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Maturity-onset diabetes of the young: MOH Medication overuse headaches: MPD Myeloproliferative disorders: 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)
This is a list of mnemonics used in medicine and medical science, categorized and alphabetized. A mnemonic is any technique that assists the human memory with information retention or retrieval by making abstract or impersonal information more accessible and meaningful, and therefore easier to remember; many of them are acronyms or initialisms which reduce a lengthy set of terms to a single ...
Multiple studies very clearly show that keeping blood glucose levels as close to the normal, nondiabetic range as possible does very significantly help prevent, slow, or delay the long-term complications of diabetes (e.g., eye, kidney, blood vessel, and nerve damage). Congenital defect problems or conditions that are present at birth.
diabetes mellitus, Dermatomyositis: DM2: Type 2 diabetes, formerly known as Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM). DMARD: disease-modifying antirheumatic drug: DMD: Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Dentariae Medicinae Doctor, that is, Doctor of Dental Medicine: DME: durable medical equipment: DMPA: depot medroxyprogesterone acetate: DMSA ...
febris e causa ignota (normally written as febris E.C.I.) fever of unknown origin ECLS: extracorporeal life support: ECMO: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: ECP: emergency care practitioner: ECT: electroconvulsive therapy: ECTR: endoscopic carpal tunnel release: ED: eating disorder emergency department erectile dysfunction ectodermal ...
As a general rule, this vowel almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots (e.g. arthr-+ -o-+ -logy = arthrology), but generally, the -o-is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem (e.g. arthr-+ -itis = arthritis, instead of arthr-o-itis). Second, medical roots generally go together according to language, i.e., Greek ...
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This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).