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Mb Down

English translation: Down Syndrome


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Swedish term or phrase:Mb Down
English translation:Down Syndrome
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02:39 Feb 9, 2012
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Medical - Medical (general) / Down syndrome
Swedish term or phrase: Mb Down
The question is actually about the meaning of "Mb" in the phrase "Mb Down".

The term occurs many times in a hospital chart for a patient suffering from Down syndrome. There is no specific context, just the diagnosis (Mb Down).

Thank you
micawber_7
Local time: 20:15
Down Syndrome
Explanation:
Mb = morbus
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/down-syndrome/DS00182
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Tara Chace
United States
Local time: 20:15
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5 +3Down Syndrome
Tara Chace


  

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Down Syndrome


Explanation:
Mb = morbus
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/down-syndrome/DS00182


    Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/morbus
    Reference: http://dictionary.reverso.net/german-english/Morbus-Down-Syn...
Tara Chace
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Local time: 20:15
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