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multi-laboratory system 

Used to describe an organization that has more than one laboratory performing forensic DNA analysis. Read More

multiculturalism

The coexistence of diverse cultures, where culture includes racial, religious, or cultural groups and is manifested in customary behaviors, cultural assumptions and values, patterns of thinking, and communicative styles. Read More

multidisciplinary

A general term used to describe a process in which professionals from multiple disciplines collaborate. Read More

multidisciplinary assessment

An assessment of needs by two or more professionals from different disciplines. Read More

multidisciplinary team (MDT)

A formal grouping of professionals from various but complementary disciplines who collaborate to provide services and/or accomplish a specific objective/s. Read More

multigravida

A term used to indicate a female has been pregnant more than once. Read More

multiple concurrent partnerships

A term commonly used in sexually transmitted disease/infection surveillance and obtaining a medical history (i. Read More

multiple offender victimization

Pertaining to data collected by the Bureau of Justice Statistics: Two or more persons inflicting some direct harm to a victim. Read More

multiple scenes

Two or more physical locations of evidence associated with a crime (e. Read More

multiplex system 

A test providing for simultaneous amplification of multiple loci that is either prepared commercially or by a laboratory. Read More

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