ADHD

noun

a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders

• Syn:

↑attention deficit disorder, ↑ADD, ↑attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ↑hyperkinetic syndrome, ↑minimal brain dysfunction, ↑minimal brain damage, ↑MBD

• Hypernyms: ↑syndrome

• Part Meronyms: ↑hyperactivity

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abbreviation

attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder herein

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See attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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abbrev

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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ADHD UK [ˌeɪ diː eɪtʃ ˈdiː] US [ˌeɪ di eɪtʃ ˈdi] noun [uncountable] medical

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a medical condition that makes someone more active than normal, makes it difficult for them to concentrate, and causes problems with their behaviour http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/adhd.htm

Thesaurus: specific medical conditions_hyponym general words for illnesses, diseases and medical conditions_synonym

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ADHD,

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder = attention deficit disorder. (Cf. ↑attention deficit disorder)

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abbr. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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ADHD 7 [ADHD] [ˌeɪ diː eɪtʃ ˈdiː] [ˌeɪ diː eɪtʃ ˈdiː] abbreviation

↑attention deficit hyperactivity disorder