What is the medical abbreviation MALT?
In some cases, the abbreviation MALT may have a few different meanings. However, what is MALT in medical terms?
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What is the MALT medical abbreviation?
In the medicine field, the medical abbreviation MALT means mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue.
MALT: mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
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