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Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are a group of rare blood cancers in which excess red blood cells, white blood cells or platelets are produced in the bone marrow. Myelo refers to the bone marrow, proliferative describes the rapid growth of blood cells and neoplasm describes that growth as abnormal and uncontrolled.
Multiple micronutrient powder (MNP) is a combination of at least iron, zinc, and vitamin A. [1] It is used to prevent malnutrition in children and during health emergencies. [2] [3] [4] The target age group is generally those 6 month to 5 years of age. [3] It is used by combining with food once a day for one or more months. [3] [4]
List of medical abbreviations: Overview; List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations; List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel; List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions; List of optometric abbreviations
Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1] a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte every night Omne Nocte a.s., as, AS left ear auris sinistra a.u., au, AU both ears together or each ear aures unitas or auris uterque b.d.s, bds, BDS 2 times a day bis die sumendum b.i.d., bid, BID
MNP can stand for: Manipur, a state in northeastern India (postal code) Magnetic nanoparticles; Manor Park railway station, a National Rail station in England;
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes). This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (U.S. National Library of Medicine) MELD: Model for End-Stage Liver Disease: MEN: multiple endocrine neoplasia: MeSH: Medical Subject Headings (U.S. National Library of Medicine) MET: metabolic equivalent: met: metastasis (pronounced like the word met; plural mets) MFM: maternal and fetal ...