| MADD | Mothers Against Drunk Driving; multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency |
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| MASH | mobile Army surgical hospital; multiple automated sample harvester |
| MAT | manual arts therapist; master of arts in technology; mean absorption time; medical assistance team (... |
| MCA | major coronary artery; Maternity Center Association; medical care administration; methylcholanthrene... |
| MCA/MR | multiple congenital anomaly/mental retardation [syndrome] |
| spontaneous amputation | Amputation as the result of a pathologic process rather than external trauma. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Stokes amputation | A modification of the Gritti-Stokes amputation in that the line of section of the femur is slightly higher. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subastragalar amputation | Amputation of the foot in which only the astragalus is retained. Synonym: Malgaigne's amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subperiosteal amputation | Amputation in which the periosteum is stripped back from the bone and replaced afterward, forming a periosteal flap over the cut end. Synonym: periosteoplastic amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Syme's amputation | Amputation of the foot at the ankle joint, the malleoli being sawed off, and a flap being made with the soft parts of the heel. Synonym: Syme's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| double flap amputation | <orthopaedics, surgery> Amputation in which a flap is cut from the soft parts on either side of the limb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dry amputation | Amputation in which, by means of a tourniquet, the escape of blood from the cut surfaces is slight. Synonym: dry amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dupuytren's amputation | Amputation of the arm at the shoulder joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| immediate amputation | Amputation necessitated by irreparable injury to the limb, performed within twelve hours after the injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| quadruple amputation | Amputation of both arms and both legs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interilioabdominal amputation | Amputation of a lower limb through the sacroiliac joint. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intermediate amputation | An amputation formerly performed during the period between trauma or incipient gangrene and suppuration. Synonym: intrapyretic amputation, primary amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interpelviabdominal amputation | Amputation of a lower limb through the sacroiliac joint. (12 Dec 1998) |
| interscapulothoracic amputation | Amputation of the arm with removal of the scapula and a portion of the clavicle. Synonym: interscapulothoracic amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intrapyretic amputation | An amputation formerly performed during the period between trauma or incipient gangrene and suppuration. Synonym: intrapyretic amputation, primary amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |