Medical Abbreviations Starting With "M"
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| Medical Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| m | distant metastasis stage |
| m | macula |
| m | male |
| m | metastasis stages |
| m | meter |
| m | minimal |
| m | minutes |
| m | molar |
| m | mole |
| m | murmur |
| m | mycosis fungoides of skin |
| m asiaticum | mycobacterium asiaticum |
| m avium | mycobacterium avium |
| m avium complex | mycobacterium avium complex |
| m avium intracellulare | mycobacterium avium intracellulare |
| m barkeri | methanosarcina barkeri |
| m chelonei | mycobacterium chelonei |
| m gallinaceum | mycoplasma gallinaceum |
| m gallisepticum | mycoplasma gallisepticum |
| m gastri | mycobacterium gastri |
| m gordonae | mycobacterium gordonae |
| m lacunata | moraxella lacunata |
| m mucedo | mucor mucedo |
| m phlei | mycobacterium phlei |
| m streptocerca | mansonella streptocerca |
| m-a | miller abbott |
| m/a | mood affect |
| M/E | Microscopic examination |
| m/e | myeloid/erythroid ratio |
| m/n | mydriacyl and neosynephrine |
| m/r/g | murmurs, rubs, gallops |
| m/sec | meters per second |
| m&i | mother & infant |
| M&M | Morbidity and Mortality |
| m0 | acute myeloblastic leukaemia undifferentiated |
| m3 | acute promyelocytic leukemia |
| m4 | acute myelomonocytic leukemia |
| m6 | acute erythroleukemia |
| m7 | acute megakaryoblastic leukemia |
| ma | major amblyoscope |
| ma | medical assistance |
| MA | Medicare Advantage |
| ma | mental age |
| ma | milliampere |
| ma | missed abortion |
| ma | mitral atresia |
| ma | mobility allowance |
| maa | methacrylic acid |
| maa | methoxyacetic acid |
| maa | methylarsonic acid |
| MAAC | Maximum Allowable Actual Charge |
| maai | maleylacetoacetate isomerase |
| mab | monoclonal antibody |
| mabop | mustargen, adriamycin, bleomycin, oncovin, prednisone |
| mabs | monocloncal antibodies |
| mac | complement 5b-9 complex |
| mac | macrophage |
| mac | macula |
| mac | maximum allowable concentration |
| mac | membrane attack complex |
| mac | minimum alveolar concentration |
| mac | mitral annular calcification |
| mac | monitored anesthesia care |
| MAC | Mycobacterium avium complex |
| mac inh | membrane attack complex inhibitor |
| macam | mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule |
| macc | methotrexate, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, ccnu |
| macho | methotrexate, asparaginase, cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunomycin, oncovin |
| machr | muscarinic acetylcholine receptor |
| macl | mood affective checklist |
| macop-b | methotrexate, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, oncovin, prednisone, bleomycin |
| macro | macrocytic |
| macro | macroscopic |
| madd | myoadenylate deaminase deficiency |
| maddoc | mechlorethamine, adriamycin, dacarbazine, ddp, oncovin, cyclophosphamide |
| maddp | methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate |
| madh | methylamine dehydrogenase |
| MAE | Moves all extremities |
| maew | moves all extremities well |
| maf | macrophage activating factor |
| MAF | Medical Assistance Facility |
| mag | myelin associated glycoprotein |
| mage | melanoma associated antigen |
| magf | macrophage aggregation factor |
| magi | male accessory gland infection |
| magic | mouth and genital ulcers with inflamed cartilage syndrome |
| magpi | meatal advancement and glanuloplasty incorporated |
| MAHA | Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia |
| mai | mitotic activity index |
| mai | mycobacterium avium intracellulare |
| maic | mycobacterium avium intracellulare complex |
| maid | mesna, adriamycin, interleukin 3, dacarbazine |
| MAL | Midaxillary line |
| maldi | matrix assisted laser desorption ionization |
| malditof | matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight |
| malig | malignant |
| malt | mucosa associated lymphoid tissue |
| MALT | Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue |
| maltoma | mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma |
| mammo | mammogram |
| mao | monoamine oxidase |
| MAO-I | Monoamine oxidase inhibitor |
| maoa | monoamine oxidase |
| maoi | monoamine oxidase inhibitor |
