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The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
Medical laboratory technician MOH: Ministry of Health (various countries) MRCP: Membership of the Royal College of Physicians: MRCS: Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons: MRT: Medical radiation technologist MP: Medical psychologist: MPH Master of Public Health MSOS: Medication Safety Officers Society: MSPT Master of Science in Physical ...
Capillary blood glucose (British medical colloquialism originating from Boehringer Mannheim, a manufacturer of early glucose meters, today a part of Boehringer Ingelheim.) BMBx: Bone marrow biopsy: BMC: bone mineral content: BMD: bone mineral density (also termed bone mass measurement) BMI: body mass index: BMP: basic metabolic panel: BMR ...
Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the U.S. Yet, according to the American Heart Association, half of Americans are unaware of this sobering statistic. The good news is that a diet ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new definition of “healthy” food for the first time in 30 years. The new definition will apply to manufacturers who want to call their ...
A new rule from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will update what it means for food to be labeled “healthy” for the first time in 30 years, a move that aligns with current nutrition ...
avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder: Arg: arginine: ARM: artificial rupture of membranes (also abbreviated as AROM) ARMD: age-related macular degeneration: ARMS: alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma: AROM: active range of motion artificial rupture of membranes: ART: antiretroviral therapy assuming room temperature (that is, the patient has died ...
Chirurgiae Magister, Master of Surgery (British and Commonwealth countries medical degree) Caucasian male cardiomyopathy: CMD: cystic medial degeneration: CME: continuing medical education: CML: chronic myelogenous leukemia, also called chronic myeloid leukaemia CMML: chronic myelomonocytic leukemia: CMO: comfort measures only (palliative care ...