[ D ]

• D  absorbed dose aspartic acid; cholecalciferol; coefficient of diffusion; dacryon; dalton; date; daughter; day; dead; dead air space; debye; deceased; deciduous; decimal reduction time; degree; density; dental; dermatology, dermatologic; dermatologist; deuterium; deuteron; development; deviation; dextro; dextrose; diabetic; diagnosis; diagonal; diameter; diaphorase; diarrhea; diastole; diathermy; died; difference; diffusion, diffusing; diffusion coefficient; dihydrouridine; dilution [rate]; diopter; diplomate; dipyridamole; disease; dispense; displacement [loop]; distal; distance [focus-object]; diuresis; diurnal; divergence; diversity; diverticulum; divorced; doctor; dog; donor; dorsal; double [pacemaker]; drive; drug; dual; duct; duodenum, duodenal; duration; dwarf; electric displacement; mean dose; right [Lat. dexter]; unit of vitamin D potency
• 1-D  one-dimensional
• D1  prostatic tumor with microscopic involvement of pelvic lymph nodes [Jewett staging system]
• D₁  diagonal one; first dorsal vertebra
• 2-D  two-dimensional
• D₂  diagonal two; second dorsal vertebra
• 2,4-D  2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
• 3-D  three-dimensional
• D/3  distal third
• D_3-12  third to twelfth dorsal vertebrae
• 4D  4-dimensional [imaging]
• 4-D  four-dimensional
• D4  domain 4; fourth digit
• D₁₀  decimal reduction time
• D50  50% dextrose solution
•   mean dose
• d  atomic orbital with angular momentum quantum number 2; dalton; day [Lat. dies]; dead; deceased; deci-; decrease, decreased; degree; density; deoxy; deoxyribose; dextro-; dextrorotatory; diameter; diastasis; died; diopter; distal; distance [between radiographic grids or between subject and film or cassette]; diurnal; dorsal; dose; doubtful; duration; dyne; right [Lat. dexter]
• d-  deci- [10^-1]
• 1/d  once a day
• 2/d  twice a day
•   mean difference of samples observations [statistics]
• Δ  see delta
• δ  see delta
• DA  dark adaptation; dark agouti [rat]; daunomycin; decision analysis; decontaminating agent; degenerative arthritis; degree of anisotropy; delayed action; dental assistant; deoxyadenosine; descending aneurysm; descending aorta; detrusor areflexia; developmental age; dextroamphet-amine; diabetic acidosis; differential amplifier; differential analyzer; differentiation antigen; digital angiography; digital to analog [converter]; diphenylchlorarsine; Diploma in Anesthetics; direct agglutination; disability assistance; disaggregated; discriminant analysis; dissecting aneurysm; distal arthrogryposis; dopamine; drug addict, drug addiction; drug administration; ductus arteriosus
• D-A  donor-acceptor
• D/A  date of accident; date of admission; digital-to-analog [converter]; discharge and advise
• D&A  dilatation and aspiration; drugs and allergy
• DA1  distal arthrogryposis type 1
• DA2  distal arthrogryposis type 2
• 2,4-DA  2,4-diaminoanisole
• Da  dalton
• d(A)  primary donor
• da  daughter; day; deca-
• da-  deka- [10¹]
• DAA  decompensated autonomous adenoma; dementia associated with alcoholism; dialysis-associated amyloidosis; diaminoanisole
• DAAF  deoxoyribonucleic acid amplification fingerprinting; Digoxin in Acute Atrial Fibrillation [study]
• DAAO  diaminoacid oxidase
• D(A-a)O₂  alveolar arterial oxygen gradient
• DAB  days after birth; 3,3´-diaminobenzidine; dysrhythmic aggressive behavior
• DABA  2,4-diaminobutyric acid
• DABP  D site albumin promoter binding protein
• DABV  Dabakala virus
• DAC  derived air concentration; digital acquisition; digital-to-analog converter; disaster assistance center; Division of Ambulatory Care
• dac  dacryon
• DACCM  department of anesthesiology and critical care medicine
• DACL  Depression Adjective Check List
• DACM  N-(7-diamethylamino-4-methyl-3-coumarinyl) maleimide
• DACMD  deputy associate chief medical director
• DACS  data acquisition and control system
• DACT  dactinomycin; daily activity [UMLS]
• DAD  delayed afterdepolarization; diffuse alveolar damage; Disability Assessment in Dementia; discharge abstract databank; dispense as directed
• DADA  dichloroacetic acid diisopropylammonium salt
• DADDS  diacetyldiaminodiphenylsulfone
• DADS  Director Army Dental Service
• DAdV  duck adenovirus
• DAdV-1  egg drop syndrome virus
• DAE  differential algebraic equation; diphenylanthracene endoperoxide; diving air embolism; dysbaric air embolism
