<Li> Abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel </Li> <Li> Abbreviations for diseases and disorders </Li> <Table> Sortable table <Tr> <Th> Abbreviation </Th> <Th> Meaning </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> murmur (heart murmur or heart attack that can cause death) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MACE </Td> <Td> Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MAC </Td> <Td> Mycobacterium avium complex </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MAE </Td> <Td> moves all extremities </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MAHA </Td> <Td> microangiopathic hemolytic anemia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MAL </Td> <Td> midaxillary line </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MALT </Td> <Td> mucosa - associated lymphoid tissue </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MANOS </Td> <Td> minilaparoscopy assisted natural orifice surgery </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MAOI </Td> <Td> monoamine oxidase inhibitor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mφ </Td> <Td> macrophage </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MAP </Td> <Td> mean arterial pressure </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MAR </Td> <Td> Medication Administration Record </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MARSA </Td> <Td> methicillin - and aminoglycoside - resistant Staphylococcus aureus </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MAS </Td> <Td> Morgagni--Adams--Stokes syndrome meconium aspiration syndrome </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MAST </Td> <Td> Michigan alcohol screening test </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MAT </Td> <Td> multifocal atrial tachycardia microscopic agglutination test </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MBSS </Td> <Td> modified barium swallow study </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MC </Td> <Td> metacarpal bone </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MCA </Td> <Td> mucinous cystadenoma </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MCAT </Td> <Td> Medical College Admission Test </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MCC </Td> <Td> MotorCycle Collision, Motor Cycle Crash </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MCD </Td> <Td> minimal change diseaseharmful can cause cancer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MCP </Td> <Td> metacarpophalangeal joint </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MCHC </Td> <Td> mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MCH </Td> <Td> mean cell hemoglobin; mean corpuscular hemoglobin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MC&S </Td> <Td> microscopy, culture, and sensitivity (the investigation steps in processing microbiology samples) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MCTD </Td> <Td> mixed connective tissue disease </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MCV </Td> <Td> mean corpuscular volume </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MDCT </Td> <Td> multidetector row computerized tomography </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MDD </Td> <Td> major depressive disorder </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MDE </Td> <Td> major depressive episode </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MDI </Td> <Td> metered dose inhaler </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MDS </Td> <Td> myelodysplastic syndrome </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ME </Td> <Td> UK: Myalgic Encephalopathy (= Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or "CFS") </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> M / E </Td> <Td> microscopic examination </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MEC </Td> <Td> Moderate emetic chemotherapy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MEDLINE </Td> <Td> Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (U.S. National Library of Medicine) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MEN </Td> <Td> multiple endocrine neoplasia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MeSH </Td> <Td> Medical Subject Headings (U.S. National Library of Medicine) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MET </Td> <Td> metabolic equivalent </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> met </Td> <Td> metastasis (pronounced like the word met; plural mets) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MFM </Td> <Td> maternal and fetal medicine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mg </Td> <Td> magnesium </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MG </Td> <Td> myasthenia gravis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MGN </Td> <Td> membranous glomerulonephritis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MGPE </Td> <Td> milligrams of phenytoin equivalents </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MgSO </Td> <Td> magnesium sulfate (Do not use this abbreviation . Write out the name . Per the do - not - use list .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MGUS </Td> <Td> monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (unknown or uncertain may be substituted for undetermined) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MHA - TP </Td> <Td> microhemagglutination assay for T. pallidum </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MHW </Td> <Td> Mental Health Worker </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MI </Td> <Td> myocardial infarction </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MIC </Td> <Td> minimum inhibitory concentration </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MICA </Td> <Td> mental illness and chemical abuse; mentally ill chemical abuser </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MICU </Td> <Td> mobile intensive care unit / medical intensive care unit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MIF </Td> <Td> Müllerian inhibitory factor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MIP </Td> <Td> Maximum intensity projection, a technique used to enhance CT, MRI, MRA, and PET images </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MIS </Td> <Td> Minimally Invasive Surgery Mullerian Inhibiting Substance </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MLC </Td> <Td> mixed lymphocyte culture </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MLE </Td> <Td> midline episiotomy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MM </Td> <Td> myeloid metaplasia middle meningeal multiple myeloma </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> M&M </Td> <Td> morbidity and mortality </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MMFR </Td> <Td> midmaximal flow rate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MMI </Td> <Td> maximum medical improvement </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MMK </Td> <Td> Marshall--Marchetti--Kranz procedure </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MMM </Td> <Td> moist mucus membranes Myelofibrosis with Myeloid Metaplasia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MMPI </Td> <Td> Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MMR </Td> <Td> measles, mumps, and rubella combined vaccination mismatch repair </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MMR - D </Td> <Td> mismatch repair deficiency syndrome </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MMSE </Td> <Td> mini-mental state examination </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MMT </Td> <Td> malignant mesenchymal tumor Mixed Mullerian Tumor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MN </Td> <Td> membranous nephropathy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MND </Td> <Td> motor neurone disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Lou Gehrig's disease or Charcot disease </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MOB </Td> <Td> mother of baby </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> mod </Td> <Td> moderate; modified </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MODY </Td> <Td> maturity onset diabetes of the young </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mo </Td> <Td> monocytes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MoM </Td> <Td> multiples of the median </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MOM </Td> <Td> milk of magnesia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mono - Di </Td> <Td> monochorionic - diamniotic twins </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mono - Mono </Td> <Td> monochorionic - monoamniotic twins </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MOPP </Td> <Td> mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone in combination (older treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MPA </Td> <Td> medroxyprogesterone acetate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MPD </Td> <Td> Main pancreatic duct </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MPD (s) </Td> <Td> myeloproliferative disease (s) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MPGN </Td> <Td> membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MPO </Td> <Td> myeloperoxidase </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MPT </Td> <Td> multi-professional team </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MPV </Td> <Td> mean platelet volume </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MR </Td> <Td> medical representative mental retardation mitral regurgitation modified release (compare time release technology (medicine)) <P> menstrual regulation (unsafe abortion) </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MRA </Td> <Td> magnetic resonance angiography </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MRCP </Td> <Td> magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MRG </Td> <Td> murmurs, rubs, and gallops (see heart sounds) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MRI </Td> <Td> magnetic resonance imaging </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MRSA </Td> <Td> methicillin - resistant Staphylococcus aureus </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MS </Td> <Td> medical student (MS - 1, MS - 2, MS - 3, MS - 4) mental status (see mental status examination) mitral stenosis multiple sclerosis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MS - AFP </Td> <Td> maternal serum alpha - fetoprotein </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MSDU </Td> <Td> medical surgical day unit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MSE </Td> <Td> mental status examination </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MSH </Td> <Td> melanocyte - stimulating hormone </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MSK </Td> <Td> medullary sponge kidney UK: Musculoskeletal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MSM </Td> <Td> men who have sex with men </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MSO </Td> <Td> morphine sulfate (Do not use this abbreviation . Write out the name . Per the do - not - use list .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MSOF </Td> <Td> multisystem organ failure </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MSU </Td> <Td> midstream urine sample (used in testing for presence of urinary tract infections) monosodium urate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MSUD </Td> <Td> maple syrup urine disease </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MT </Td> <Td> metatarsal bone </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MTBI </Td> <Td> mild traumatic brain injury </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MTP </Td> <Td> metatarsalphalangeal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MTX </Td> <Td> methotrexate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MUGA </Td> <Td> Multiple gated acquisition scan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MUSE </Td> <Td> medicated urethral system for erections </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MVA </Td> <Td> motor vehicle accident </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MVC </Td> <Td> motor vehicle crash </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MVI </Td> <Td> Multivitamin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MVo2 </Td> <Td> mixed venous oxygen concentration </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MVP </Td> <Td> mitral valve prolapse </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MVPS </Td> <Td> mitral valve prolapse syndrome </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MVR </Td> <Td> mitral valve replacement </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Abbreviation </Th> <Th> Meaning </Th> </Tr>

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