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Narcolepsy InterNet |
All of the following acronyms and symbols were submitted by subscribers to the [N] Mailing List. The majority of the Net Acronyms came from the Net Dictionary, and the majority of the symbols were developed by Scott Fahlman at CMU. There have been so many submissions that it's difficult to keep track of who gets credit for what. Thank you, you know who you are!
IAC, 10Q, |-)
Feel free to send additions, deletions, corrections to: owner-narcolepsy@lists.mv.net
5-HT - serotonin
AB - Automatic Behavior
ACh - acetylcholine
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
C - Cataplexy
CDC - Center for Disease Control
CFIDS - Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome
CFS - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
CPAP - Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
(a nasal device to relieve
obstructed breathing in a sleeping patient)
DA - Dopamine
DSPS - Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
EDS - Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
EH - Essential Hypersomnia
ENT - Ear, Nose, and Throat
GHB - Gammahydroxybutyrate
(a substance occurring naturally in the brain.
To be sold as Xyrem from Orphan Medical.)
HH - Hypnogogic Hallucinations
HLA - Human Leukocyte Antigen
IH - Idiopathic Hypersomnia
ITS - I'm Tired Syndrome
LTD - Long Term Disability
MAO - Monoamine Oxidase (an enzyme in the brain tissue)
MAOI - Monoamine Oxidase inhibitor (a class of anti-depressant.MHC)
MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imagry
MHC - Major Histocompatibility Complex
MSLT - Multiple Sleep Latency Test
MWT - maintenance of wakefulness test
N - Narcolepsy
NE - Norepinephrine
NN - Narcolepsy Network
NMH - Neurally Mediated Hypotension
OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OLP - Online Psych
PET - Positron Emission Tomography
PLMD - Periodic Leg Movement Disorder or Periodic Leg Movements of Sleep
PTSD - post traumatic stress disorder
PWC - Persons w/CFIDS
PWN - Person(s) (People) with Narcolepsy
PWON - Person (People) without Narcolepsy
POPWN - Parent of a person w/ Narcolepsy
REM - Rapid Eye Movement
RLS - Restless Leg Syndrome
RSD - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Squib - Use of sensitive, superconductor, Josephson junction
detectors to map brain activity
SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder
SOREM - Sleep onset REM
SOPWN - spouse of a PWN
SP - Sleep Paralysis
SSDB - Social Security Disability Benefits
SSI - Supplemental Security Income
SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
(the family of anti-depressants that includes Prozac and Zoloft
among others)
STD - Short Term Disability *OR* Sexually Transmitted Disease
Sz - schizophrenia
YAWN - Young Americans With Narcolepsy
$0.02 - Throwing your two cents in 10Q - Thank you B4 - Before BAC - By any chance BTW - By The Way CU - See you CYA - Cover your a _ _ DL - Download EOD - End of discussion EOL - End of lecture FITB - Fill in the blanks FWIW - For what it's worth FYA - For your amusement FYI - For your information GR8 - Great HHOK - Ha Ha, only kidding IAC - In any case IMHO - In My Humble Opinion IMO - In My Opinion IOW - In other words. ISP - Internet Service Provider KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid L8R - Later LDS - Latter Day Saints (from another post) LOL - Laughing out loud NRN - No reply necessary NTIM - Not that it matters OIC - Oh, I see OTL - Out to lunch OTOH - On the other hand PITA - Pain in the "anatomy" PMJI - Pardon my jumping in RIP - Rest In Peace ROFL - Rolling on the floor, laughing. ROTFL - Rolling on the floor, laughing. RTFM - Read the *#@&%!= manual. SITD - Still in the dark SNM - Say no more. SOP - Standard Operating Procedure SOW - Speaking of which TIA - Thanks in advance TTFN - Ta ta for Now TWIMC - To whom it may concern YASQ - Yet another stupid question YMBJ - You must be joking YMBK - You must be kidding YMMV - Your milage may vary
#-) from someone who partied all night
%-\ from someone hung over
%-{ sad variation
%-} humor variation
(:-) for messages dealing with bicycle helmets
(:)-) from someone wearing scuba mask
(8-) for messages dealing with owls
-) from someone with one eye
*:O) clown.
:-! foot in mouth
:-# person wears braces.
:-$ put your money where your mouth is
:%)% from someone with acne
:-( sad
:-) humor
':-) from someone who accidentally shaved off one of his eyebrows
-:-) from someone who sports a mohawk and admires Mr. T
:-)' from someone who tends to drool
:-)8 from someone who is well dressed
:-* from someone who just ate a sour pickle
:_) tongue in cheek
:-{ person has a mustache.
:-| man playing an harmonica
:-'| from someone who has a cold
:-< sad variation
:<| from someone who attends an Ivy League school
:=) from someone with two noses
:-> humor variation
:>) from someone with a big nose
:-D from someone who talks too much
:-d laughing or wearing a big grin.
:-O amazed or shocked.
:-p sticking tongue out.
:-X lips are sealed.
;-) say no more, nudge nudge.
;-} leer? (terminal dependent)
@= for messages dealing with nuclear war
[:|] from a robot (or other appropriate AI project)
{(:-) person wears toupee.
|-) from someone who is falling asleep
|-<> kissy face
}:-) devilish grin
~= a candle, to annotate flaming messages
+-<|:-) clergy.
<:-) for dumb questions
or grin or big grin.
=:-) from a horse head
>:-> leer
8:] from a gorilla
8^) wearing sunglasses.
C=:-) person is a chef.
d :-o hats off to your great idea
d:-) for messages dealing with baseball
O:-) for those innocent souls
o>-<|= for messages of interest only to women.
oo for somebody's head-lights are on messages
P-) from someone getting fresh (1)
q:-) for those who wear their caps backwards
X-( angry.
(1) \* reply to someone getting fresh
/\_0 Is it Yoga, or is it cataplexy? You be the judge.
(-:|:-) Siamese twins
:~/ Really mixed up
the invisible man
{:\/ sounds like a duck
.\/ duck variation
%+{ from the loser of a fight
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| RIP |
|_____| from someone who is dead
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