| MAR | main admissions room; marasmus; marrow; maximal aggregation ratio; medication administration record;... |
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| MCAR | mixed cell agglutination reaction |
| MLR | mean length response; middle latency response; mixed lymphocyte reaction |
| MPAS | mild perioxic acid Schiff [reaction] |
| MPR | mannose 6-phosphate receptor; marrow production rate; massive preretinal retraction; maximum pulse r... |
| light dependent reaction | The reaction taking place in the chloroplast in which the absorption of a photon leads to the formation of ATP and NADPH. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| local anaesthetic reaction | A toxic reaction due to absorption of local anaesthetic drug during regional anaesthesia, ranging from drowsiness to convulsions and cardiovascular collapse. (05 Mar 2000) |
| local reaction | A reaction which occurs at the point of entrance of an infecting organism or of an injection, as in the Arthus phenomenon. Synonym: local reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Loewenthal's reaction | The agglutinative reaction in relapsing fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lohmann reaction | The reaction catalyzed by creatine kinase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphocytic leukemoid reaction | Leukocytosis of varying degree, with adult lymphocytes and immature forms amounting to 40% (or more) of the total number of white blood cells in the circulating blood; may be observed in association with pertussis, infectious mononucleosis, gonorrhoea, chickenpox, and sarcoidosis. (05 Mar 2000) |