Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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• MGN  medial geniculate nucleus; membranous glomerulonephritis
• MGP  marginal granulocyte pool; marginating granulocyte pool; membranous glomerulonephropathy; mucin glycoprotein
• MGR  modified gain ratio; multiple gas rebreathing
• mgr  milligram
• MGS  metric gravitational system; modified Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization
• MGSA  malignant growth stimulatory activity
• MGT  medical guideline technology; multiple glomus tumors
• MGUS  monoclonal gammopathies of undetermined significance
• MGW  magnesium sulfate, glycerin, and water
• mGy  milligray
• μGy  microgray
• MH  malignant histiocytosis; malignant hyperpyrexia; malignant hypertension; malignant hyperthermia; mammotropic hormone; mannoheptulose; marital history; medial hypothalamus; medical history; melanophore-stimulating hormone; menstrual history; mental health; mental hygiene; moist heat; monosymptomatic hypochondriasis; murine hepatitis; mu-tant hybrid; Mycobacterium haemophilum; myohyoid
• mH  millihenry
• μH  microhenry
• MHA  major histocompatibility antigen; May-Hegglin anomaly; Mental Health Association; methemalbumin; microangiopathic hemolytic anemia; microhemagglutination; middle hepatic artery; mixed hemadsorption; Mueller-Hinton agar
• MHAM  multiple hamartoma
• MHAQ  Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire
• M-HART  Montreal Heart Attack Readjustment Trial
• MHA-TP  microhemagglutination-Treponema pallidum
• MHB  maximum hospital benefit; Mueller-Hinton base
• MHb  methemoglobin; myohemoglobin
• MHBSS  modified Hank balanced salt solution
• MHC  major histocompatibility complex; mental health care; mental health center; mental health clinic; myosin heavy chain
• MHCS  Mental Hygiene Consultation Service
• MHCU  mental health care unit
• MHD  maintenance hemodialysis; mean hemolytic dose; mental health department; minimization of hypersurface distance; minimum hemolytic dilution; minimum hemolytic dose
• MHDI  Minnesota Health Data Institute
• MHDP  methylene hydroxydiphosphonate
• MHDPS  Mental Health Demographic Profile System
• M-HEART  Multi-Hospital Eastern Atlantic Restenosis Trial
• MHFT  Munich Mild Heart Failure Trial
• MHG  metropolitan health group
• MHHP  Minnesota Heart Health Program
• MHHS  Minnesota Heart Health Survey
• MHI  malignant histiocytosis of intestine; Mental Health Index; Mental Health Inventory; minor head injury
• MHIQ  McMaster health index questionnaire
• MHL  medial hypothalamic lesion
• MHLC  Multidimensional Health Locus of Control
• MHLS  metabolic heat load stimulator
• MHN  massive hepatic necrosis; Mohs hardness number; morbus hemolyticus neonatorum
• MHO  microsomal heme oxygenase
• mho  reciprocal ohm, siemens unit [ohm spelled backwards]
• MHP  hemiplegic migraine; maternal health program; medical center health plan; 1-mercuri-2-hydroxypropane; metropolitan health plan; monosymptomatic hypochondriacal psychosis; multi-skilled health practitioner
• MHPA  mild hyperphenylalaninemia
• MHPG  3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl-glycol
• MHR  major histocompatibility region; malignant hyperthermia resistance; maternal heart rate; maximal heart rate; methemoglobin reductase
• MHRI  Mental Health Research Institute
• MHS  major histocompatibility system; malignant hyperthermia in swine; malignant hyperthermia syndrome; malignant hypothermia susceptibility; Milan hypertensive [rat]; Minnesota Heart Survey; modified hybrid sign; multiple health screening; multihospital system
• MHSA  microaggregated human serum albumin
• MHSS  Military Health Services System
• MHT  mixed hemagglutination test
• MHTS  Multiphasic Health Testing Services
• MHV  magnetic heart vector; middle hepatic vein; mouse hepatitis virus; murine hepatitis virus
• MHW  mental health worker
• MHx  medical history
• MHyg  Master of Hygiene
• MHz  megahertz
• MI  magnetic-guided intubation; maturation index; medical illustrator; medical informatics; medical inspection; melanophore index; membrane integrity; menstruation induction; mental illness; mental institution; mercaptoimidazole; mesioincisal; metabolic index; microinvasion; microsatellite instability; migration index; migration inhibition; mild irritant; minimally invasive; mitotic index; mitral incompetence; mitral insufficiency; mononucleosis infectiosa; morphology index; motility index; mutual information; myocardial infarction; myocardial ischemia; myoinositol
• mi  mile
• MIA  missing in action
• MIAMI  Metoprolol in Acute Myocardial Infarction [study]
• MIAS  Mammographic Image Analysis Society
• MIAs  multi-institutional arrangements; medically indigent adults
