Medicine. 1  hs, medical abbreviation for hours of sleep. 2  h.s., medical abbreviation for the Latin phrase hora somni (at bedtime) 3  Hereditary spherocytosis, a genetic disorder marked by hemolytic anemia.  Hidradenitis suppurativa, a skin condition affecting apocrine sweat glands and hair follicles.
Anti-Defamation League. For other uses, see Anti-Defamation League (disambiguation). The Anti-Defamation League (ADL; formerly known as the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith) is an international Jewish non-governmental organization based in the United States.
The Barthel scale or Barthel ADL index is an ordinal scale used to measure performance in activities of daily living (ADL). Each performance item is rated on this scale with a given number of points assigned to each level or ranking.[1] It uses ten variables describing ADL and mobility.