acronyms for diseases and disorders
320 abbreviations
Abbreviation | Meaning | |
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MND | Motor neuron disease | |
MOH | Medication overuse headaches | |
MPD | Myeloproliferative disorders | |
MPS I | Mucopolysaccharoidosis type I (see Hurler syndrome) | |
MPS II | Mucopolysaccharoidosis type II (see Hunter syndrome) | |
MPS III | Mucopolysaccharoidosis type III (see Sanfilippo syndrome) | |
MPS IV | Mucopolysaccharoidosis type IV (see Morquio syndrome) | |
MPS VI | Mucopolysaccharoidosis type VI (see Maroteaux–Lamy syndrome) | |
MPS VII | Mucopolysaccharoidosis type VII (see Sly syndrome) | |
MR/DD | Mentally retarded/developmentally disabled | |
MS | Multiple sclerosis | |
MSDD | Multi-sensory developmental delays | |
NAS | Neonatal abstinence syndrome | |
NBIA | Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation | |
NCL | Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis | |
NF1 | Neurofibromatosis type 1 | |
NF2 | Neurofibromatosis type 2 | |
NKH | Nonketotic hyperglycinemia | |
NLD | Nonverbal learning disability | |
NMDs | Neuronal migration disorders | |
NMO | Neuromyelitis optica | |
NMS | Neuroleptic malignant syndrome | |
NP | Niemann–Pick disease | |
NPC1 [type C1] | Niemann–Pick disease | |
NPH | Normal pressure hydrocephalus | |
NTD | Neural tube defect | |
NTDs | Neural tube defects | |
OA | Osteoarthritis | |
OCD | Obsessive-compulsive disorder | |
ODD | Oppositional defiant disorder | |
OMA | Ocular motor apraxia | |
ON | Osteonecrosis | |
OPC | Oropharyngeal candidiasis | |
OPCA | Olivopontocerebellar atrophy | |
OSA | Obstructive sleep apnea | |
PBC | Primary biliary cirrhosis | |
PBD | Peroxisome biogenesis disorders | |
PCOS | Polycystic ovarian syndrome | |
PCT | Porphyria cutanea tarda | |
PD | Parkinson's disease | |
PDD | Pervasive developmental disorder | |
PDD/NOS | Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified | |
PDD-NOS | Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified | |
PKAN | Panthothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration | |
PLMD | Periodic limb movement disorder | |
PLS | Primary lateral sclerosis | |
PMD | Pelizaeus–Merzbacher disease | |
PML | Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy | |
PMS | Premenstrual syndrome | |
POTS | Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome |