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What does the abbreviation 'M' stand for?
What does 'Mcg./U' represent?
What does 'MD' stand for?
Doctor of medicine
What does 'mec' refer to?
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What is 'med' an abbreviation for?
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What does 'med.' signify?
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What do 'meq, mEq' stand for?
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What does 'mg' mean?
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What does 'MI' refer to?
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What does 'min' represent?
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What does 'mn' stand for?
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What does 'mL' mean?
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What is 'MMR' an abbreviation for?
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What does 'MRI' stand for?
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Study Notes
Medical Abbreviations and Terminology
- M: Indicates male gender, commonly used in medical records.
- Mcg./U: Abbreviation for microgram, a standard unit of measurement in pharmaceuticals.
- MD: Stands for Doctor of Medicine, a degree held by medical doctors.
- mec: Refers to meconium, the first stool passed by newborns, indicating gastrointestinal function.
- med: Short form for medicine, which can refer to the field of healthcare or specific drugs.
- med.: Abbreviation for medium, often used in sizing or dosages in medical contexts.
- meq, mEq: Refers to milliequivalents, a unit of measure used in chemistry and medicine to express the concentration of ionic substances.
- mg: Stands for milligram, a common unit for measuring medication dosages.
- MI: Refers to myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, a critical cardiovascular event.
- min: Abbreviation for minute, a time measurement relevant in monitoring and treatment protocols.
- mn: Denotes midnight, often used in dosage times.
- mL: Stands for milliliter, a measurement of liquid volume in medicine.
- MMR: Represents measles, mumps, and rubella, a combination vaccine for these infectious diseases.
- MRI: Short for magnetic resonance imaging, a non-invasive imaging technique used for medical diagnoses.
- MVA: Abbreviation for motor vehicle accident, a term commonly used in emergency medicine and accident reports.
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