• MIB  management information base; Medical Impairment Bureau; Medical Information Bureau; minimally invasive biopsy
• MIBG, mIBG  metaiodobenzylguanidine
• MIBI  methoxyisobutyl isonitrile
• MIBiol  Member of the Institute of Biology
• MIBK  methylisobutyl ketone
• MIBT  methyl isatin-beta-thiosemicarbazone
• MIC  maternal and infant care; maximum inhibitory concentration; mean inhibitory concentration; medical intensive care; Medical Interfraternity Conference; methyl isocyanate; microinvasive carcinoma; microscopy; minimal inhibitory concentration; minimal isorrheic concentration; minocycline; model immune complex; mononuclear inflammatory cell; morphologic, immunologic and cytogenic
• MICAB  minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery
• MICABG  minimally invasive coronary artery bypass graft
• MICAM  maturation index for colostrum and mature milk
• MICC  mitogen-induced cellular cytotoxicity
• MICCAI  Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention
• MICG  macromolecular insoluble cold globulin
• MICN  mobile intensive care nursing
• MICOL  Multicenter Italian Study of Cholesterol
• MICR  methacholine inhalation challenge response
• MICRA  Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act
• MICRO  Medical Information Collecting Robot
• micro  microcyte, microcytic; microscopic
• microbiol  microbiology
• microCi  microcurie
• microg  microgram
• MICRO-HOPE  Microalbuminuria, Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes-Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation
• MICS  Myocardial Infarction Cost Study
• MICST  Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Science, and Technology [Canada]
• MICT  mobile intensive care technician
• MICU  medical intensive care unit; mobile intensive care unit
• MICUP  management of intensive care unit and patients minimum
• MicV  micropia virus
• MID  maximum inhibiting dilution; mesioincisodistal; midinfarct dementia; minimum infective dose; minimum inhibitory dose; minimum irradiation dose; multi-infarct dementia; multiple indicator dilution; multiple ion detection
• mid  middle
• MIDA  myocardial ischemia dynamic analysis
• MIDAS  medical image display and analysis system; Medical Information Data Analysis System; metal ion-dependent adhesion site; microphthalmia-dermal aplasia-sclerocornea [syndrome]; Multicenter Isradipine Diuretic Atherosclerosis Study; Myocardial Infarction Data Acquisition System [study]
• MIDCAB  minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass [surgery]
• MIDI  musical instrument digital interface
• MIDS  Management Information Decision System
• midsag  midsagittal
• MIDSPAN  Middle-aged Span-of-Life Study
• MIDV  Middelburg virus
• MIEMIS  model for investment and evaluation of medical information system
• MIF  macrophage inhibitory factor; melanocyte[-stimulating hormone]-inhibiting factor; maximum inspiratory flow or force; merthiolate-iodine-formaldehyde [method]; microimmunofluorescence; midinspiratory flow; midline interhemispheric fusion; migration-inhibiting factor; mixed immunofluorescence; mllerian inhibiting factor
• MIFC  merthiolate-iodine-formaldehyde concentration
• MIFR  maximal inspiratory flow rate
• MIG  measles immune globulin; Medicare Insured Groups; message implementation guideline; Mitochondria Interest Group
• MIg  malaria immunoglobulin; measles immunoglobulin; membrane immunoglobulin
• mIg  membrane-anchored immunoglobulin [Ig]
• mIgM  membrane-anchored immunoglobulin M
• MIGT  multiple inert gas elimination technique
• MIH  Master of Industrial Health; migraine with interval headache; minimal intermittent heparin [dose]; moderate induced hypothermia
• MIHA  minor histocompatibility antigen
• MIHR  Management of Intellectual Property in Health Research and Development
• MIIO  minimally invasive intraoperative osteosynthesis
• MIKA  minor karyotype abnormalities
• MIKE  mass-analyzed ion kinetic energy
• MIL  mean intercept length analysis
• MILESTONE  Multicenter Iloprost European Study on Endangeitis
• MILIS  Multicenter Investigation of the Limitations of Infarct Size
• MILP  mitogen-induced lymphocyte proliferation
• MILS  medication information leaflet for seniors
• MILT  medical laboratory technician
• MILT-AD  medical laboratory technician- associate degree
• MILT-C  medical laboratory technician- certificate
• MIM  Mendelian Inheritance in Man; message information model; Multilateral Initiative in Malaria
• MIMC  multivane intensity modulation compensator
• MIME  multipurpose Internet mail extension
• MIMIC  multivane intensity modulation compensation
• MIMOSA  medical image management in an open system architecture
• MIMR  minimal inhibitor mole ratio
