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MCT

Medium chain triglycerides : Man made fats whose fatty acids have an aliphatic tail of 6-12 carbon atoms.

Source: Wikipedia

MDG

Millennium Development Goals : Eight international development goals that were established following the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000. All 189 United Nations member states at the time (there are 193 currently), and at least 23 international organizations, committed to help achieve the following Millennium Development Goals by 2015:

To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
To achieve universal primary education
To promote gender equality
To reduce child mortality
To improve maternal health
To combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
To ensure environmental sustainability
To develop a global partnership for development

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MEF

Minimal enteral feeding (or trophic feeding): the practice of feeding small volume of enteral feeds in order to stimulate the development of the immature gastrointestinal tract of the preterm infant

Source: Mishra et al. 2008