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Acronyms Diseases and disorders VACTERL-H Vertebral abnormalities, Anal atresia, Cardiac defects, Tracheoesophageal fistula, Esophageal atresia, Renal and radial abnormalities, Limb abnormalities with Hydrocephalus VAED Vaccine-associated enhanced disease VCFS Velo cardio facial syndrome: vCJD variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease: VD Venereal ...
This series of lists omits periods from acronyms and initialisms. It uses periods for certain abbreviations that traditionally often have them (mostly older Latin/Neo-Latin abbreviations). For example, both bid and b.i.d. may be found in the list. It generally uses the singular form of an abbreviation (not the plural) as the headword.
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as motor neurone disease ('MND), Lou Gehrig's disease or Charcot disease advanced life support: ALT: alanine transaminase: altern. d. every other day (from Latin alterno die) AMA: advanced maternal age (often defined as 35 years or greater) against medical advice antimitochondrial antibody American ...
This is a list of mnemonics used in medicine and medical science, categorized and alphabetized. A mnemonic is any technique that assists the human memory with information retention or retrieval by making abstract or impersonal information more accessible and meaningful, and therefore easier to remember; many of them are acronyms or initialisms which reduce a lengthy set of terms to a single ...
Abbreviation Meaning B x: biopsy: Ba: barium: BAC: blood alcohol content: BAD: bipolar affective disorder: BADLs: basic ADLs basic activities of daily living: BAL: bronchoalveolar lavage British anti-Lewisite blood alcohol level: BAO: basic acid output: BAT: brown adipose tissue: BAV: bicuspid aortic valve: BBA: bilateral breast augmentation ...
For centuries, these therapies have protected global populations from the spread of some of the world’s deadliest communicable diseases. Before the smallpox vaccine, more than 2 million people ...
Dr. Leana Wen: Norovirus is the leading cause of foodborne illness in the US. According to the CDC, it is responsible for 19 million to 21 million illnesses every year. It results in over 2.2 ...
This is a list of infectious diseases arranged by name, along with the infectious agents that cause them, the vaccines that can prevent or cure them when they exist and their current status. Some on the list are vaccine-preventable diseases .