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(mok′sa) The use of a soft combustible substance, such as the herb Artemisia vulgaris, burned on the skin. It is popular in eastern Asia, Japan, and complementary medicine as a cautery and counterirritant. SEE: moxibustion.
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(mok″sĭ-bŭs′chŏn) [moxa + (com)bustion] In traditional Asian and alternative medicine, cauterization and counterirritation to treat disease with a cylinder or cone of cotton wool (moxa) placed on the skin and fired at the top.
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maximum permissible dose.
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mortality prediction model.
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most probable number (of bacteria present in a quantity of solution, esp. water).
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mucopolysaccharidosis; mononuclear phagocytic system.
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meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine.
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tetravalent meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine.
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magnetic resonance; mitral regurgitation.
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magnetic resonance angiography; medical record administrator.
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Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; Member of the Royal College of Physicians.
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Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada.
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Member of the Royal College of Surgeons.
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Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada.
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magnetic resonance imaging.
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methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
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methicillin-resistant-Staphylococcus epidermidis.
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medical record technician.
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maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein.
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material safety data sheet.
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melanocyte-stimulating hormone. SEE: under hormone.
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maple syrup urine disease.
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milliSievert (one thousandth of a sievert).
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