320 abbreviations
Abbreviation Meaning
DVT Deep vein thrombosis
ED Emotionally disturbed
EDS Ehlers–Danlos syndrome
EDS Excessive daytime sleepiness
EEE Eastern equine encephalitis
EHK Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis
EMH Educable mentally handicapped
EMR Educable mentally retarded
ENS Epidermal nevus syndrome
EPM Extrapontine myelinolysis
EPP Erythropoietic protoporphyria
ESRD End-stage renal disease
ESS Empty sella syndrome
FAE Fetal alcohol effects
FAS Fetal alcohol syndrome
FASDs Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
FFI Fatal familial insomnia
FMA Focal muscular atrophies
FMD Fibromuscular dysplasia
FMS Fibromyalgia syndrome
FSP Familial spastic paraparesis
FTD Frontotemporal dementia
FVS Fetal valproate syndrome
FXS Fragile X syndrome
GAD Generalized anxiety disorder
GAN Giant axonal neuropathy
GAS disease Group A Streptococcal disease
GBS Guillain–Barré syndrome
GBS disease Group B Streptococcal disease
GCE Glycine encephalopathy
GD Gestational diabetes
GERD Gastroesophageal reflux disease
GIB Gastrointestinal bleeding
GN Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
GSS disease Gerstmann–Straussler–Scheinker disease
GT/LD Gifted and learning disabled
GVHD Graft-versus-host disease
GWD Guinea worm disease
HAS Holmes–Adie syndrome
HCP Hereditary coproporphyria
HD Huntington's disease
HDL2 Huntington's disease–like 2
HELLP syndrome [elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count syndrome] Hemolytic anemia
HFA High-functioning autism
HFMD [foot] Hand
HFRS Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
HI Hearing impaired
HiB disease Haemophilus influenzae type B disease
HMSN Type III Hereditary motor and sensory polyneuropathy type III (see Dejerine–Sottas syndrome)
HOH Hard of hearing