MM: In medicine, the abbreviation for meningomyelocele (spina bifida), malignant melanoma, and multiple myeloma. (In lower case letters, mm stands for millimeter.)
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What does mm stand for?
M is the Roman numeral for thousand and MM is meant to convey one thousand-thousand — or million.
What does it mean when you have mm?
Multiple myeloma is a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell. Healthy plasma cells help fight infections by making proteins called antibodies. Antibodies find and attack germs. In multiple myeloma, cancerous plasma cells build up in bone marrow.
Sep 2, 2023
What is the full word for mm?
The millimetre (international spelling; SI unit symbol mm) or millimeter (American spelling) is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousandth of a metre, which is the SI base unit of length. Therefore, there are one thousand millimetres in a metre.
What is the abbreviation mm in dermatology?
Background: The incidence of malignant melanoma (MM) has rapidly increased during the past five decades.
Sep 2, 2023 · Multiple myeloma is a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell. Healthy plasma cells help fight infections by ...
mm millimeter. mmHg millimeters of mercury. MOV minimal occlusion vol. NC nasal cannula. n o number noc night. NPO nothing by mouth. NRB nonrebreathing bag. NT.
A measure of length in the metric system. A millimeter is one thousandth of a meter. There are 25 millimeters in an inch. Drawing shows different sizes of ...
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a clonal plasma cell proliferative disorder characterized by the abnormal increase of monoclonal immunoglobulins.
Apr 23, 2024 · Multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell malignancy in which monoclonal plasma cells proliferate in bone marrow, resulting in an overabundance ...
md. manifest, manif. Maple Syrup Urine Disease (WIC abbreviation), MSUD. Marginal, margin, Marg. marijuana, MJ.
While the “Medicalese” glossary contains medical jargon and terms and some spoken abbreviations, there are far more abbreviations used in medical records ...
List of medical abbreviations: M ; MM, myeloid metaplasia middle meningeal multiple myeloma ; M&M, morbidity and mortality ; MMFR, midmaximal flow rate ; MMI ...