NAD

NAD nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide.

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NAD ¹ (n-d)

n.

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; a coenzyme occurring in most living cells and used as an oxidizing or reducing agent in various metabolic processes.

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NAD ²

abbr.

1. no apparent distress

2. no appreciable disease

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NAD,

abbreviation for no appreciable disease.

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Nad

(1) NAD

Medical humour No abnormality discovered An abbreviation that may be voiced to an attending (US) or consultant (UK) which may in fact mean that the requested procedure or test was 'not actually done' by the house officer (US) or houseman (UK)
Medspeak No acute distress
Physiology Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide Acoenzyme derived from niacin which is critical in transporting electrons from the Krebs cycle to the electron-transport chain within mitochondria
(2) Nad

Vox populi ‘nad(s) Short for gonad(s)

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nicotinamide [nik″o-tin´ah-mīd]

niacinamide.

nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide (NAD) a coenzyme that is involved in many biochemical oxidation-reduction reactions. The symbols for the oxidized and reduced forms are NAD and NADH.

nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP) a coenzyme similar to nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide but involved in fewer reactions. The symbols for the oxidized and reduced forms are NADP and NADPH.

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NAD

in medical records, an abbreviation for no abnormalities detected.

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NAD

Medtalk No acute distress, see there