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NMS

NMS is the initialism of neuroleptic malignant syndrome.

NMS is the initialism of not my style.

NMS is the initialism of National Museum of Scotland.

NMS is the abbreviation of His/Her Romanian Majesty's Ship.

Meaning of neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Noun

neuroleptic malignant syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A life-threatening neurological disorder, exhibiting muscle rigidity, fever, delirium, etc., most often caused by an adverse reaction to neuroleptic or antipsychotic drugs.
    Synonyms:
    NMS

Noun (1) capitalized: NMs

NMs

  1. (plural) plural of NM

Verb capitalized: NMs

NMs

  1. (indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of NM

Noun (2) capitalized: Nms

Nms

  1. (plural) plural of Nm

Synonyms of NMS

Origin of NMS

Abbreviation

Borrowed from Romanian NMS (“Nava Majestăţii Sale”). Literally, “HMS” (His/Her Majesty's Ship).

Questions about NMS

What is NMS the initialism of?
NMS is the initialism of neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
What part of speech is NMS?
NMS can be a noun or a verb.

Words near NMS in the dictionary

  1. NMP
  2. NMPs
  3. NMR
  4. NMR spectroscopies
  5. NMR spectroscopy
  6. NMS
  7. NMSC
  8. NMSL
  9. NMSP
  10. NMSQT
  11. NMT

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Adapted from Wiktionary: NMS (page history and authors); NMs (page history and authors); Nms (page history and authors); neuroleptic malignant syndrome (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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