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AMA Aerospace Medical Association; American Medical Association; Australian Medical Association.
ama (ah´mah) [Sanskrit] in ayurveda, physical and mental toxins that are produced by poor digestion and living habits and accumulate and clog the channels of the body.
AMA
abbr.
1. against medical advice
2. American Medical Association

ama,
abbreviation for against medical advice.

AMA,
1 abbreviation for American Medical Association.
2 abbreviation for antimitochondrial antibody.
3 abbreviation for active matrix array.
4 abbreviation for antimyocardial antibody.

Ama
(1) Ama. Ayurvedic medicine A physiologic impurity in the ayurvedic construct

(2) AMA. An abbreviation for Against Medical Advice. The self-discharge of a patient from a health care facility, contrary to what his/her physician(s) perceive to be in the patient’s best interests

(3) AMA. The abbreviation for the American Medical Association, the professional organization for US physicians founded in 1847.

AMA 
American Medical Association.

AMA,
AMA
1 American Medical Association, see there 2 Aerospace Medical Association 3 Against medical advice, see ama 4 Alternative Medical Association 5 Antimitochondrial antibodies, see there

ama
Against medical advice The self-discharge of a Pt from a health care facility, contrary to what his/her physician(s) perceive to be in the Pt's best interests. See Good Pt.


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The AMA has determined that physicians not licensed in the US who participate in this CME activity are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits(tm).
Due to the concurrent schedules of the AMA Interim Meeting and the AMSUS Annual Meeting this year and our commitment to have AMSUS representation at both meetings, some of our AMSUS delegates were prevented from attending the AMA meeting.
The AMA has been contributing to the local community for more than 30 years through various initiatives and schemes such as raising money for local charities, engaging in community projects, holding annual peace symposiums, etc.
 
 
 
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