| MDC | major diagnostic categories; Metoprolol in Dilated Cardiomyography [trial]; minimum detectable conce... |
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| MDQ | memory deviation quotient; Menstrual Distress Questionnaire; minimum detectable quantity |
| MDR | median duration of response; medical device reporting; minimum daily requirement; multidrug resistan... |
| MDS | Master of Dental Surgery; maternal deprivation syndrome; medical data screening; medical data system... |
| MDS+ | minimum data set (plus) |
| Field's rapid stain | <technique> A stain to permit rapid positive diagnosis of malaria in endemic areas by using thick films; it employs methylene blue and azure B in a phosphate buffer, with the preparation counterstained by eosin in a phosphate buffer. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| field survey | The planned collection of data among noninstitutionalised persons in the general population. (05 Mar 2000) |
| field-vole | A species of field mouse (Microtus montebelloi), normal host of Leptospira hebdomadis, the cause of a type of leptospirosis resembling infectious mononucleosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| free field | A field (three-dimensional space) in a homogeneous, isotropic medium free from boundaries; in practice, a field in which boundary effects are negligible. (05 Mar 2000) |