AFM

1. American Federation of Musicians.
2. audio frequency modulation: a method for recording high-fidelity stereo sound on home videotape recorders and on video discs.

AFM

abbreviation for

1. Air Force Medal

Example Sentences

Nevertheless, its spread is troubling because the virus can lead to a rare and debilitating neurological condition called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM.

From Los Angeles Times

AFM attacks motor neurons in the spinal cord’s gray matter, which controls movement.

From Los Angeles Times

If the virus progresses to cause AFM, symptoms include:

From Los Angeles Times

This year, the CDC has confirmed 13 cases of AFM, including one in California, as of Sept. 3.

From Los Angeles Times

The paralysis caused by AFM is very similar to that caused by polio — which, like EV-D68, is also an enterovirus.

From Los Angeles Times