| CDM | chemically-defined medium; clinical decision making |
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| CDMNS | clinical decision making in nursing scale |
| MDM | medical decision making; mid-diastolic murmur; minor determinant mix [penicillin] |
| SDP | shared decision-making program; right sacroposterior [fetal position] [Lat. sacrodextra posterior] |
| SMDM | Society for Medical Decision Making |
| cobalt machine | <apparatus> A simple but effective source of irradiation which is employed for external beam radiotherapy. It has limited ability to focus irradiation. (16 Dec 1997) |
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| heart-lung machine | A combination blood pump and blood oxygenator used for temporary periods of time in cardiopulmonary bypass for cardiac surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| productive machine hours | That portion of scheduled operating hours during which a machine performs its designated functions, excluding time to transport the machine and operational or mechanical delays. (05 Dec 1998) |
| q-machine | <radiobiology> Plasma device studied in the 1960s, noted for its natural quiescence, which made it attractive for plasma wave phyics experimentation. (09 Oct 1997) |