| AMSU | ambulatory minor surgery unit |
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| MAS | magic angle spinning; Manifest Anxiety Scale; maximum average score; McCune-Albright syndrome; mecon... |
| MDM | medical decision making; mid-diastolic murmur; minor determinant mix [penicillin] |
| MGL | minor glomerular lesion |
| MIHA | minor histocompatibility antigen |
| nurse midwives | Professional nurses who have received postgraduate training in midwifery. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| nurse-patient relations | Interaction between the patient and nurse. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nurse practitioner | <specialist> A registered nurse with advanced training in a particular area of health care, e.g., paediatric nurse practitioners have additional education in the care of children. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nurse practitioners | Nurses who are specially trained to assume an expanded role in providing medical care under the supervision of a physician. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dry nurse | A woman who cares for newborn infants without breast feeding them, as opposed to a wet nurse. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infection control nurse | A registered nurse with additional education in the monitoring and prevention of nosocomial infections in the client population in an agency. Synonym: infection control nurse. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flight nurse | A nurse who cares for clients during transport in any type of aircraft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| licensed practical nurse | A nurse who has graduated from an accredited school of practical (vocational) nursing, passed the state examination for licensure and been licensed to practice by a state authority. Program is generally one year in length. Synonym: licensed vocational nurse. (05 Mar 2000) |
| licensed vocational nurse | A nurse who has graduated from an accredited school of practical (vocational) nursing, passed the state examination for licensure and been licensed to practice by a state authority. Program is generally one year in length. Synonym: licensed vocational nurse. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ala minor ossis sphenoidalis | One of a bilateral pair of triangular, pointed plates extending laterally from the anterolateral body of the sphenoid bone. Forming the posteriormost portion of the floor of the anterior cranial fossa, their sharp posterior edge forms the sphenoidal ridge separating anterior and middle cranial fossae. The medial end of the lesser wing attaches to the body by means of two pedicles, thus forming the optic canal. The wing itself forms the superior margin of the supraorbital fissure. Synonym: ala minor ossis sphenoidalis, ala orbitalis, Ingrassia's apophysis, Ingrassia's wing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annulus iridis minor | The narrow inner zone of the iris. Synonym: annulus iridis minor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aphthae minor | <dermatology> Roundish pearl-coloured specks or flakes in the mouth, on the lips, etc, terminating in white sloughs, better known as thrush and the specks are called aphthae. Synonym: thrush, candidiasis. Origin: Sing. Of Aphthae. L, fr. Gr. (mostly in pl, Hipp) an eruption, thrush, fr. To set on fire, inflame. (25 Jun 1999) |
| arteria palatina minor | <anatomy, artery> One of several posterior branches of the descending palatine in the greater palatine canal, distributed to the soft palate and tonsil. Synonym: arteria palatina minor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| camera oculi minor | The ringlike space, filled with aqueous humor, between the iris/pupil anteriorly and the lens and ciliary body posteriorly. Synonym: camera posterior bulbi, camera oculi minor, camera oculi posterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| variola minor | A mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent strain of the virus. Synonym: Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milkpox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, whitepox. Origin: Pg. Alastrar, to scatter over (05 Mar 2000) |