| MCP | maximum closure pressure; maximum contraction pattern; malanocortin receptor; melphalan, cyclophosph... |
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| MCPP | metacarpophalangeal pattern profile; metacarpophalangeal profile; meta-chlorophenylpiperazine |
| MCPPP | metacarpophalangeal pattern profile plot |
| MPB | male pattern baldness; meprobamate |
| PDP | pattern disruption point; piperidinopyrimidine; platelet-derived plasma; primer-dependent deoxynucle... |
| Electron Channeling Pattern | <microscopy> A pattern formed by the periodic backscattering of electrons by the specimen lattice in a transmission electron microscope. Allows determination of crystal structure and lattice parameters in crystals greater than 10 micrometres diameter. Acronym: ECP (05 Aug 1998) |
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| juvenile pattern | A precordial T-wave inversion, sometimes with J-ST elevations in an electrocardiogram, resembling that seen in normal children, which occurs as a normal variant in some adults, especially blacks, and especially in leads V1, V2, and V3. (05 Mar 2000) |
| female pattern alopecia | Diffuse partial hair loss in the centroparietal area of the scalp, with preservation of the frontal and temporal hair lines; the most frequent type of androgenic alopecia in women. (05 Mar 2000) |
| female pattern baldness | <dermatology> Hair loss in women that may be associated with aging, hormones (androgens) or genetic predisposition. The pattern of baldness in women is different from that of men. In women there is thinning of the hair all over the scalp, but the frontal hairline is maintained. The hair loss is usually permanent. Treatment has been successful with topical minoxidil in some cases. (27 Sep 1997) |