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Welcome to the MTWorld free resource on medical abbreviations. We have gathered the most common medical abbreviations and made them available for your use on our website. Although these standard medical abbreviations have been designed with medical transcription in mind, they can also benefit non medical transcriptionists and anyone else in a healthcare or medical career field who would find this information useful.

Abbreviation	Meaning
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m	Micron
M	Molar
m	Meter, minim
m l	Microliter
m m	Micrometer, micron
m mol	Micromole
m Osm	Micro-osmole
MAO	Monoamine oxidase
MCH	Mean corpuscular hemoglobin
MCHC	Meancorpuscular hemoglobin concentration
mCi	Millicurie
MCP	Metacarpophalangeal
MCV	Mean corpuscular volume
MD	Medical doctor, muscular dystrophy
MDD	Major depressive disorder
MDI	Metered dose inhaler
MEE	Middle ear effusion
mEq	Millequivalent
mg	Microgram
mg	Milligram
Mg	Magnesium
MI	Myocardial infarction
min	Minute
ml	Milliliter
mm	Millimeter
mM	Millimole
mm	Millimicron (nanometer)
mmol	Millimole
MMR	Measles-mumps-rubella (vaccine)
mo	Month
mol wt	Molecular weight
mOsm	Milliosmole
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
MS	Multiple sclerosis, morphine sulfate
MSAFP	Maternal serum alpha fetoprotein
MSH	Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
MTP	Metatarsaophalangeal
MUGA	Multigated acquisition (scanning)
MVP	Mitral valve prolaspe

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