What is the meaning of the medical abbreviation LMA?
Sometime, there may be more than one meaning of LMA abbreviation. However, what does the medical abbreviation LMA stand for?
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What does LMA medical abbreviation stand for?
In medicine, the medical abbreviation LMA means Laryngeal Mask Airway.
LMA: Laryngeal Mask Airway
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