Unit of measure

MM medical abbreviation

MM means "millimeter".

Each meaning matched at least two public references (3 in all for MM), checked October 23, 2026. The table lists them.

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What MM means

Example

Sample report unit: "mm."

A made-up line that shows the abbreviation in place. It is not about any patient and is not an instruction.

Related abbreviations

  • CMcase management; centimeter
  • MMHGmillimeters of mercury
  • MLmilliliter
  • IUinternational unit
  • Uunit
  • DBdecibel

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Questions

What does MM mean in medical terms?

MM means "millimeter".

Where is MM used?

MM shows up in prescriptions and charting. Its category here is unit of measure.

Is MM on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list?

No. MM is not on the Joint Commission Do Not Use list or the ISMP error-prone list as checked on October 23, 2026.

Source: NCI Thesaurus, including CDISC SDTM terminology (NCI EVS); NLM SPECIALIST Lexicon abbreviations file (LRABR); Army Regulation 40-66, Appendix B: Authorized Medical Records Abbreviations. Data as of October 23, 2026. Last updated October 23, 2026. How we source data. Spotted an error? Send a correction.

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