| maoptms | methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane |
| map | maudsley addiction profile |
| map | mean airway pressure |
| MAP | Mean arterial pressure |
| MAP | Medical Audit Program |
| map | melphalan, adriamycin, prednisone |
| map | mitomycin c, adriamycin, platinol |
| map | morbidly adherent placenta |
| mapca | major aortopulmonary collateral artery |
| MAPD | Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan |
| mapi | microbial alkaline proteinase inhibitor |
| mapk | mitogen activated protein kinase |
| mapkkk | map kinase kinase kinase |
| maps | make a picture story test |
| maptl | microtubule associated protein tau like |
| mar | macrocytic anemia, refractory |
| mar | march |
| mar | medication administration record |
| mar | mixed antiglobulin reaction test |
| marco | macrophage receptor with collagenous structure |
| MARSA | Methicillin and aminoglycoside-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| mas | mccune albright syndrome |
| mas | meconium aspiration syndrome |
| MAS | Morgagni-Adams-Stokes syndrome |
| MASH | Mobile Army Surgical Hospital |
| mast | michigan alcoholism screening test |
| mast | military anti shock trousers |
| MAT | Microscopic agglutination test |
| MAT | Multifocal atrial tachycardia |
| mat | multiple agent therapy |
| mat1 | menage a trois 1 |
| match | shape matching |
| max | maxillary |
| max | maximal |
| maze | m amsa, azacitidine, etoposide |
| mb | megabase |
| mb | mother baby |
| mb | myocardial band |
| mb | myoglobin |
| mbc | male breast cancer |
| mbc | maximal breathing capacity |
| mbc | metastatic breast cancer |
| mbc | methotrexate, bleomycin, cisplatin |
| mbc | minimum bacterial concentration |
| mbc | minimum bactericidal concentration |
| mbcl | monocytoid b cell lymphoma |
| mbcn | myoglobin cyanide |
| MBD | Minimal brain dysfunction |
| mbflb | monaural bifrequency loudness balance test |
| mbl | marine biological laboratory |
| mbno | myoglobin nitroxide |
| mbp | maltose binding protein |
| mbp | mean blood pressure |
| mbp | myelin basic protein |
| mbq | megabecquerel |
| mbr | major breakpoint region |
| mbs | moebius syndrome |
| mbsa | methylated bovine serum albumin |
| MBSS | Modified barium swallow study |
| mbt | modified blalock taussig shunt |
| mbts | modified blalock shunt |
| mbts | modified blalock taussig shunt |
| mc | metacarpal |
| MC | Metacarpal bone |
| mc | microscopic colitis |
| mc | millicoulomb |
| mc | mitoxantrone, cytarabine |
| mc | molluscum contagiosum |
| MC&S | Microscopy, culture, and sensitivity (the investigation steps in processing microbiology samples) |
| mc1 | first metacarpal |
| mc2 | second metacarpal |
| mc3 | third metacarpal |
| mc4 | fourth metacarpal |
| mc5 | fifth metacarpal |
| mca | methylcholanthrene |
| mca | middle cerebral artery |
| mca | monochloroacetic acid |
| mca | monoclonal antibody |
| mca | motorcycle accident |
| mca | mucin carcinoma associated antigen |
| mcab | monoclonal antibody |
| mcad | medium chain acyl coa dehydrogenase deficiency |
| mcad | medium chain acyl coenzyme a dehydrogenase |
| MCAT | Medical College Admission Test |
| mcbp | melphalan, cyclophosphamide, bcnu, prednisone |
| mcc | multiple colon carcinoma gene |
| mcc | mutated in colon cancer |
| mcd | mean consecutive difference |
| mcd | medullary cystic disease |
| MCD | Minimal change disease |
| mcd | mouse cytogenetic database |
| mcd | multicentric castleman's disease |
| mcd | multiple carboxylase deficiency |
| mcd | muscle carnitine deficiency |
| mcdc | macular dystrophy, corneal |
| mcf | macrophage chemotactic factor |
| mcf | middle cranial fossa |
| mcg | microgram |
| mcgm | microgram |
| mcgn | mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis |
| mcgn | minimal change glomerulonephritis |
| mcgn type i | mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis type i |
| mcgn type ii | mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis type ii |
| mcgn type iii | mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis type iii |
| mcgn type iii | mesangiocapillary gn type iii |
| mcgn type iv | mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis type iv |
