VAD

VAD

VAD is a three letter acronym that can mean one of the following:

* Vertebral Artery Dissection is a tear in the wall of the vertebral artery. It is an increasingly recognized cause of stroke in younger people, and may arise spontaneously or as a result of minor trauma (such as injury or chiropractic spinal manipulation).

* Variable Air Duct is an automobile technology. An engine equipped with a VAD intake has a low-restriction secondary intake before the air filter that opens at high RPM to allow more air to enter. Mazda uses this technology on the Mazda6 engine.

*Ventricular Assist Device, a piece of medical machinery.

*Voluntary Aid Detachment, a nursing organisation operating in British Empire countries during World Wars I and II.

* Vincristine-Adriamycin-Dexamethasone, a Chemotherapy regimen used for multiple myeloma.

* Voice Activity Detection is used in speech encoding software to determine if the voice being encoded is human speech or background noise.

* Value Added Dealer

* Value Added Distributor

* Value Added Developer

* Volunteers Association of Defence


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