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Acronyms & Abbreviations used in Laboratories
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M
mix (misce)
m
micrometer
m
meter
m2
square meter
m3
cubic meter
m3
cubic micrometer
MAA
microaggregatedalbumin
MAI
Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare
MAR
mixed antiglobulin reaction
MB
a fraction of creatine kinase
MBC
minimum bactericidal concentration; maximum breathing capacity
MBD
maximum bactericidal dilution
MBP
myelin basic protein
MC-Ab
monoclonal antibody
mcg
microgram
MCH
mean corpuscular hemoglobin
MCHC
mean cell hemoglobin concentration
MCTD
mixed connective tissue disease
MCV
mean corpuscular volume
MD
medical doctor
Md
mendelevium
MDR
minimum daily requirement
MEIA
microparticle enzyme immunoassay
MEN
multiple endocrine neoplasia
mEq
milliequivalent
METS
metastases
MF
mycosis fungoides
MFC
minimum fungicidal concentration
mg
milligram
Mg
magnesium
MgCl2
magnesium chloride
MgCO3
magnesium carbonate
MgSO4
magnesium sulfate
MH
malignant hyperthermia; marital history; menstrual history; mental health
MHA
microhemagglutination
MHA-TP
microhemagglutination Treponema pallidum
MI
myocardial infarction; maturation index
MIC
minimum inhibitory concentration
MID
maximum bactericidal dilution
mIU
milli International unit
mL
milliliter
MLC
mixed leukocyte culture; mixed lymphocyte culture
MLD
metachromatic leukodystrophy; minimum lethal dose
MLR
mixed lymphocyte reaction
MLT
medical laboratory technician
mm
millimeter
mm Hg
millimeters of mercury
mm2
square millimeter
mm3
cubic millimeter
MMA
methylmalonic acid
mmol
millimole
mmol/L
millimolar
MMR
measles, mumps, rubella
Mn
manganese
Mo
molybdenum
mol
micromole
mol
mole
mol/L
micromolar
mol/L
molar
mOsm
milliosmole
MPS
mucopolysaccharidosis
MPV
mean plasma volume; mean platelet volume
MR
moderately resistant
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
MRSA
methicillin-resistant S. aureus
MS
mental status; mitral stenosis; multiple sclerosis
MSAFP
maternal serum alpha fetoprotein
MSD
metabolic screening disorders
MSH
melanocyte stimulating hormone
MSL
midsternal line
MSUD
maple syrup urine disease
MT
medical technologist
MTB
mycobacterium tuberculosis
MTX
methotrexate
mU
milliunit
MVP
mitral valve prolapse
MW
molecular weight
MZ
monozygotic
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