| MCH | Maternal and Child Health Program |
| MCH | Mean corpuscular hemoglobin |
| MCHC | Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration |
| mci | millicurie |
| mci | multiple casualty incident |
| mckd | medullary cystic kidney disease |
| mcl | leiomyoma, multiple cutaneous |
| mcl | medial collateral ligament |
| mcl | mid clavicular line |
| mcl | most comfortable listening level |
| mcla | measurement of cognitive linguistic ability |
| mcll | most comfortable listening level |
| mcmd | merosin deficient congenital muscular dystrophy |
| mcmi | millon clinical multiaxial inventory |
| mcmtc | macrocephaly cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita |
| mcn | minimal change nephropathy |
| mcn | musculocutaneous nerve |
| mcns | minimal change nephrotic syndrome |
| MCO | Managed Care Organization |
| mcp | membrane cofactor protein |
| mcp | metacarpophalangeal |
| MCP | Metacarpophalangeal joint |
| mcpa | 4 chloro 2 methylphenoxy acetic acid |
| mcpb | 2 4 chloro 2 methylphenoxy butyric acid |
| mcpj | metacarpophalangeal joint |
| mcpjif | metacarpophalangeal joint of index finger |
| mcpjlf | metacarpophalangeal joint of little finger |
| mcpjmf | metacarpophalangeal joint of middle finger |
| mcpjrf | metacarpophalangeal joint of ring finger |
| mcpjt | metacarpophalangeal joint of thumb |
| mcpp | 2 4 chloro 2 methylphenoxy propanoic acid |
| mcpp | m chlorophenylpiperazine |
| mcppa | methylenecyclopropylacetic acid |
| mcprg | methylenecyclopropylglycine |
| mcs | mechanical circulatory support |
| MCS | multiple chemical sensitivity |
| mcss | mechanical circulatory support system |
| mcst | modified card sorting test |
| mct | mast cell tryptase |
| mct | medium chain triglyceride |
| mctd | mixed connective tissue disease |
| mcu | micturating cystogram |
| MCV | Mean cell volume |
| mcv | mean corpuscular volume |
| md | magnesium deficiency |
| md | major depression |
| md | malate dehydrogenase |
| md | malignant disease |
| md | manic depression |
| md | marek disease |
| md | maternal deprivation |
| md | meckel's diverticulum |
| md | median |
| md | mediastinal disease |
| md | medical department |
| MD | Medical Doctor |
| md | meniere disease |
| md | mental deficiency |
| md | mental depression |
| md | metabolic disorders |
| md | minamata disease |
| md | movement disorder |
| MD | Muscular dystrophy |
| md | myelodysplasia |
| md | myocardial disease |
| md | myotonic dystrophy |
| mda | methylenedioxyamphetamine |
| mdb | medulloblastoma |
| mdb | methylene dioxybenzene |
| mdc | middle deep cervical |
| MDD | Major depressive disorder |
| MDE | Major depressive episode |
| mdf | myocardial depressant factor |
| mdh | malate dehydrogenase |
| mdh | malic dehydrogenase |
| MDH | Medicare-dependent Hospital |
| mdi | manic depressive illness |
| mdi | metered dose inhaler |
| mdk | kantaputra type of mesomelic dysplasia |
| mdlo | metoclopramide, dexamethasone, lorazepam, ondansetron |
| mdls | miller dieker lissencephaly syndrome |
| mdm | mid diastolic murmur |
| mdma | methylenedioxymethamphetamine |
| mdnt | midnight |
| mdp | methylene diphosphonate |
| mdr | medium dose rate brachytherapy |
| mdr | multidrug resistance |
| MDR TB | Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis |
| mdrv | muscular dystrophy, autosomal dominant, with rimmed vacuoles |
| MDS | Myelodysplastic syndrome |
| mdtc | monodansylthiacadaverine |
| mdx | manic depressive psychosis, x linked |
| me | medical examiner |
| me | middle ear |
| me | myalgic encephalomyelitis |
| mea | multiple endocrine adenomatosis |
| meams | middlesex elderly assessment of mental state |
| mec | mecamylamine |
| mec | meconium |
| mec | medical emergency clinic |
| mec | methicillin resistance |
| mec | mucoepidermoid carcinoma |
| mect | multiple electroconvulsive therapy |
| mecy | methotrexate, cyclophosphamide |
| med | medicine |
| med | minimal effective dose |
| med | minimal erythema dose |
| med | minimum effective dose |
| med | multiple epiphyseal dysplasia |
| medab | methyldimethylaminoazobenzene |
| MEDLARS | Medical Literature and Analysis Retrieval System |
