VAD may refer to:

Physiology, medicine etc.

Vascular dementia Vascular dementia is dementia caused by a series of strokes. Restricted blood flow due to strokes reduces oxygen and glucose delivery to the brain, causing cell injury and neurological deficits in the affected region. Subtypes of vascular dement ...

(VaD), dementia caused by problems in the supply of blood to the brain *

Vertebral artery dissection Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is a flap-like tear of the inner lining of the vertebral artery, which is located in the neck and supplies blood to the brain. After the tear, blood enters the arterial wall and forms a blood clot, thickening t ...

, the development of a flap-like tear in the vertebral artery *

Ventricular assist device A ventricular assist device (VAD) is an electromechanics, electromechanical device that provides support for cardiac pump function, which is used either to partially or to completely replace the function of a failing heart. VADs can be used in p ...

, a mechanical circulatory device used to replace the function of a failing heart *

Vitamin A deficiency Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) or hypovitaminosis A is a lack of vitamin A in blood and tissues. It is common in poorer countries, especially among children and women of reproductive age, but is rarely seen in more developed countries. Vitamin A pla ...

, a lack of vitamin A in humans * Vincristine, Adriamycin (doxorubicin), Dexamethasone; a

chemotherapy regimen A chemotherapy regimen is a regimen for chemotherapy, defining the drugs to be used, their dosage, the frequency and duration of treatments, and other considerations. In modern oncology, many regimens combine several chemotherapy drugs in combi ...

used for multiple myeloma *Voluntary

assisted dying (disambiguation) Assisted dying (sometimes referred to as assisted death, aid in dying, medical aid in dying or help to die) has been defined as the involvement of healthcare professionals in the provision of lethal drugs intended to end a patient’s life, subject ...

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Voluntary Aid Detachment The Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) was a voluntary unit of civilians providing nursing care for military personnel in the United Kingdom and various other countries in the British Empire. The most important periods of operation for these units we ...

, a voluntary organisation providing field nursing services in the British Empire *

VÄD (vodka) VÄD was a brand of vodka. Produced in the United States by New Age Wine and Spirits, VÄD underwent quintuple distillation. The cap of VÄD bottles served as a shot glass, a bar jigger or a shot glass rimmer. VÄD received a silver medal in the 2 ...

, an American vodka *

Voice activity detection Voice activity detection (VAD), also known as speech activity detection or speech detection, is the detection of the presence or absence of human speech, used in speech processing. The main uses of VAD are in speaker diarization, speech coding an ...

, a technique in which the presence or absence of human speech is detected *Voice-Activated Dialling, speech recognition to identify the destination for a telephone call in

interactive voice response Interactive voice response (IVR) is a technology that allows telephone users to interact with a computer-operated telephone system through the use of voice and DTMF tones input with a keypad. In telephony, IVR allows customers to interact with a ...

*Velocity-Azimuth Display, a technique used to estimate vertical and horizontal components of atmospheric wind vectors from a

radar Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance ('' ranging''), direction ( azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It is a radiodetermination method used to detect and track ...

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