ABCD

ABCD

ABCD is a list of the first four letters in the English alphabet. It may also refer to:

In medicine:

* ABC (medical), also known as ABCD, a mnemonic for steps in resuscitation
* ABCD rating, a staging system for prostate cancer
* ABCD syndrome, a genetic disorder
* ABCD guideline, a heuristic for detecting melanomas

In science:
* ABCD matrix analysis, a type of ray tracing technique used in the design of some optical systems
* ABCD-parameters, a type of properties describing the electrical behavior of linear electrical networks

In other fields:
* Access to Biological Collections Data, an XML schema for storing and sharing life science specimen data
* CompTIA, also known as the Association of Better Computer Dealers
* ABCD Region, an industrial district outside of São Paulo, Brazil
* American-Born Confused Desi, refers to American youth of South Asian descent.
** ABCD (film), film about growing up in New York as a first or second generation South Asian American
* Asset-Based Community Development, a methodology that seeks to uncover and highlight the strengths within communities
* USS Atlanta, USS Boston, USS Chicago, and USS Dolphin (PG-24), the first four steel ships built during the "New Navy" period of U.S. Naval history
* American, British, Chinese, Dutch - the main powers opposing the Empire of Japan prior the Pacific War in World War II


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  • ABCD — puede referirse a: ABC Paulista, una región industrial de Brasil. ABCD, un suplemento cultural del diario ABC de España. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si llegaste aquí a través de …   Wikipedia Español

  • ABCD — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom.   Sigles d’une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres   Sigles de trois lettres > Sigles de quatre lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • ABCD — A.B.C.D. or ABCD (no periods), Accelerated Business Collection and Delivery (a system employed by the United States Postal Service) …   Useful english dictionary

  • ABCD (homonymie) — ABCD Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}}   Sigles d une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres   Sigles de trois lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • ABCD Apartmanház — (Igal,Венгрия) Категория отеля: Адрес: 7275 Igal, Mátyás Király u. 49, Венгрия …   Каталог отелей

  • ABCD rating — ABCD rating, also called the Jewett staging system or the Whitmore Jewett staging system, is a staging system for prostate cancer that uses the letters A , B , C , and D .* “A” and “B” refer to cancer that is confined to the prostate. * “C”… …   Wikipedia

  • ABCD Region — ABCD, sometimes called ABC (ABC paulista or Região do Grande ABC in Portuguese) is an industrial region made up of seven municipalities with the greater metropolitan area of São Paulo, Brazil.The name ABCD is derived from the principal initials… …   Wikipedia

  • ABCD-города — (ABCD Cities,)ABCD Cities, лат. аббр. назв. промышленных городов Санту Андре, Сан Бернарду ду Кампу, Сан Каэтану ду Сул (Caetano) и Диадема, окружающих г.Сан Паулу в юж. Бразилии …   Страны мира. Словарь

  • ABCD-Therapie — ABCD Therapie: Therapie zur Reanimation bei akutem Herzstillstand; dabei bedeuten: A = Atemwege freimachen, B = Beatmung, C = Zirkulation (Herzmassage), D = Drogen (Medikamente) …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • Abcd, syndrome — Syndrome ABCD Le syndrome ABCD est défini par l association d un albinisme avec une mèche noire, de troubles de la migration des neurocytes de l intestin (Maladie de Hirschsprung) et d une surdité neurosensorielle. On a découvert que la maladie… …   Wikipédia en Français

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