| MEDLINE | Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online |
| MedPAC | Medicare Payment Advisory Commission |
| meds | medications |
| medsg | methyldeoxyspergualin |
| mee | middle ear effusion |
| mef | familial mediterranean fever |
| mef | maximum expiratory flow rate |
| mef25 | maximum expiratory flow rate at 25% of vital capacity |
| mef50 | maximum expiratory flow rate at 50% of vital capacity |
| mef75 | maximum expiratory flow rate at 75% of vital capacity |
| mefv | maximum expiratory flow rate |
| meg | magnetoencephalography |
| meg | megakaryocyte |
| meg | megaloblast |
| meg | megaloblastic |
| megx | monoethylglycinexylidide |
| mehmo | mental retardation, epileptic seizures, hypogonadism and hypogenitalism, microcephaly, and obesity |
| melas | mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis and stroke like episodes |
| mem | memantine |
| mems | micro electromechanical systems |
| MEN | Multiple endocrine neoplasia |
| meos | microsomal ethanol oxidizing system |
| mep | maximum expiratory pressure |
| mep | motor end plate |
| mep | motor evoked potential |
| MEPS | Medical Expenditure Panel Survey |
| meq | milliequivalent |
| meq/l | milliequivalents per liter |
| merrf | myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red muscle fibers |
| mes | mesencephalic |
| mes | mesencephalon |
| mesa | micro epididymal sperm aspiration |
| MeSH | Medical Subject Headings |
| messenger rna | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| met | metabolic |
| MET | Metabolic equivalent |
| met | metastasis |
| met | metatarsal |
| Met | methionine |
| MET | Multiple Employer Trust |
| meth | methamphetamine |
| meth | methedrine |
| meth | methicillin |
| methylmalonyl coa mutase | methylmalonyl coenzyme a mutase |
| mets | metastases |
| MEWA | Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement |
| mewds | multiple evanescent white dot syndrome |
| mf | microfilament |
| mf | mitogenic factor |
| mf | mycosis fungoides |
| mf | myelin figure |
| mf | myelofibrosis |
| mf | myocardial failure |
| mf | myocardial fibrosis |
| mfc | minimum fungicidal concentration |
| mfd | mid forceps delivery |
| mfh | malignant fibrous histiocytoma |
| mfm | maternal/fetal medicine |
| mfmd | monofluoromethyldopa |
| mfng | manic fringe |
| mfp | melphalan, 5 fluorouracil, provera |
| mfr | maximum flow rate of urine |
| mfs | marfan syndrome |
| mfs | motives for smoking scale |
| mft | multiple familial trichoepithelioma |
| Mg | Magnesium |
| mg | milligram |
| mg | mouth guard |
| mg | myasthenia gravis |
| mg/dl | milligrams per deciliter |
| mg% | milligrams per 100 cc |
| mgc | megacolon |
| mgc | multinucleated giant cell |
| mgcn | megalocornea |
| mgcr | meningioma chromosome region |
| mgct | male germ cell tumor |
| mgd | mouse genome database |
| mgdf | megakaryocyte growth and development factor |
| mgf | mast cell growth factor |
| mgi | microbial genome initiative |
| mgj | mucogingival junction |
| mgldg | monogalactosyldiglyceride |
| mgm | meningioma |
| MGN | Membranous glomerulonephritis |
| mgproto | magnesium protoporphyrin |
| mgr | murmurs, gallops, or rubs |
| mgsa | melanoma growth stimulatory activity |
| MgSO4 | Magnesium sulfate |
| MGUS | Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance |
| mh | malignant hyperpyrexia |
| mh | malignant hypertension |
| mh | malignant hyperthermia |
| mh | mannoheptulose |
| mh | medical history |
| mh | melanophore stimulating hormone |
| mh | mental handicap |
| mh | mental health |
| mh | mental hygiene |
| mha | may hegglin anomaly |
| mha | microangiopathic hemolytic anemia |
| mha-tp | microhemagglutination assay treponema pallidum |
| mhac | microhydranencephaly |
| mham | multiple hamartoma syndrome |
| mhaq | modified health assessment questionnaire |
| mhc | major histocompatibility complex |
| mhiq | mcmaster health index questionnaire |
| mhl | mixed hearing loss |
| mhlc | multidimensional health locus of control scale |
| mhn | massive hepatic necrosis |
| mhpg | 3 methoxy 4 hydroxy phenylglycol |
| mhq | middlesex hospital questionnaire |
| mhrt | mental health review tribunal |
| mhss | military health services system |
| mhv | middle hepatic vein |
