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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.
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).
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Stedman's Medical Dictionary is a medical dictionary developed for medical students, physicians, researchers, and medical language specialists. Entries include medical terms, abbreviations, acronyms, measurements, and more. Pronunciation and word etymology (showing mostly Latin and Greek prefixes and roots) are provided with most definitions.
Abbreviation Organization or personnel MASH: Mobile army surgical hospital (US) MedPAC: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: MD: Doctor of Medicine: MLA: Medical laboratory assistant: MT: Medical technologist: MLT: Medical laboratory technician MOH: Ministry of Health (various countries) MRCP: Membership of the Royal College of Physicians: MRCS
Emergency Medical Service(s) EMU: early morning urine sample (being the most concentrated, generally used for pregnancy testing) Emul: emulsion: ENT: ear, nose, and throat (see otolaryngology) EOB: edge of bed EoL: End-of-life (adjective) EoLC: End-of-life care: EOM: extraocular muscles: EOMI: extraocular movements intact (see eye movement) EPCT