademyThe Missouri Military Academy is an all-boy college prep military school in the United States. The Academy is mainly a boarding school but also offers a day program, a summer school and a summer leadership camp...
, a boarding school in Mexico, Missouri - Moscow Medical AcademyMoscow Medical AcademyI.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University is the oldest and the largest national medical higher educational institution in the Russian Federation. For more than 250 years I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, previous name - I.M. Sechenov First Moscow Institute of...
, a medical educational institution, Moscow, Russia