• MIMS  medical information management system; medical inventory management system; Migraine and Myocardial Ischemia Study
• MIMyCa  maternally inherited disorder with adult-onset myopathy and cardiomyopathy
• MIN  medial interlaminar nucleus; medical information network; multiple intestinal neoplasia
• min  mineral; minim; minimum, minimal; minor; minute
• μin  microinch
• MINA  monoisonitrosoacetone
• MinDu  minimum duration
• MINIA  monkey intranuclear inclusion agent
• MINPHIS  Made in Nigeria Primary Healthcare and Hospital Information System
• MINSAT  minimum cost satisfactibility
• MINT  Myocardial Infarction with Novastan and Tissue Plasminogen Activator Study
• MINV  Minnal virus
• MIO  metal-induced oxidation; minimum identifiable odor; modular input/output
• MiO  microorchidism
• MION  monocrystalline iron oxide
• MIOP  magnetic iron oxide particle
• MIOS  Myocardial Infarction Onset Study
• MIP  macrophage inflammatory protein; major intrinsic protein; maximum inspiratory pressure; maximum intensity pixel; maximum intensity projection; mean incubation period; mean intravascular pressure; Medical Informatics Programme [Singapore]; middle interphalangeal [joint]; minimal inspiratory pressure; minimally invasive procedure
• mIP  minimum intensity projection
• mip  macrophage infectivity promoter
• MIPA  macrophage inflammatory protein alpha
• MIPB  macrophage inflammatory protein beta
• MIPcor  coronary maximum intensity projection
• MIPO  minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis
• MIPP  maximum intensity pixel projection
• MIPPO  minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis
• MIPS  Martinsried Institute of Protein Sequences; mean index procedure sum; millions of instructions per second; Munich Information Center for Protein Sequences; myocardial isotope perfusion scan
• MIR  main immunogenic region; multiple isomorphous replacement
• MIRACL  myocardial ischemia reduction with aggressive cholesterol lowering
• MIRC  microtubuloreticular complex
• MIRD  medical internal radiation dose
• MIRL  medical imaging research laboratory; membrane inhibitor of reactive lysis
• MIRMO  Medical Information Resources Management Office
• MIRON  Medical Information Resources on the Net [UK]
• MIRP  myocardial infarction rehabilitation program
• MIRRACLE  Myocardial Infarction Risk Recognition and Conversion of Life-threatening Events into Survival [trial]
• MIRS  mean index resuscitation sum
• MIRSA  Multicenter International Randomized Study of Angina Pectoris
• MIRU  myocardial infarction research unit
• MIRV  Mirim virus
• MIS  management information system; manager of information system; medical information service; medical information system; meiosis-inducing substance; minimally invasive surgery; motor index score; mllerian inhibiting substance
• MiSAD  Milan Study on Atherosclerosis and Diabetes
• MISC  multi-interface sensor controlled
• misc  miscarriage; miscellaneous
• MISCHF  management to improve survival in congestive heart failure
• MISG  modified immune serum globulin
• MISHAP  microcephalus-imperforate anus-syndactyly-hamartoblastoma-abnormal lung lobulation-polydactyly [syndrome]
• MISI  multiple input single input
• MISJ  Medical Instrument Society of Japan
• MISNES  Multicenter Italian Study on Neonatal Electrocardiography [ECG] and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• MISS  medical image sharing system; Medical Interview Satisfaction Scale; minimally invasive spinal surgery; Modified Injury Severity Scale
• MIST  Management of Influenza in the Southern Hemisphere Trials; Medical Information Service by Telephone; Mibefradil Ischemia Suppression Trial; minimally invasive surgery and intervention technology; Multicenter Isradipine Salt Trial
• MIT  magnetic induction tomography; male impotence test; marrow iron turnover; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; mean input time; melodic intonation therapy; metabolism inhibition test; miracidial immobilization test; mitomycin; monoiodotyrosine
• mit  mitral
• MITF  microphthalmia-associated transcription factor
• MITI  Myocardial Infarction Triage and Intervention [Project]
• MITIS  Modular Integrated Transplant Information System
• MITO  mitomycin
• Mito C  mitomycin C
• MITRA  Maximal Individual Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction
• MITT  Myers introduction to type; minimally invasive thermal therapy
• mIU  milli-international unit; one-thousandth of an international unit
• μIU  one-millionth of an international unit
• MIVD  mobile interactive videodisk
• MIWC  mercurial insensitive water channel
• mix, mixt  mixture
• MJ  Machado-Joseph [disease]; marijuana; megajoule
• mJ, mj  millijoule
• μJ  microjoule