| mhz | megahertz |
| mi | massa intermedia |
| mi | maturation index |
| mi | mental institution |
| mi | mesial incisal |
| mi | mile |
| mi | mill |
| mi | minor |
| mi | minute |
| mi | mitomycin |
| mi | mitotic index |
| mi | mitral incompetence |
| mi | mitral insufficiency |
| MI | Myocardial infarction |
| mi | myocardial ischemia |
| mibg | meta iodobenzylguanidine |
| mic | microinvasive squamous cell carcinoma |
| MIC | Minimum inhibitory concentration |
| MICA | Mental illness and chemical abuse |
| MICA | mentally ill chemical abuser |
| mice | mesna rescue, ifosfamide, carboplatin, etoposide |
| micg | macromolecular insoluble cold globulin |
| micro | microcytic |
| micro | microscopy |
| microci | microcurie |
| microl | microliter |
| micros | microscopy |
| micu | medical intensive care unit |
| MICU | Mobile Intensive Care Unit |
| mid | middle |
| MID | Multi-infarct dementia |
| midas | microphthalmia, dermal aplasia, and sclerocornea syndrome |
| midi | musical instrument digital interface |
| mie | meconium ileus equivalent |
| MIF | Macrophage migration inhibitory factor |
| mif | maximum inspiratory flow rate |
| mif | melanocyte inhibitory factor |
| mif test | migration inhibitory factor test |
| mif25 | maximum inspiratory flow rate at 25% of vital capacity |
| mif50 | maximum inspiratory flow rate at 50% of vital capacity |
| mif75 | maximum inspiratory flow rate at 75% of vital capacity |
| mifa | mitomycin, fluorouracil, adriamycin |
| mifv | maximum inspiratory flow rate |
| mih | procarbazine |
| mil | military |
| mimbd | meet on the interconnection of mol biol databases |
| mimp | methyl inosine monophosphate |
| min | mammary intraepithelial neoplasia |
| min | microsatellite instability |
| min | mineral |
| min | minimal |
| min | minor |
| min | minute |
| mine | mesna, ifosfamide, novantrone, etoposide |
| mion | monocrystalline iron oxide nonaparticle |
| mip | maximum inspiratory pressure |
| mirna | micro rna |
| mis | melanoma in situ |
| mis | multiple infarct state |
| miss | medical interview satisfaction scale |
| miss | modified injury severity scale |
| mit | massachusetts institute of technology |
| mit | monoiodotyrosine |
| mito | mitomycin c |
| mitri | mitral insufficiency |
| mj | Machado-Joseph disease |
| mj | marijuana |
| mj | megajoule |
| MJD | Machado-Joseph disease |
| mk | menkes syndrome |
| mkcsf | megakaryocyte colony stimulating factor |
| mkks | mckusick kaufman syndrome |
| mks | meckel syndrome |
| ml | microlaryngoscopy |
| ml | midline |
| ml | milliliter |
| ML | mucolipidoses |
| ml | myocardial infarction, mitral insufficiency |
| MLA | Medical laboratory assistant |
| mla | methyllycaconitine |
| mla | monophosphoryl lipid a |
| mlb | microlaryngoscopy and bronchoscopy |
| mlc | midline catheter |
| MLC | Mixed lymphocyte culture |
| mlc | multileaf collimator |
| mlc | myelomonocytic leukemia, chronic |
| mld | masking level difference test |
| MLD | Metachromatic leukodystrophy |
| MLE | Midline episiotomy |
| mlf | medial longitudinal fasciculus |
| mlg | mitochondria lipid glycogen |
| mliter | milliliter |
| mlm | melanoma, familial |
| mln | manifest latent nystagmus |
| mlr | middle latency response |
| mlr | mixed lymphocyte reaction |
| mlrd | microgastria limb reduction defects |
| mlrw | mixed lymphocyte reaction, weak |
| mlsm | myelodysplasia and leukemia syndrome |
| MLT | Medical laboratory technician |
| mlt | monochromator light test |
| mlvt | malattia leventinese |
| mm | malignant melanoma |
| mm | medial malleolus |
| mm | medial meniscus |
| mm | mercaptopurine |
| mm | methotrexate |
| mm | millimeter |
| mm | millimole |
| mm | mitomycin |
| mm | mucous membrane |
| mm | multiple myeloma |
| mm | muscles |
| MM | Myeloid metaplasia |
| mm hg | millimeter of mercury |
| mma | methyl malonic acid |
| mma | methylmalonic aciduria |
| mma | middle meatal antrostomy |
| MMA | Monomelic amyotrophy |
| mmbt | morpholinyl mercaptobenzothiazole |
| mmc | migrating myoelectric complex |
| mmc | mitomycin c |
| mmct | method of microcell mediated chromosome transfer |
| mmcygl | methylmercury cysteinylglycine |
| mmdk | kantaputra type of mesomelic dysplasia |
