acronyms for diseases and disorders
320 abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| AAA | Abdominal aortic aneurysm | |
| AAS | Aarskog–Scott syndrome | |
| ABCD syndrome [black lock] | albinism | |
| ACC | Agenesis of the corpus callosum | |
| ACS | Acute coronary syndrome | |
| ACTH deficiency | Adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency | |
| AD | Alzheimer's Disease | |
| AD | Attachment disorder | |
| ADD | Attention deficit disorder | |
| ADD-RT | Attention deficit disorder – residual type | |
| ADEM | Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis | |
| ADHD | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | |
| AGS | Aicardi–Goutieres syndrome | |
| AHC | Alternating hemiplegia of childhood | |
| AIP | Acute intermittent porphyria | |
| ALA DD | Doss porphyria/ALA dehydratase deficiency/Plumboporphyria (the disease is known by multiple names) | |
| ALI | Acute lung injury | |
| ALS | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | |
| AMD | Age-related macular degeneration | |
| AOS | Apraxia of speech | |
| APA | Aldosterone-producing adenoma | |
| APS | Antiphospholipid syndrome | |
| ARBD | Alcohol-related birth defects | |
| ARD | Adult Refsum disease | |
| ARDS | Acute respiratory distress syndrome | |
| ARND | Alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorder | |
| AS | Ankylosing spondylitis | |
| AS | Asperger syndrome | |
| ASDs | Autism spectrum disorders | |
| A-T | Ataxia-telangiectasia | |
| AVMs | Arteriovenous malformations | |
| BBS | Bashful bladder syndrome (see Paruresis) | |
| BD | Binswanger's disease | |
| BEB | Benign essential blepharospasm | |
| BEH | Behaviorally/emotionally handicapped | |
| BH | Behaviorally handicapped | |
| BMD | Becker's muscular dystrophy | |
| BPH | Benign prostatic hyperplasia | |
| BS | Bloom's syndrome | |
| BSE | Bovine spongiform encephalopathy | |
| BSS | Brown–Sequard syndrome | |
| BV | Bacterial vaginosis | |
| CACH | Central nervous system hypomyelination | |
| CAD | Coronary artery disease | |
| CADASIL | Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with sub-cortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy | |
| CAPD | Central auditory processing disorder | |
| CCD | Considerable conduct disorder | |
| CCHF | Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever | |
| CCHS | Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome | |
| CCM | Cerebral cavernous malformation |