Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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dBW decibels above 1 watt
DC daily census; data communication; data conversion; decrease; deep compartment; defining characteristic; dendritic cell; dendritic core; Dental Corps; deoxycholate; descending colon; dextran charcoal; diagonal conjugate; diagnostic center; diagnostic cluster; diagnostic code; differentiated cell; diffusion capacity; digit copying; digital computer; dilatation and curettage; dilation catheter; diphenylcyanoarsine; direct Coombs' [test]; direct current; discharge, discharged; discontinue, discontinued; distal colon; distocervical; Doctor of Chiropractic; donor cells; dopachrome; dorsal column; dressing change; duodenal cap; Dupuytren contracture; duty cycle; dyskeratosis congenita; electric defibrillator using DC discharge
D/C discharge [JCAHO unapproved abbreviation]; discontinue
D&C dilatation and curettage; drugs and cosmetics
Dc critical dilution rate
D/c discontinue; discharge
DC65 Darvon compound 65
dC deoxycytidine
dc decrease; direct current; discharge; discontinue
DCA deoxycholate-citrate agar; deoxycholic acid; desoxycorticosterone acetate; dichloroacetate; directional color angiography; directional coronary atherectomy
DCa deoxycortisone acetate
DCABG double coronary artery bypass graft
DCAF dilated cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation
2D-CAG 2-dimensional coronary angiography
DCAld dichloroacetaldehyde
DCB 3,4-dichlorobenzamil
DCBE double contrast barium enema
DCBF dyamic cardiac blood flow
DCbN deep cerebellar nucleus
DCC day care center; deleted in colorectal cancer; desquamated cornified cells; device communication controller; dextran-coated charcoal; diameter of cylindrical collimator; N,N´-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide; digital compact cassette; disaster control center; dorsal cell column; double concave; dysgenesis of corpus callosum
2DCC 2-dimensional cross-correlation
DCCMP daunomycin, cyclocytidine, 6-mercaptopurine, and prednisolone
DC_CO_₂ diffusing capacity for carbon dioxide
DCCT Diabetes Control and Complications Trial
DCCV direct current cardioversion
DCD differential current density; Diploma in Chest Diseases; disorders of cortical development; dynamic cooling device
D/c'd, dc'd discontinued
D/CDK D-type cyclin-dependent kinase
DCE desmosterol-to-cholesterol enzyme; distributed computing environment
DCE-MRI dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging
DCET dicarboxyethoxythiamine
DCF 2´-deoxycoformycin; dichlorofluorescein; direct centrifugal flotation; dopachrome conversion factor
DCFDA 2´,7´-dichlorofluorescein diacetate
DCFH dichlorofluorescein
DCFH-DA dichlorofluorescein diacetate
DCG dacryocystography; deoxycorticosterone glucoside; diagnosis cost-related group; disodium cromoglycate; dynamic electrocardiography
DCGE denaturation gradient gel electrophoresis
DCH delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity; Diploma in Child Health
DCh Doctor of Surgery [Lat. Doctor Chirurgiae]
DCHA docosahexaenoic acid
DCHEB dichlorohexafluorobutane
DCHN dicyclohexylamine nitrite
DChO Doctor of Ophthalmic Surgery
DCI dichloroisoprenaline; dichloroisoproterenol; digital cardiac imaging; Doppler color imaging; duplicate coverage inquiry
DCIA deep circumflex iliac artery
DCIEM Defense and Civil Institute for Environmental Medicine [Canada]
DCIP dichlorophenolindophenol
DCIS ductal carcinoma in situ
DCK, dCK deoxycytidine kinase
DCL data control language; dicloxacillin; diffuse or disseminated cutaneous leishmaniasis; digital case library
DCLHb diaspirin cross-linked hemoglobin
DCLS deoxycholate citrate lactose saccharose
DCM dichloromethane; dichloromethotrexate; dilated cardiomyopathy; Doctor of Comparative Medicine; dyssynergia cerebellaris myoclonica
DCMADS [Washington] DC Metropolitan Area Drug Study
DCML dorsal column medial lemniscus
3D-CMM 3-dimensional coordinate measuring machine [orthopedic surgery]
DCMP daunomycin, cytosine arabinoside, 6-mercaptopurine, and prednisolone
dCMP deoxycytidine monophosphate
DCMS data creation and maintenance system
DCMT Doctor of Clinical Medicine of the Tropics
3D-CMT three-dimensional computed x-ray microtomography
DCMX 2,4-dichloro-m-xylenol
DCN data collection network; deep cerebral nucleus; delayed conditioned necrosis; depressed, cognitively normal; dorsal cochlear nucleus; dorsal column nucleus; dorsal cutaneous nerve
DCNB 1,2-dichloro-4-nitrobenzene
DCNU chlorozotocin
DCO death certificate only; Diploma of the College of Optics
D_CO diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide
dCO₂ dissolved carbon dioxide
DCOG Diploma of the College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
DCOM [Microsoft] distributed component object model
DCOP distal coronary occlusion pressure
DCOR dopachrome oxidoreductase
DCP des-γ-carboxy prothrombin; dicalcium phosphate; Diploma in Clinical Pathology; Diploma in Clinical Psychology; District Community Physician; dual chamber pacemaker; dynamic compression plate
DCPA chlorthal-dimethyl
DCPP Disease Control Priorities Project [WHO]
DCR dacryocystorhinostomy; data conversion receiver; digitally composited radiograph; direct cortical response
DCRT Division of Computer Research and Technology [NIH]
3DCRT, 3D CRT three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy; three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy
