| MD | Doctor of Medicine [Lat. Medicinae Doctor]; magnesium deficiency; main duct; maintenance dose; major... |
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| MDD | major depressive disorder; mean daily dose |
| MDE | major depressive episode |
| MDI | manic-depressive illness; metered dose inhaler; multiple daily injection; Multiscore Depression Inve... |
| SADD | Short-Alcohol Dependence Data [questionnaire]; standardized assessment of depressive disorders; Stud... |
| Valentine's position | A supine position on a table with double inclined plane so as to cause flexion at the hips; used to facilitate urethral irrigation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mandibular hinge position | Any position of the mandible which exists when the condyles are so situated in the temporomandibular joints that opening or closing movements can be made on the hinge axis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genucubital position | A prone position resting on the knees and elbows, assumed for gynecologic or rectal examination or operation. Synonym: genucubital position. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genupectoral position | A prone posture resting on the knees and upper part of the chest, assumed for gynecologic or rectal examination. Synonym: genupectoral position. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Casselberry position | A prone position assumed when drinking, after intubation, in order to prevent the entrance of fluid into the tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mayo-Robson's position | A supine position with a thick pad under the loins, causing a marked lordosis in this region; used in operations on the gallbladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| centric position | The position of the mandible in its most retruded unstrained relation to the maxillae. See: centric jaw relation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rest position | The usual position of the mandible when the patient is resting comfortably in the upright position and the condyles are in a neutral unstrained position in the glenoid fossae. See: rest relation. Synonym: postural position, postural resting position, rest position. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reverse Trendelenburg position | Supine position without flexing or extending, in which the head is higher than the feet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mentoanterior position | A cephalic presentation of the foetus with its chin pointing to the right (right mentoanterior, RMA) or to the left (left mentoanterior, LMA) acetabulum of the mother. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mentoposterior position | A cephalic presentation of the foetus with its chin pointing to the right (right mentoposterior, RMP) or to the left (left mentoposterior, LMP) sacroiliac articulation of the mother. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mentotransverse position | A cephalic presentation of the foetus with its chin pointing to the right (right mentotransverse, RMT) or to the left (left mentotransverse, LMT) iliac fossa of the mother. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rose's position | The patient lies on his back with the head falling down over the end of the table; used in operations within the mouth or pharynx. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physiologic rest position | The usual position of the mandible when the patient is resting comfortably in the upright position and the condyles are in a neutral unstrained position in the glenoid fossae. See: rest relation. Synonym: postural position, postural resting position, rest position. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Walcher position | An obsolete term for a supine position of the parturient woman with the lower extremities falling over the edge of the table. (05 Mar 2000) |