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Mister
In England and other parts of the British Commonwealth, the title of address of a surgeon.
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Missed period
Menstruation not occurring at the time it was expected or regularly occurs monthly.
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Misrepresentation
An incorrect, dishonest, or false represenation of facts.
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Mismatched related donor
An organ or tissue donor who is a family member of the organ recipient, but whose human leukocyte antigens are not identical to those of the recipient. In general in organ transplantation, organ and recipient survival are highest when the donor and the recipient share the same HLA antigens.
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Misinformation
Data or information concerning a patient that may be erroneously assumed to be accurate (e.g., inaccurate laboratory data, unreliable historical data from the patient or the family, and transcription errors in recording data).
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Misidentification syndrome
The delusion that a person, an object, or an environment has been duplicated and placed in a new location distant from the location of the original.
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Misery
Extreme mental or emotional unhappiness.
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Sexual misconduct
Inappropriate sexual contact, speech, or behavior between health care providers and/or their patients.
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Miscegenation
Sexual relations or marriage between those of different races.
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Recurrent miscarriage
Three consecutive pregnancy losses without a single pregnancy that goes to term.
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