IED

plural IEDs

1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of Intelligent Electronic Device, a sensor, actuator, or PLC used as part of a SCADA system.
2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablelanguagesInitialism of Interlingua-English Dictionary, the first dictionary of Interlingua.
3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of interictal epileptiform discharge, a type of brain waves related to epilepsy.

   Hippocampal sclerosis was less common in the patients with IED.

   2003, Randolph B. Schiffer et al., Neuropsychiatry, 2nd edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 1109

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   Initial concerns revolved mainly around the relationship between the interictal epileptiform discharge (IED) and the clinical diagnosis of epilepsy.

   2007, Jerome Engel et al., Epilepsy: A Comprehensive Textbook, 2nd edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 809

4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableengineeringInitialism of improvised explosive device.

   She'd been an Army noncombatant, but roadside IEDs didn't distinguish between armed troops and support services.

   2017, Dean Koontz, The Silent Corner, page 61

5. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of intermittent explosive disorder, a mental disorder characterized by short, intense episodes of rage.