acronyms for diseases and disorders
320 abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |