Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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meds medications
MEDScD Doctor of Medical Science
MEDSTATS Medical Statistics Expert System
Med-surg medicine and surgery
MEDSYNDIKATE Synthesis of Distributed Knowledge Acquired from Medical Text
Med Tech medical technology, medical technologist
MED-TEP Medical Treatment Effectiveness Program
MEDTUTOR microcomputer-based tutorial [for MEDLARS]
MEE measured energy expenditure; methylethyl ether; middle ear effusion; multilocus enzyme electrophoresis
MEES medical element engineering and simulation
MEF maximal expiratory flow; middle ear fluid; midexpiratory flow; migration enhancement factor; mouse embryo fibroblast
MEF₅₀ mean maximal expiratory flow
MEFR maximal expiratory flow rate
MEFV maximal expiratory flow volume
MEG magnetoencephalogram, magnetoencephalography; megakaryocyte; Megestrol; mercaptoethylguanidine; multifocal eosinophilic granuloma
MeG methylguanine
meg megacycle; megakaryocyte; megaloblast
Meg-CSA megakaryocyte colony-stimulating activity
MEGD minimal euthyroid Graves disease
mEGF mouse epidermal growth factor
MegMV Megakepasma mosaic virus
MEGS Montefiore endovascular graft system
Megs maternally expressed genes
MEGX monoethylglycinexylidide
mEH membrane-bound epoxide hydrolase
MEHP Metoprolol in Elderly Hypertensive Patients [study]
MEI master encounter index; maximally exposed individual; Medicare economic index
MEIA microparticle enzyme immunoassay
MEII minimum essential information infrastructure
MEK methylethylketone
MEL metabolic equivalent level; miniature electromechanical latch; mouse erythroleukemia
mel melena; melanoma
MELAS mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like symptoms [syndrome]
MEL B melarsoprol
MELC murine erythroleukemia cell
mel-CSPG melanoma-specific chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan
MELODHY Metoprolol Low Dose in Hypertension [study]
MELV Melao virus
MEM macrophage electrophoretic mobility; malic enzyme, mitochondrial; minimal Eagle medium; minimal essential medium
memb membrane, membranous
MEME Metathesaurus Enhancement and Maintenance Environment [UMLS]
MEM-FBS minimal essential medium with fetal bovine serum
MEMR multiple exostoses-mental retardation [syndrome]
MEMRs middle ear muscle reflexes
MEMS medication event monitoring system; micro-electromechanical system
MEN meningitis; multiple endocrine neoplasia
MEN-I multiple endocrine neoplasia, type I
men meningeal; meningitis; meniscus; menstruation
MEND Medical Education for National Defense
MENG magnetoenterography
MENT maximum entropy [algorithm]
ment mental, mentality
MENTOR Medtronic Wiktor Hepamed Stent Trial
MEO malignant external otitis
5-MeODMT 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyl-tryptamine
MeOH methyl alcohol
MEOS microsomal ethanol oxidizing system
MEP maximum expiratory pressure; mean effective pressure; mepiridine; minimum error point; mitochondrial encephalopathy; molecular electrostatic potential; motor end-plate; motor evoked potential
mep meperidine
6-MeP 6-mercaptopurine
MEPAS mobility-assist for paralyzed, amputee, and spastic patients
MEPC miniature end-plate current
6-MeP-dR 6-mercaptopurine deoxyriboside
M-Epi epicardium and M regions
MEPP miniature end-plate potential
MEPS Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
MEPS-IC Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component
mEQ, mEq, meq milliequivalent
mEq/L milliequivalents per liter
MER mean ejection rate; medical emergency room; Merck Index Online; methanol extraction residue; micro-electrode recording; murmur/energy ratio
MERB Medical Examination and Review Board
MERCATOR Multicenter European Research Trial with Cilazapril after Angioplasty to Prevent Transluminal Coronary Obstruction and Restenosis
MERG macular electroretinogram
MERIT Medical Records, Images, Texts Information Exchange
MERIT-HF Metoprolol Controlled-release Randomised Intervention Trial in Heart Failure
MERRF myoclonus epilepsy with ragged red fibers [syndrome]
MERRLA myoclonus epilepsy-ragged red fibers-lactic acidosis [syndrome]
MERS Multiagency Electronic Regulatory Submission
MES maintenance electrolyte solution; maximal electroshock; maximal electroshock seizures; microembolic signal; Minitran Efficacy Study; multiple endocrine syndrome; myoelectric signal
Mes mesencephalon, mesencephalic
MESA Marshfield Epidemiologic Study Area; myoepithelial sialadenitis
Mesc mescaline
MESCH Multi-Environment Scheme
MESF molecules of equivalent soluble fluorochrome
MeSH Medical Subject Headings
MESNA [sodium 2-]mercaptoethanesulfonate
MESOR midline estimating statistic of rhythm
MesPGN mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis
MESS mangled extremity severity score
MEST mouse ear swelling test
MESV murine embryonic stem-cell virus
MET maximal exercise test; metabolic equivalent of the task; metastasis, metastatic; methionine; midexpiratory time; modality examination terminal; multistage exercise test
Met methionine
met metallic [chest sounds]; methionine
META medical editors trial accounting; medical editors trial amnesty; Metathesaurus [UMLS]; 3-methacryloyloxyethyl trimellitate anhydride
