What does the medical abbreviation PMR mean?
There may be more than one meaning of PMR. However, what does the medical term PMR stand for?
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What does PMR medical abbreviation stand for?
In the medicine field, the medical abbreviation PMR means polymyalgia rheumatica.
PMR: polymyalgia rheumatica
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