APD
Abbreviated diagnostic term
APD is an abbreviation with several meanings depending on context.
In medicine, it typically stands for auditory processing disorder, a condition where the brain has difficulty processing sounds despite normal hearing.
In law enforcement, APD often refers to a city's police department—most commonly the Atlanta or Austin Police Department.
In business contexts, it may mean accounts payable department.
Rapid mountain snow collapse
- photodiodeLight-to-current semiconductor
- sensorInput-detecting device
- detectionAct of finding something
- rangingExtending between limits
photon · semiconductor · gain · sensitivity · signal · optical · infrared · breakdown
Averse to socializing
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
- disorderAbsence of organization
- UKBritish sovereign state
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
penalty · notice · warning · dispersal · nuisance · fixed · fine · legislation
Systematic operation on data
- disorderAbsence of organization
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- brainSeat of cognition
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
listening · speech · noise · difficulty · audiologist · assessment · therapy · accommodation
Of upper heart chambers
- prematureOccurring before expected
- depolarizationLoss of electrical gradient
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
ectopic · palpitation · ECG · contraction · flutter · fibrillation · rhythm · electrical
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
- processingSystematic operation on data
- delayEnforced waiting period
- timeMeasured passage of moments
- applicationFormal request document
queue · wait · turnaround · backlog · immigration · visa · approval · clearance
avalanche
Rapid mountain snow collapse
- photodiodeLight-to-current semiconductor
- sensorInput-detecting device
- detectionAct of finding something
ranging · photon · semiconductor · gain · sensitivity · signal · optical · infrared · breakdown · voltage
antisocial
Averse to socializing
enforcement · penalty · notice · warning · dispersal · nuisance · fixed · fine · legislation · council
processing
Systematic operation on data
comprehension · listening · speech · noise · difficulty · audiologist · assessment · therapy · accommodation · central
atrial
Of upper heart chambers
- prematureOccurring before expected
- depolarizationLoss of electrical gradient
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
arrhythmia · ectopic · palpitation · ECG · contraction · flutter · fibrillation · rhythm · electrical · ventricle
average
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
- processingSystematic operation on data
- delayEnforced waiting period
- timeMeasured passage of moments
application · queue · wait · turnaround · backlog · immigration · visa · approval · clearance · timeline
APDaltruism
Prioritizing others' wellbeing
empathy · compassion · conscientiousness · agreeableness · secure attachment