| mmect | multiple monitored electroconvulsive therapy |
| mmef | mean maximum expiratory flow |
| mmep | microcephaly, microphthalmia, ectrodactyly of lower limbs, and prognathism |
| mmf | mycophenolate mofetil |
| mmfr | maximum midexpiratory flow rate |
| mmgth | methylmercury glutathione |
| mmhg | millimeters of mercury |
| mmih | megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome |
| MMIS | Medical Management Information System |
| mml | minimal masking level for tinnitus |
| mmmm | megalocornea, macrocephaly, mental and motor retardation |
| mmn | motor neuropathy with multiple conduction block |
| mmoa | mandible, maxillary, odontectomy, alveolectomy |
| mmol | millimole |
| mmole | millimole |
| mmopp | methotrexate, mechlorethamine, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone |
| MMPI | Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory |
| mmpp | magnesium monoperoxyphthalate |
| mmpr | methylmercaptopurine |
| mmpt | methylprednisolone pulse therapy |
| MMR | Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine |
| MMRA | Metropolitan Medical Response System |
| mmrf | marshfield medical research foundation |
| MMRV | measles, mumps, rubella, varicella |
| mmse | mini mental state examination |
| mmsp | malignant melanoma of soft parts |
| mmt | manual muscle test |
| mmts | methyl methanethiosulfonate |
| mmtv | mouse mammary tumor virus |
| mmv | mandatory minute volume |
| mmwr | morbidity and mortality weekly report |
| Mn | manganese |
| MN | Membranous nephropathy |
| mn | midnight |
| mna | mean nuclear area |
| mnatp | manganese adenosine triphosphate |
| mnbk | methyl n butyl ketone |
| mnc | minocycline |
| mncpdtc | manganese cyclopentadienyl tricarbonyl |
| mncv | motor nerve conduction velocity |
| MND | motor neuron disease |
| mndf | manganese desferioxamine |
| mngc | multinucleated giant cell |
| mnk | menkes syndrome |
| mnt | medical nutrition therapy |
| mnti | melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy |
| mnu | methylnitrosourea |
| mo | medical officer |
| mo | membrane oxygenator |
| mo | mesial occlusal |
| mo | mineral oil |
| mo | molybdenum |
| Mo | Monocytes |
| moab | monoclonal antibody |
| moabs | monoclonal antibodies |
| moad | methotrexate, oncovin, l asparaginase, dexamethasone |
| moap | peg asparaginase, oncovin, methotrexate, prednisone |
| mob | mesial occlusal buccal |
| mob-iii | mitomycinc, oncovin, bleomycin, cisplatin |
| mobs | moebius syndrome |
| moca | methotrexate, oncovin, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin |
| mod | march of dimes |
| mod | medic on duty |
| mod | mesial occlusal distal |
| mod | mode of death |
| mod | Moderate |
| mod | Modified |
| mod | moment of death |
| modm | maturity onset diabetes mellitus |
| mods | multiple organ dysfunction syndrome |
| MODY | Maturity onset diabetes of the young |
| mof | multiple organ failure |
| MOH | Medication overuse headaches |
| mol | mole |
| mol | molecular |
| mol wt | molecular weight |
| MOM | Milk of magnesia |
| momp | mechlorethamine, oncovin, methotrexate, prednisone |
| mon | monday |
| mono | monocyte |
| mono | mononucleosis |
| mop-bap | mechlorethamine, oncovin, procarbazine, bleomycin, adriamycin, prednisone |
| mopa | monooleylphosphatidic acid |
| mopp | mechlorethamine prednisone procarbazine vincristine |
| MOPP | Mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone in combination (older treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma) |
| mopphdb | mechlorethamine, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone, high dose bleomycin |
| moppldb | mechlorethamine, oncovin, procarbazine, prednisone, low dose bleomycin |
| mort wolfii | mortierella wolfii |
| mos | medical outcomes study |
| mos | myelofibrosis |
| mosf | multiple organ systems failure |
| mosm | milliosmole |
| mot | motility |
| mota | manitoba oculotrichoanal syndrome |
| mou | memorandum of understanding |
| mow | meals on wheels |
| mows | meals on wheels |
| MP | Medical psychologist |
| mp | melphalan |
| mp | member of parliament |
| mp | metacarpophalangeal |
| mp | milk pudding |
| mp | myelopathy |
| mpa | medroxyprogesterone acetate |
