The Unify Coalition

Glossary

This list represents only a few of the acronyms used in discussion groups and in email correspondence.

A	B	C	D	E
F	G	H	I-J	K-L
M	N	O	P	Q-R
S	T	U-V	W-X	Y-Z

AFAIK . . . As far as I know

AKA . . . Also known as

BTW . . . By the way

CFS . . . Chronic fatigue syndrome (term used in the U.S.)
CMP . . . Chronic myofascial pain

DD . . . Darned disease

Dx . . . Diagnosis

Dx'd . . . Diagnosed

FM . . . Fibromyalgia

FMily . . . Members of the Fibrom-L list

FMS . . . Fibromyalgia syndrome

Flare . . . A worsening of symptoms, a "crash"

GI . . . Gastro-intestinal

GWS . . . Gulf War Syndrome Autoimmune-neurological diseases with connective tissue disorders

GWI . . . Gulf War Illness Autoimmune-neurological diseases with connective tissue disorders

HADs . . . Human Adjuvant Diseases. Human disease processes created, as a result of introduction of foreign elements into the human body. Often, but not always, associated with vaccines and their added ingredients, pharmaceutical compounds and / or device implants.

I-J

IAIYH . . . It's all in your head

IBS . . . Irritable bowel syndrome

K-L

LOL . . . Laughing out loud

ME . . . Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (term used outside the U.S.)

PLMS . . . Periodic Limb Movements of Sleep

PT . . . Physical therapist

PTSD/S . . . Post-traumatic stress disorder/syndrome

PWC . . . People with CFS

PWFM . . . People with FM

PWI . . . Persian War Illness (see GWS). Autoimmune-neurological diseases with connective tissue disorders