PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR MEDICINE
Medical abbreviations (MMR-OBS)
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Abbreviation or symbol
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Meaning
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MMR
|
mass miniature radiography; measles,
mumps & rubella
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MO
|
Medical Officer
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MOH
|
Medical Officer of Health
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MOP
|
Medical out-patient
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MRC
|
Medical Research Council
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MRCP
|
Member of the Royal College of
Physicians
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MRI
|
magnetic resonance imaginng
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MS
|
mitral stenosis; multiple sclerosis;
musculoskeletal
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MSSU
|
mid-stream specimen of urine
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MSU
|
mid-stream urine
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MSW
|
Medical Social Worker
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MVP
|
mitral valve prolapse
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NA
|
not applicable
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Na
|
sodium
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NAD
|
no abnormality detected
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NBI
|
no bone injury
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ND
|
normal delivery
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NE
|
not engaged
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NHS
|
National Health Service
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NIC
|
National Insurance Certificate
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NMC
|
Nursing and Midwifery Council
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NND
|
neo-natal death
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nocte
|
at night (Latin)
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NOF
|
neck of femur
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NP
|
not palpable; nasal passage
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NPO
|
nothing by mouth (Latin)
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NPU
|
not passed urine
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NS
|
nervous system
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NSA
|
no significant abnormality
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NSSPCC
|
National Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children
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NYD
|
not yet diagnosed
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o.d.
|
daily (Latin)
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O/E
|
on examination
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OA
|
on admission; osteo-arthritis
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OAP
|
old age pensioner
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Obs.
|
obstetrics
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OBS
|
organic brain syndrome
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