| MET | maximal exercise test; metabolic equivalent of the task; metastasis, metastatic; methionine; midexpi... |
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| metas | metastasis, metastatic |
| MM | macromolecule; Maelzels metronome; major medical [insurance]; malignant melanoma; manubrium to malle... |
| MTD | maximum tolerated dose; mean total dose; metastatic trophoblastic disease; Midwife Teacher's Diploma... |
| Bezold's abscess | An abscess deep in the neck parapharyngeal space associated with suppuration in the mastoid tip cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bicameral abscess | An abscess with two separate cavities or chambers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bone abscess | Suppuration within the medullary cavity (osteomyelitis), cortex, or periosteum of bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brain abscess | A localised cavity filled with pus secondary to a bacterial infection. (27 Sep 1997) |
| brain abscess in kids | <radiology> Cyanotic congenital heart disease, e.g., tetralogy of Fallot, most important predisposing factor, blood not filtered by pulmonary capillaries (12 Dec 1998) |
| brodie abscess | <radiology> Subacute osteomyelitis, distal end of long bones, well-defined, lytic, with or without sclerotic rim, treatment: open abscess, curette, pack with bone chips, prognosis: excellent after tx Differential diagnosis: osteoid osteoma, EG (12 Dec 1998) |
| Brodie's abscess | A chronic abscess of bone surrounded by dense fibrous tissue and sclerotic bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursal abscess | Suppuration within a bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radicular abscess | Alveolar abscess, an abscess around a tooth root. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palatal abscess | A lateral periodontal abscess associated with the lingual surface of a maxillary tooth, an alveolar abscess that has eroded the cortical plate, allowing extension into the palatal soft tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gas abscess | An abscess containing gas caused by Enterobacter aerogenes, Escherichia coli, or other gas-forming microorganisms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreatic abscess | An abscess in the pancreatic or peripancreatic area usually related to pancreatitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parafrenal abscess | An abscess that occurs on either side of the frenum of the penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parametric abscess | An abscess in the connective tissue of the broad ligament of the uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paranephric abscess | An abscess in the region of the kidney, outside the renal fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |