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1. emergency medical service.
2. European Monetary System.
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em

  [em] noun, plural ems, adjective
–noun
1. the letter M, m.
2. Also called mut, mutton. Printing.
a. the square of any size of type used as the unit of measurement for matter printed in that type size.
b. (originally) the portion of a line of type occupied by the letter M in type of the same size.
3. em pica.
–adjective
4. Printing. having the area of an em quad or the length of an em dash.
Origin:
1860–65

em pica

 
–noun Printing.
a unit of measurement equal to about one-sixth of an inch (4 mm).
Also called em.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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em   (ěm)   
n.  

  1. The letter m.

  2. Printing

    1. The width of a square or nearly square piece of type, used as a unit of measure for matter set in that size of type.

    2. Such a measure for 12-point type; a pica.

Ems   (ěmz, ěms)   
A river of northwest Germany flowing about 335 km (208 mi) to the North Sea at the Netherlands border.
EMS  
abbr.  

  1. electrical muscle stimulation

  2. Emergency Medical Service

  3. European Monetary System

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
em [ɛm]

and emm
  1. n.
    an empty liquor bottle. (See also knock (so's) block off.) : Put your ems in the garbage, not on the floor.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: EM
Function: abbreviation
1 electromagnetic
2 electron microscope; electron microscopy
3 emergency medicine

Main Entry: EMS
Function: abbreviation
1 emergency medical service; emergency medical services
2 eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

EM abbr.
electron microscope

EMS abbr.
electrical muscle stimulation

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Computing Dictionary

EMS
Expanded Memory Specification

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
EMS

  1. electrical muscle stimulation

  2. Element Management System

  3. Emergency Medical Service

  4. European Monetary System

  5. Event Management Service

  6. expanded memory specification

  7. expanded memory system

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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