| mpa | methylprednisolone acetate |
| mpa | mycophenolic acid |
| mpc | meperidine, promethazine, chlorpromazine |
| mpd | main pancreatic duct |
| mpd | mid plane dose |
| mpd | minimal phototoxic dose |
| mpd | multiple personality disorder |
| mpd | myeloproliferative disease |
| mpds | myofacial pain dysfunction syndrome |
| mpeg | methoxypolyethylene glycol |
| mpfl | methotrexate, platinol, 5 fluorouracil, leucovorin, calcium |
| MPGN | Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis |
| mph | masters in public health |
| mpj | metacarpophalangeal joint |
| mpl | monophosphoryl lipid a |
| mpm | mortality prediction model |
| mpnst | malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor |
| mpo | myeloperoxidase |
| mpol | millipolarization units |
| mpq | mcgill pain chart questionnaire |
| mps | mucopolysaccharidosis |
| MPS I | Mucopolysaccharoidosis Type I (see Hurler syndrome) |
| MPS II | Mucopolysaccharoidosis Type II (see Hunter syndrome) |
| MPS III | Mucopolysaccharoidosis Type III (see Sanfilippo syndrome) |
| MPS IV | Mucopolysaccharoidosis Type IV (see Morquio syndrome) |
| MPS VI | Mucopolysaccharoidosis Type VI (see Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome) |
| MPS VII | Mucopolysaccharoidosis Type VII (see Sly syndrome) |
| mpt | manchester picture test |
| mptp | methylphenyltetrahydropyridine |
| mptp | methylphenyltetrahydropyridine induced parkinsonism |
| MPV | Mean platelet volume |
| mpz | myelin protein zero |
| mq | master questionnaire |
| mr | congenital mitral regurgitation |
| mr | magnetic resonance |
| mr | medial rectus |
| mr | medial rectus muscle |
| mr | medial rotation |
| MR | Medical representative |
| MR | Mental retardation |
| mr | mister |
| MR | Mitral regurgitation |
| MR | Modified release |
| MR/DD | Mentally Retarded/Developmentally Disabled |
| MRA | Magnetic resonance angiography |
| mra | medical record administrator |
| mrc | medical research council |
| mrc grade | muscle power |
| MRCP | Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography |
| MRCP | Membership of the Royal College of Physicians |
| mrd | minimal residual disease |
| mrd | multicystic renal dysplasia |
| mrdd | mental retarded/developmentally disabled |
| MRG | Murmurs, rubs, and gallops |
| MRHFP | Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| mri | musculoskeletal |
| mrl | medical record librarian |
| mrm | modified radical mastectomy |
| mrm | modified radical mastoidectomy |
| mrna | messenger ribonucleic acid |
| mrnp | messenger ribonucleoprotein |
| mros | melkersson rosenthal syndrome |
| mrp | Manual removal of the placenta |
| mrrs | morningside rehabilitation rating scale |
| mrs | magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| mrs | married woman honorific |
| mrsa | mental retardation, x linked, south african type |
| MRSA | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| mrsa | multiple resistant staphylococcus aureus |
| mrt | maddox rod test |
| mrt | malignant rhabdoid tumor |
| MRT | Medical Radiation Technologist |
| mrtk | malignant rhabdoid tumor of kidney |
| ms | female honorific |
| ms | manuscript |
| ms | mass spectrometry |
| MS | Medical student MS-1, MS-2, MS-3, MS-4 respectively |
| ms | mental status |
| ms | millisecond |
| MS | Mitral stenosis |
| MS | morphine sulfate |
| MS | Multiple sclerosis |
| MSA | Medical Savings Account or Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| msa | mixed sleep apnea |
| MSA | Multiple system atrophy |
| msafp | maternal serum alpha fetoprotein |
| msap | mesado phosphorylase |
| MSDD | Multi-Sensory Developmental Delays |
| msdos | microsoft disk operating system |
| MSE | Mental status examination |
| msec | millisecond |
| msg | monosodium glutamate |
| MSH | Melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
| mshr | melanocyte stimulating hormone receptor |
| msi | microsatellite instability |
| MSK | Medullary sponge kidney |
| msl | lipomatosis, multiple symmetric |
| msl | midsternal line |
| msls | marinesco sjogren like syndrome |
| mslt | multiple sleep latency test |
| msmb | microseminoprotein beta |
| mso | morphine sulfate |
| MSO4 | morphine sulfate |