• DA/ES  data analysis expert system
• DAEV  Dermolepida albohirtum entomopoxvirus
• DAF  decay-accelerating factor; delayed auditory feedback; drug-adulterated food
• DAFV  Desulfurolobus virus
• DAG  diacylglycerol; dianhydrogalactitol; directed acyclic graph; dystrophin-associated glycoprotein
• DAGK  diacylglycerol kinase
• DAGL  diacylglycerol lipase
• DAGT  direct antiglobulin test
• DAGV  D'Aguilar virus
• DAH  diffuse alveolar hemorrhage; disordered action of the heart
• DAHEA  Department of Allied Health Education and Accreditation
• DAHM  Division of Allied Health Manpower
• DAI  diffuse axonal injury; drug attitude inventory
• DAIDS  Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) [NIH]
• DAIS  Diabetes Atherosclerosis Intervention Study
• DAISY  Diabetes Autoimmunity Study in the Young
• DAIT  Division of Allergy, Immunology and Transplantation [NIH]
• DaIV  Diadegma acronyctae ichnovirus
• Dal, dal  dalton
• DALA  delta-aminolevulinic acid
• DALE  disability-adjusted life expectancy; Drug Abuse Law Enforcement
• DALM  dysplasia with associated lesion or mass
• DALT  dalton
• DALY(s)  disability-adjusted life year(s)
• DAM  data-associated message; database access module; degraded amyloid; diacetyl monoxime; diacetylmorphine
• dam  decameter
• DAMA  discharged against medical advice
• DAMAD  Diabetic Microangiopathy Modification with Aspirin vs Dipyridamole
• DAMET  Diet and Moderate Exercise Trial
• DAMOS  drug application methodology with optical storage
• dAMP  deoxyadenosine monophosphate; deoxyadenylate adenosine monophosphate
• DAN  data acquisition in neurophysiology; diabetic autonomic neuropathy
• DANAMI  Danish Multicenter Study of Acute Myocardial Infarction
• DANC  decontaminating agent, noncorrosive
• D and C  dilatation and curettage
• DANS  1-dimethylaminonaphthalene-5-sulfonyl chloride
• DANTE  delays altered with nutation for tailored excitation
• DAO  diamine oxidase
• DAo  descending aorta
• DAOM  depressor anguli oris muscle
• DAP  data acquisition processor; data architecture project; depolarizing afterpotential; diabetes-associated peptide; diaminopimelic acid; diaminopyridine; diastolic aortic pressure; diastolic arterial pressure; dihydroxyacetone phosphate; dipeptidylaminopeptidase; direct latex agglutination pregnancy [test]; dose area product; Draw-a-Person [test]; Drug Action Programme [WHO]
• D-AP5  D-2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid
• D-AP7  D-2-amino-7-phosphonoheptanoic acid
• DAP&E  Diploma of Applied Parasitology and Entomology
• DAPI  4,6-diamino-2-phenylindole
• DAPPAF  Dual-Site Atrial Pacing for Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation [trial]
• DAPRE  daily adjustable progressive resistive exercise
• DAPRU  Drug Abuse Prevention Resource Unit
• DAPs  Database Access Project [UK]
• DAPT  diaminophenylthiazole; direct agglutination pregnancy test
• DAQ  data acquisition; Diagnostic Assessment Questionnaire; digital acquisition
• DAR  daily activity record; daily effective rhythm; death after resuscitation; diacereine; differential absorption ratio; dual asthmatic reaction
• DA-R  dopamine receptor
• DARE  Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness; Drug Abuse Resistance Education
• DARP  drug abuse rehabilitation program
• DARPA  Defense Advanced Research Project Agency [Department of Defense]
• DART  Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology [NLM database]; Diet and Reinfarction Trial; Dilation vs Ablation Revascularization Trial
• D/ART  Depression, Awareness, Recognition, and Treatment [NIMH hotline]
• DARTS  Diabetes Audit and Research in Tayside, Scotland; Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Testing System
• DAS  data acquisition system; dead air space; Death Anxiety Scale; delayed anovulatory syndrome; dextroamphetamine sulfate; 4,15-diacetoxyscripenol; Dietary Alternatives Study; digital angiography segmentation; double addition of serum; dyadic adjustment scale
• DASA  distal articular set angle
• DASD  direct access storage device
• DASH  Delay in Accessing Stroke Healthcare [trial]; Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension [trial]; Distress Alarm for the Severely Handicapped
• DASI  Duke activity status index
• DASM  data acquisition system management
• DASS  Dilazep Aspirin Stroke Study
