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Diseases/Syndromes
Abbreviations List of Diseases and Syndromes
Abbreviation | Diseases/Syndromes |
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AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
ALL | acute lymphocytic (or lymphoblastic) leukemia |
ARDS | adult respiratory distress syndrome |
BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy |
CA | cancer or carcincoma |
CF | cystic fibrosis |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
CMV | cytomegalovirus |
COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
DISH | diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis |
DJD | degenerative joint disease |
DM | diabetes mellitus |
DVT | deep venous (or vein) thrombosis |
FCD | fibrocystic disease |
GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
HMD | hyaline membrane disease |
HNP | herniated nucleus pulposus |
IDDM | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
ILD | interstitial lung disease |
MS | multiple sclerosis |
PTSD | post-traumatic stress disorder |
RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
RSD | reflex sympathetic dystrophy |
RSV | respiratory syncytial virus |
SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
TIA | transient ischemic attack |
URI | upper respiratory infection |