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Doss porphyria/ALA dehydratase deficiency/Plumboporphyria (the disease is known by multiple names) ALD Alcoholic liver disease: ALI Acute lung injury: ALL Acute lymphoblastic lymphoma, acute lymphocytic leukemia: ALS Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: AMD Age-related macular degeneration: AML Acute myelogenous leukemia: AN Anorexia nervosa: AOCD
However, because of the nature of the history of medicine, new discoveries are often referred to using the name of the people who initially made the discovery. List of eponymous diseases; List of eponymous fractures; List of eponymous medical devices; List of eponymous medical signs; List of eponymous medical treatments; List of eponymous ...
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
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List of endocrine diseases; List of eponymous diseases; List of eye diseases and disorders; List of intestinal diseases; List of infectious diseases; List of human disease case fatality rates; List of notifiable diseases - diseases that should be reported to public health services, e.g., hospitals. Lists of plant diseases; List of pollution ...
Dermatitis – also known as eczema, is a group of diseases that result in inflammation of the skin. [149] These diseases are characterized by itchiness, red skin and a rash. [149] In cases of short duration, there may be small blisters, while in long-term cases the skin may become thickened. [149]
List of deprecated terms for diseases; Medical slang – acronyms and informal terminology used to describe patients, other healthcare personnel and medical concepts; Register (sociolinguistics) – Form of language used for a particular purpose or in a particular communicative situation
Australia [1] Hong Kong [2] India [3] Malaysia [4] United Kingdom [5] United States [6]; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) : Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: Regional arbovirus infections: Barmah Forest, Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection, Ross River virus infection