"MPN" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: MPNs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} MPN (plural MPNs)
  1. (cytology, microbiology) Initialism of Most Probable Number. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Most Probable Number
    Sense id: en-MPN-en-noun-fyk25Zrl Categories (other): Cytology, Microbiology, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 44 44 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 22 39 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 44 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 42 42 Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, microbiology, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. (oncology) Initialism of myeloproliferative neoplasm. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: myeloproliferative neoplasm
    Sense id: en-MPN-en-noun-p~jBuKyR Categories (other): Oncology, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 44 44 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 22 39 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 44 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 42 42 Topics: medicine, oncology, sciences
  3. (oncology) Initialism of myelodysplastic syndrome. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: myelodysplastic syndrome
    Sense id: en-MPN-en-noun-KUDQzQFx Categories (other): Oncology, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 44 44 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 22 39 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 44 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 42 42 Topics: medicine, oncology, sciences

Inflected forms

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