Meta Metathesaurus [UMLS]
metab metabolic, metabolism
metas metastasis, metastatic
Met-Enk methionine-enkephalin
METEOR managing end-to-end operations
METH methicillin
Meth methedrine
meth methyl
Met-Hb methemoglobin
MeTHF methyltetrahydrofolic acid
Met-hGH N-methionyl recombinant human growth hormone
MetMb metmyoglobin
METR miniature electronic temperature recorder
METS Medical Equipment Technical Society; metabolic equivalents [of oxygen consumption]
mets metastases
METT maximum exercise tolerance test
MEU maximum expected utility
MEV maximum exercise ventilation; mevalonate; minimal excursionary ventilation; murine erythroblastosis virus
MeV measles virus; megaelectron volts
mev megaelectron volts
MEWD, MEWDS multiple evanescent white dot [syndrome]
MEXIS Metoprolol and Xamoterol Infarction Study
MF magnetic field; magnification factor; maximal force; mean field; meat free; medium frequency; megafarad; membrane filler; merthiolate-formaldehyde [solution]; metacarpal fusion; microfibril; microfilament; microflocculation; microscopic factor; mid frequency; midcavity forceps; mitochondrial fragments; mitogenic factor; mitomycin-fluorouracil; mitotic figure; mucosal fluid; multifactorial; multiplication factor; mutation frequency; mycosis fungoides; myelin figure; myelofibrosis; myocardial fibrosis; myofibrillar
M&F male and female; mother and father
M:F, M/F male:female [ratio]
Mf maxillofrontale
mF millifarad
mf microfarad; microfilaria
μF, μf microfarad
MFA master of fine arts [degree]; mean field annealing [imaging]; metabolic flux analysis; monofluoroacetate; multifocal functional autonomy; multiple factor analysis
MFAQ Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire
MFAT multifocal atrial tachycardia
MFB medial forebrain bundle; metallic foreign body; multiple feedback
MFC mean fluorescence channel; medical follow-up clinic; Microsoft Foundation Classes; minimal fungicidal concentration
MFCM Master, Faculty of Community Medicine
MFCV muscle fiber conduction velocity
MFD mandibulofacial dysostosis; midforceps delivery; milk-free diet; minimum fatal dose; multiple fractions per day
mfd microfarad
MFG magnetic field gradient; minimum-distance frontal gyrus
MFH malignant fibrous histiocytoma
MFH-B malignant fibrous histiocytoma of bone
MFHom Member of the Faculty of Homeopathy
MFI male factor infertility; malleable facial implant; mean fluorescence intensity; multi-facility integration
MFID multielectrode flame ionization detector
M-FISH multiplex fluorescence in situ hybridization
MFL myofibril
m flac membrana flaccida [Lat.]
MFLOPS, Mflops megaflops [million floating points per second]
MFM magnetic force microscopy
MFO medium frequency oscillator; mixed function oxidase
MFOM Master, Faculty of Occupational Medicine
MFP monofluorophosphate; myofascial pain
M-FPIA monoclonal fluorescence polarization immunoassay
MFPR multifetal pregnancy reduction
MFR mean flow rate; mucus flow rate
MFS Marfan syndrome; Medicare fee schedule
MFSS Medical Field Service School
MFST Medical Field Service Technician
MFT multifocal atrial tachycardia; muscle function test
MFTA molecular field topology analysis
MFUN molecular function [UMLS]
MFUS Manitoba Follow-up Study
MFV maximal flow-volume [loop]
MFW multiple fragment wounds
MG maintenance goal; Marcus Gunn [pupil]; margin; mean gradient; medial gastrocnemius [muscle]; membranous glomerulonephritis; menopausal gonadotropin; mesiogingival; methylglucoside; methylguanidine; monoclonal gammopathy; monoglyceride; mucous granule; muscle group; myasthenia gravis; myoglobin
M3G morphine-3-glucuronide
Mg magnesium
m^7G 7-methylguanosine
mg milligram
μg microgram [JCAHO unapproved abbreviation]
mγ milligamma
μγ microgamma
MGA master of general administration; medical gas analyzer; melengestrol acetate; 3-methylglutaconicaciduria
MgATP magnesium adenosine triphosphate
MGB medial geniculate body; myoglobin
MGBG methylglyoxal-bis-(guanylhydrazone)
MGC Mammalian Gene Collection; medical genetics center; medical genetics clinic; megacolon; minimal glomerular change
MgC magnocellular neuroendocrine cell
MGCE multifocal giant cell encephalitis
MGCN megalocornea
MGCR meningioma chromosome region
MGCRB Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board
MGD maximal glucose disposal; mixed gonadal dysgenesis; Microbial Germplasm Database; Mouse Genome Database; multiglandular disease
mg/dl milligrams per deciliter
MGDS Member in General Dental Surgery
MGEIR Mouse Gene Expression Information Resource
MGES multiple gated equilibrium scintigraphy
MGF macrophage growth factor; maternal grandfather
MGG May-Grnwald-Giemsa [staining]; molecular and general genetics; mouse gammaglobulin; multinucleated giant cell
MGGH methylglyoxal guanylhydrazone
MGH Massachusetts General Hospital
mgh milligram-hour
MGI magnetically guided intubation
MGIT mycobacterial growth indicator tube
mg/kg milligrams per kilogram
μg/kg micrograms per kilogram
MGL minor glomerular lesion
Mgl myoglobin
mg/L milligrams per liter
μg/L micrograms per liter
mGluR metabotropic glutamate receptor
MGM maternal grandmother; meningioma
mgm milligram
MGMA Medical Group Management Association
MGMT methylguanine-deoxyribonucleic acid methyltransferase