acronyms for diseases and disorders
320 abbreviations
Abbreviation | Meaning | |
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PPMA | Postpolio progressive muscular atrophy | |
PPS | Post-polio syndrome | |
PSC | Primary sclerosing cholangitis | |
PSP | Progressive supranuclear palsy | |
PVL | Periventricular leukomalacia | |
PW | Port-wine stain | |
Q fever | Query fever | |
RA | Rheumatoid arthritis | |
RAD | Reactive airway disease | |
RIND | Reversible ischemic neurologic deficit | |
RLF | Retrolental fibroplasia | |
RLS | Restless legs syndrome | |
RMDs | Repetitive motion disorders | |
ROP | Retinopathy of prematurity | |
RS | Reye's syndrome | |
RSD | Reflex sympathetic dystrophy | |
RTI | Respiratory tract infection | |
SB | Spina bifida | |
SBS | Shaken baby syndrome | |
SC | Sydenham chorea | |
SD | Saint Vitus's dance (see Sydenham chorea) | |
SIS | Shaken infant syndrome | |
SLE | Systemic lupus erythematosus | |
SMA | Spinal muscular atrophy | |
SMEI | Severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy | |
SMS | Smith–Magenis syndrome | |
SOD | Septo-optic dysplasia | |
SPS | Stiff person syndrome | |
SSPE | Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis | |
STEMI | ST-elevation myocardial infarction | |
SUNCT Headache [unilateral] | Short-lasting | |
SWS | Sturge–Weber syndrome | |
TAC | Trigeminal autonomic cephalgia | |
TBI | Traumatic brain injury | |
TCS | Tethered cord syndrome | |
TEF | Tracheoesophageal fistula | |
TIA | Transient ischemic attack | |
TMH | Trainable mentally handicapped | |
TMJ/TMD | Temporomandibular joint disorder | |
TMR | Trainable mentally retarded | |
TN | Trigeminal neuralgia | |
TOS | Thoracic outlet syndrome | |
TS | Tourette syndrome | |
TS | Tuberous sclerosis | |
TSC | Tuberous sclerosis | |
TSEs | Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies | |
TSP | Tropical spastic paraparesis | |
TTH | Tension type headache | |
UC | Ulcerative Colitis | |
UCPPS | Urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome (IC/PBS + CP/CPPS) |