| MAR | main admissions room; marasmus; marrow; maximal aggregation ratio; medication administration record;... |
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| MED | median erythrocyte diameter; medical, medication, medicine; Medical Entities Dictionary; minimum eff... |
| med | medial; median; medication; medicine, medical; medium |
| MILS | medication information leaflet for seniors |
| OCM | oral contraceptive medication |
| thrombolytic medication | Medications that dissolve blot clots (for example streptokinase, tissue plasminogen activator or TPA and urokinase). (27 Sep 1997) |
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| adverse drug reaction reporting systems | Systems developed for collecting reports from government agencies, manufacturers, hospitals, physicians, and other sources on adverse drug reactions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ambulatory care information systems | Information systems, usually computer-assisted, designed to store, manipulate, and retrieve information for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling administrative activities associated with the provision and utilization of ambulatory care services and facilities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| animal identification systems | Procedures for recognizing individual animals and certain identifiable characteristics pertaining to them; includes computerised methods, ear tags, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| radiology information systems | Information systems, usually computer-assisted, designed to store, manipulate, and retrieve information for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling administrative activities associated with the provision and utilization of radiology services and facilities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| management information systems | Systems designed to provide information primarily concerned with the administrative functions associated with the provision and utilization of services; also includes program planning, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| man-machine systems | A system in which the functions of the man and the machine are interrelated and necessary for the operation of the system. (12 Dec 1998) |
| patient identification systems | Organised procedures for establishing patient identity, including use of bracelets, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| medical records systems, computerised | Computer-based systems for input, storage, display, retrieval, and printing of information contained in a patient's medical record. (12 Dec 1998) |
| personnel staffing and scheduling information systems | Computer-based systems for use in personnel management in a facility, e.g., distribution of caregivers with relation to patient needs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| clinical laboratory information systems | Information systems, usually computer-assisted, designed to store, manipulate, and retrieve information for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling administrative and clinical activities associated with the provision and utilization of clinical laboratory services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| clinical pharmacy information systems | Information systems, usually computer-assisted, designed to store, manipulate, and retrieve information for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling administrative activities associated with the provision and utilization of clinical pharmacy services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| computer systems | Systems composed of a computer or computers, peripheral equipment, such as disks, printers, and terminals, and telecommunications capabilities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| multi-institutional systems | Institutional systems consisting of more than one health facility which have cooperative administrative arrangements through merger, affiliation, shared services, or other collective ventures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| point-of-care systems | Laboratory and other services provided to patients at the bedside. These include diagnostic and laboratory testing using automated information entry systems. (12 Dec 1998) |