| msof | multiple systems organ failure |
| msq | mental status questionnaire |
| mss | marinesco sjogren syndrome |
| mss | musculoskeletal system |
| msse | multiple self healing squamous epithelioma |
| mstd | multiple system tauopathy with presenile dementia |
| msu | maple syrup urine |
| MSU | Midstream urine sample (used in testing for presence of urinary tract infections) |
| msu | monosodium urate |
| MSUD | Maple syrup urine disease |
| msum | monosodium urate monohydrate |
| msv | mauriceau smellie veit maneuver |
| msw | medical social worker |
| mt | malignant teratoma |
| mt | malignant tertian |
| mt | mallet toe |
| mt | masson's trichrome |
| MT | Medical technologist |
| mt | metacarpophalangeal |
| mt | metatarsal |
| MT | Metatarsal bone |
| mt | middle turbinate |
| mt | mountain |
| mta | mid thigh amputation |
| mtacr | multiple tumor associated chromosome region |
| mtap | methylthioadenosine phosphorylase |
| mtb | marituba fever |
| mtb | miliary tuberculosis |
| mtb | mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| mtbe | methyl tert butyl ether |
| MTBI | Mild traumatic brain injury |
| mtc | medullary thyroid cancer |
| mtc | medullary thyroid carcinoma |
| mtc | mitomycin c |
| mtdda | minnesota test for differential diagnosis of aphasia |
| mtdna | mitochondrial dna |
| mtf | medical treatment facility |
| mth | mithramycin |
| mthptpgl | methylenetetrahydropteroylpolyglutamate |
| mtm | malignant tertian malaria |
| mtm | myotubular myopathy |
| mtmx | myotubular myopathy, x linked |
| mtp | medical termination of pregnancy |
| MTP | Metatarsalphalangeal joint |
| mtp | microsomal triglyceride transfer protein |
| mtpj | metatarsophalangeal joint |
| mtpjbt | metatarsophalangeal joint of big toe |
| mts | mental test score |
| mts | muir torre syndrome |
| mtsea | methanethiosulfonate ethylammonium |
| mtt | mccormick toy test |
| MTX | Methotrexate |
| mtya | methacryloyl tyrosineamide |
| mua | manipulation under anesthetic |
| MUA/MUPs | Medically Underserved Areas/Populations |
| muac | mid upper arm circumference |
| muap | motor unit action potential |
| muc | mucilage |
| muc | mucoid |
| mucp | maximum urethral closure pressure |
| mud | matched unrelated donor bone marrow transplant |
| mud | minimal urticarial dose |
| muf | monounsaturated fat diet |
| mufa | monounsaturated fatty acid |
| muga | multigated acquisition |
| muh | melanosis universalis hereditaria |
| muhh | marie unna hereditary hypotrichosis |
| mule | movement of upper limb evaluation |
| mumps | massachusetts general hospital utility multi programming system |
| mup | major urinary protein |
| mup | maximum urethral pressure |
| mup | motor unit potential |
| mup | mouse urinary protein |
| mv | congenital mitral valve abnormality |
| mv | mendelevium |
| mv | millivolt |
| mv | minute volume |
| mv | mitoxantrone, vp 16 |
| mv | mitral valve |
| mva | mitral valve annuloplasty |
| MVA | Motor vehicle accident |
| mvac | methotrexate, vinblastine, adriamycin, cisplatin |
| MVC | Motor vehicle crash |
| mvd | mitral valve disease |
| mvdp | maximum voiding detrusor pressure |
| mve | murray valley encephalitis |
| mvf | mitoxantrone, vincristine, 5 fluorouracil |
| mvi | mitral valve insufficiency |
| mvi | multivitamin |
| mvlk | mevalonate kinase |
| mvmt | movement |
| mvn | muroid virus nephropathy |
| mvnta | motor vehicle non traveling accident |
| mvo2 | myocardial oxygen consumption |
| MVP | Mitral valve prolapse |
| mvp | mitral valvoplasty |
| mvpp | mechlorethamine, vinblastine, procarbazine, prednisone |
| MVPS | Mitral valve prolapse syndrome |
| mvr | mitral valve regurgitation |
| MVR | Mitral valve replacement |
| mvrr | mitral valve re replacement |
| mvt | mitoxantrone, vp 16, thiotepa |
| mvta | motor vehicle traffic accident |
| mvv | maximal voluntary ventilation |
| mvvpp | mechlorethamine, vincristine, vinblastine, procarbazine, prednisone |
| mw | maximum voluntary ventilation |
| mw | midwife |
| mw | milliwatt |
| mw | molecular weight |
| mws | muckle wells syndrome |
| mx | matrix |
| mx | metastasis cannot be, or has not been, assessed |
| mz | monozygotic |
| mzl | marginal zone lymphoma |
| Mφ | Macrophage |