What does the MMR medical term mean?
There may be more than one meaning of MMR. However, what does MMR mean in medical terms?
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What is MMR medical abbreviation?
In the medical field, the medical abbreviation MMR stands for Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine.
MMR: Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine
Related Medical Abbreviations
| AMA | Against Medical Advice; American Medical Association |
| CRS | congenital rubella syndrome; chronic rhinosinusitis |
| CUC | chronic ulcerative colitis |
| Ca | Cancer; carcinoma. For example, a patient who undergoing treatment for cancer should assure that they are eating and drinking enough fluids daily, both during and after treatment. |
| DEA | Drug Enforcement Administration |
| DPM | Doctor of Podiatric Medicine |
| DTaP | diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis |
| DVT | Deep Venous Thrombosis |
| ETT | Exercise Tolerance Test; also Endotracheal Tube |
| FENA | Fractional Excretion of Sodium |
| FIFO | first in, first out |
| FUDR | floxuridine |
| H&H | Hemoglobin and Hematocrit |
| HHI | Herth Hope Index |
| HSCT | hematopoietic stem cell transplantation |
| HT | hypertension; hormone therapy |
| IID | intermittent infusion device (saline lock) |
| LMN | Lower Motor Neuron |
| LMO | living modified organism |
| LUA | left upper arm |
| MAO | monoamine oxidase |
| MVO2 | myocardial oxygen consumption |
| NSV | non-specific vaginitis |
| ODD | oppositional defiant disorder |
| OGT | oral glucose tolerance (test) |
| PACU | Post Anesthesia Care Unit |
| PASG | pneumatic anti-shock garments |
| PBSC | peripheral blood stem cell |
| PERRLA+C | pupils equal, round, react to light, accommodation ok, and coordinated |
| PFT | Pulmonary function test. A test to evaluate the how well the lungs are functioning. |
| PKR | partial knee replacement; photorefractive keratotomy |
| PPS | postpartum sterilization |
| PROM | passive range of motion; premature rupture of membranes; patient-reported outcome measure |
| PSD | patient specific direction |
| PU | passed urine, peptic ulcer; peptic ulcer |
| SD | standard deviation |
| T&C | Type and Cross |
| TAT | turnaround time; thematic apperception test; tetanus antitoxin |
| TBD | to be determined |
| TKE | terminal knee extension |
| U/S | ultrasound |
| VER | visual evoked response |
| Val | valine |
| WB | weight bearing; western blot; whole blood |
| dDNA | denatured DNA |
| ing | inguinal |
| lat. | lateral |
| nsec | nanosecond |
| p.r.n. | As needed. So that it is not always done, but done only when the situation calls for it (or example, taking a pain medication only when having pain and not without pain). |
| qhr | every hour (quaque hora) |
| spp | species |
