M

M – male, meter, minute

MAE – moves all extremities

Malignancy – cancerous growth

MAR – medication administration record

MAP – mean arterial pressure

MBS – modified barium swallow

MCA – motorcycle accident, middle cerebral artery

MCC – motorcycle crash

MCG – microgram

MCH – mean corpuscular hemoglobin

MCHC – mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration

MCV – mean corpuscular volume

MD – medical doctor

MDD – maximum daily dose

MDI – metered-dose inhaler

ME – medication error

MEQ – milliequivalents

MET – medical emergency team

Mets – metastasis

METS – metabolic equivalents

MG – milligram, magnesium

MGMT – management

MGT – management

MI – myocardial infarction, mile

MIC – minimum inhibitory concentration

MIDAS – medical information data analysis system

Migraine – severe headache

Min – minute, minum

MIVF – maintenance intravenous fluids

ML – milliliter

MM – millimeters

MM Hg – millimeters of mercury

MN – midnight

MOM – milk of magnesia

mono – mononucleosis, monocytes

MPV – mean platelet volume

MR – mitral regurgitation, mental retardation

MRA – magnetic resonance angiogram

MRCP – magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography

MRI – magnetic resonance imaging

MRICU – medical respiratory intensive care unit

MRSA – methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

MRV – magnetic resonance venography

MS – medical student, multiple sclerosis, mental status, mitral stenosis

MSDS – material safety data sheet

MSK – musculoskeletal

MV – mitral valve

MVA – motor vehicle accident

MVC – motor vehicle crash/collision

MVR – mitral valve replacement

MWF – Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Myalgia – muscle pain