"FIBRONYM" LIST
Acronyms and abbreviations of words and phrases commonly used on the
FIBROM-L mailing list and newsgroups:
AKA Also Known As
ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, antilymphocytic serum (AKA: Lou
Gerhig's disease)
AMF Alt.med.fibromyalgia newsgroup cross posted with Fibrom-L
ATP Adenozone TriPhosphate
BION Believe It Or Not
BTW By The Way
CFIDS Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFS)
CFS Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
CIDP Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy
dx Diagnose or diagnosis
EMG Electromylogram
Fibrom-L Fibromyalgia Listserv mailing list cross posted with A.M.F.
FM Fibromyalgia Syndrome
FM Net Fibromyalgia Network /PO Box 31750 /Tucson, AZ 85751-1750
(800) 853-2929
FMS Fibromyalgia Syndrome
FWIW For What It's Worth
Guai Guaifenesen
HGH Human Growth Hormone
IAIYH It's All In Your Head
IBS Irritable Bowel Syndrome
ICI Invisible Chronic Illness
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMO In My Opinion
IMPO In My Professional Opinion
LOL Laughing Out Loud
LOLMAO Laughing Out Loud and Laughing My A** Off
LSE Systemic Lupus Erythmatosis
LTNS Long Time No See
MCSS Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome
MPS Myofascial pain syndrome
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRT Myofascial release therapy
NGF Nerve Growth Factor
NIAMS National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeltal and Skin Disease
NIAID National Institute of Infections Diseases
NIH National Institute of Health
NSAIDs NonSteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
OA Osteoarthritis
ORWH Office of Research on Women's Health
OTOH On The Other Hand
PGS Persian Gulf Syndrome
PPS Post-Polio Syndrome
PT Physical Therapist
PWF People/person with FMS
PWFM People/person with FMS
RA Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheum Rheumatologist
RLS Restless Leg Syndrome
ROFL Rolling On the Floor Laughing
RSI Repetitive Stress/strain Injury
Rx Prescription
TENS Transcutanious Electrical Neural Stimulation
TMJ(D) Temperomandibular Joint Dysfunction
TrP Trigger Points
TOS Thorasic Outlet Syndrome
VVD Vulvodynia
WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get
YABR Yet Another Book Recommendation
Compiled by Barbara Dawkins barbarad@mces.msstate.edu
Modified by Zoe 4/97 jlg@whidbey.net
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