• DAST  diethylaminosulfur trifluoride; drug abuse screening test; drug and alcohol screening test
• DAstV  duck astrovirus
• DAT  delayed-action tablet; dementia Alzheimer's type; dental aptitude test; diacetylthiamine; diet as tolerated; differential agglutination titer; Differential Aptitude Test; diphtheria antitoxin; direct agglutination test; direct antiglobulin test; Disaster Action Team; divided attention; dopamine transporter
• DATA  Diltiazem as Adjunctive Therapy to Activase [study]
• DATE  dental auxiliary teacher education
• DATF  Difficult Airway Task Force
• DATOS  Diet and Antismoking Trial of Oslo Study
• DATP  deoxyadenosine triphosphate
• dATP  deoxyadenosine monophosphate
• DATTA  diagnostic and therapeutic technology assessment
• DAU  3-deazauridine; Dental Auxiliary Utilization
• dau  daughter
• DAUs  drug abuse testing and urines
• DAV  data valid; Disabled American Veterans; disease-associated virus; duck adenovirus
• DAVF  dural arteriovenous fistula
• DAVIT  Danish Verapamil Infarction Trial
• DAVM  dural arteriovenous malformation
• DAvMED  Diploma in Aviation Medicine
• DAVP  deamino-arginine vasopressin
• DAWN  Drug Abuse Warning Network
• DAZ  deleted in azoospermia
• DB  database; date of birth; deep breath; dense body; dextran blue; diabetes, diabetic; diagonal band; diet beverage; direct bilirubin; disability; distobuccal; double-blind [study]; double buffer [board]; duodenal bulb; Dutch belted [rabbit]
• Db  diabetes, diabetic
• D_b  database; body density
• dB, db  decibel
• db  database; date of birth; diabetes, diabetic
• DBA  database administrator; Diamond-Blackfan anemia; dibenzanthracene; Dolichos biflorus agglutinin
• DBAE  dihydroxyborylaminoethyl
• DBB  diagonal band of Broca
• DBC  dibencozide; distal balloon catheter; dye-binding capacity
• DB&C  deep breathing and coughing
• DBCL  dilute blood clot lysis [method]
• DBCP  dibromochloropropane
• DBD  definite brain damage; deoxyribonucleic acid-binding domain; dibromodulcitol; dynamic beam delivery [radiotherapy]
• DBDC  distal bile duct carcinoma
• DBDG  distobuccal developmental groove
• DBDO  decabromodiphenyl oxide; desert battle dress overgarment
• DBDS  database definition structure
• DB/DS  database of data sets
• dB/dt  change of magnetic flux with time
• DBE  deep breathing exercise; dibromoethane
• DBED  N,N´-bis-dibenzyl ethylenediaminediacetic acid
• dbEST  database expressed sequence tag; Database of Expressed Sequence Tags [NLM]
• DBEV  Demodema entomopoxvirus
• dbGSS  database genome survey sequence; Database on Genome Survey Sequences [NLM]
• DBH  dopamine beta-hydroxylase
• DbH  diagnosis by hybridization
• DBI  development at birth index; phenformin hydrochloride
• DBil  direct bilirubin
• DBIOC  database input/output control
• DBIR  Directory of Biotechnology Information Resources
• dBk  decibels above 1 kilowatt
• DBL  desbromoleptophos
• DBLE  Double Bolus Lytic Efficacy [trial]
• DBM  database management; dibromomannitol; dobutamine
• dBm  decibels above 1 milliwatt
• dBMAN  database manager
• DBMS  database management system
• DBN  dynamic Bayesian network
• DBNN  decision-based neural network
• DBO  distobucco-occlusal
• db/ob  diabetic obese [mouse]
• DBP  deoxyribonucleic acid-binding peptide; diastolic blood pressure; dibutylphthalate; distobuccopulpal; Döhle body panmyelopathy; vitamin D-binding protein
• DBPOFC  double-blind placebo-controlled oral food challenge
• DBP-PEG/DNA  deoxyribonucleic acid-binding peptide-polyethylene glycol/deoxyribonucleic acid
• DBR  distorted breathing rate
• DBRI  dysfunctional behavior rating instrument
• DBRPC  double-blind randomized placebo-controlled
• DBS  deep brain stimulation; Denis Browne splint; despeciated bovine serum; Diamond-Blackfan syndrome; dibromosalicil; diminished breath sounds; direct bonding system; Division of Biological Standards; double blind study; double-burst stimulus; dysgenesis of corpus callosum
• dbSNP  Database of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism [NLM]
• DBSP  dibromosulphthalein
• dbSTS  database of Sequence Tagged Sites [NLM]; database sequence target site
• DBSV  deconvolution based on shape variation
• DBT  dry bulb temperature
• DBV  Dakar bat virus; Dioscorea bacilliform virus
• DBW  desirable body weight

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