What does the medical abbreviation MV mean?
In some cases, there may be multiplied meanings of the MV abbreviation. However, what does the abbreviation MV mean in medical terms?
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What is the MV medical abbreviation?
In medicine, the medical abbreviation MV stands for mitral valve.
MV: mitral valve
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