DCS decompression sickness; dense canalicular system; diffuse cortical sclerosis; discharge summary; distal coronary sinus; dorsal column stimulation, dorsal column stimulator; dynamic condylar screw; dynamic contrast-enhanced subtraction; dynamic contrast-enhanced tomography; dynamic control system; dyskinetic cilia syndrome
dcSSc diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis
DCSWS dementia with continuing spike-wave during slow-wave sleep
DCT detached ciliary tuft; direct Coombs' test; discrete cosine transform; distal convoluted tubule; diurnal cortisol test; dynamic computed tomography
3DCT, 3D-CT 3-dimensional computed tomography
DCTMA desoxycorticosterone trimethylacetate
dCTP deoxycytidine triphosphate
DCTPA desoxycorticosterone triphenylacetate
DCTS dynamic carpal tunnel syndrome
DCV diagnostic content validity; distribution of conduction velocities
D_2CV Doppler 2-chamber view
D_4CV Doppler 4-chamber view
DCVC dichlorovinyl cystine
DCVMN Developing Country Vaccine Manufacturers' Network
DCX double charge exchange
DCx double convex
DD dangerous drug; Darier disease; data definition; data dictionary; day of delivery; D-dimer; death domain; degenerated disk; degenerative disease; delusional disorder; depth dose [x-ray]; detrusor dyssynergia; developmental disability; diastrophic dysplasia; died of the disease; differential diagnosis; differential display; digest and discharge; digestive disorder; Di Guglielmo disease; disc diameter; discharge diagnosis; discharged dead; dog dander; double diffusion; double dummy; drug dependence; dry dressing; Duchenne dystrophy; Dupuytren disease
D&D design and development
D6D delta-6-desaturase
dd dideoxy
DDA Dangerous Drugs Act; dideoxyadenosine; digital differential analysis
ddA 2´,3´-dideoxyadenosine
DDase deoxyuridine diphosphatase
ddATP dideoxyadenosine triphosphate
DDAVP, dDAVP 1-deamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin; 1-desamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin
DDB dosimetric databank [radiotherapy]
DDBJ Deoxyribonucleic acid [DNA] Data Bank of Japan
DDC dangerous drug cabinet; dideoxycytidine; 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine; diethyl-dithiocarbamate; dihydroxyphenylalanine decarboxylase; direct display console; diverticular disease of the colon
DDc double concave
ddC dideoxycytidine
DDD AV universal [pacemaker]; Dali domain dictionary; defined daily dose; degenerative disk disease; dehydroxydinaphthyl disulfide; dense deposit disease; Denver dialysis disease; dichlorodiphenyl-dichloroethane; dihydroxydinaphthyl disulfide; dorsal dural deficiency; double dose delay; Dowling-Degos disease; dual mode, dual pacing, dual sensing
DDD CT double-dose-delay computed tomography
DDDD-CAT Drug Delivery Device Dispatch in Coronary Angioplasty Trial
DDDi infant defined daily dose
DDE dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene; dynamic data exchange
DDEB dominantly inherited dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
DDF demographic data form
ddF dideoxy fingerprinting
DDFP dodecafluoropentane
DDG deoxy-D-glucose
ddGTP dideoxyguanidine triphosphate
DDH developmental dysplasia of the hip; dihydrodiol dehydrogenase; Diploma in Dental Health; dissociated double hypertropia
ddH₂O double-distilled water
DDI dideoxyinosine; dynamic data icon
ddI didanoside; dideoxyinosine
DDIB Disease Detection Information Bureau
DDKase deoxynucleoside diphosphate kinase
DDL data definition language
DDM differential diagnosis manager; Diploma in Dermatological Medicine; Doctor in Dental Medicine; Dyke-Davidoff-Masson [syndrome]
DDMR Dam-directed DNA mismatch repair
dDNA denatured deoxyribonucleic acid
DDNTP, ddNTP dideoxynucleotide triphosphate
DDO Diploma in Dental Orthopaedics
DDP cisplatin; density-dependent phosphoprotein; difficult denture patient; digital data processing; distributed data processing
DDPA Delta Dental Plans Association
DD-PCR, DDPCR differential display polymerase chain reaction
DDQ database directed query
2D DQFC NMR 2-dimensional double quantum filtered correction nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
DDR diastolic descent rate; Diploma in Diagnostic Radiology; DNA damage response
DDRB Doctors' and Dentists' Review Body
DDRP DNA damage responsive protein
DDRT diseases, disorders and related topics
DDS damaged disk syndrome; dapsone; data definition structure; dendrodendritic synaptosome; dental distress syndrome; depressed DNA synthesis; dialysis disequilibrium syndrome; diaminodiphenylsulfone; directional Doppler sonography; dirty data set; Director of Dental Services; disability determination service; Disease-Disability Scale; Doctor of Dental Surgery; dodecyl sulfate; double decidual sac; dystrophy-dystocia syndrome
DDSc Doctor of Dental Science
DDSI digital damage severity index
DDSO diaminodiphenylsulfoxide
DDSS Defense Dental Standard System; Diagnostic Decision Support System [software]
DDST Denver Developmental Screening Test
DDST-R Denver Developmental Screening Test-Revised
DDT dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; ductus deferens tumor; dynamic data table
Ddt deceleration time
DDTC diethyldithiocarbamate
DDTN dideoxy-didehydrothymidine
ddTTP dideoxythymidine triphosphate
DDU data deficit unit; data definition unit; dermo-distortive urticaria; duplex Doppler ultrasound
dDVH differential dose-volume histogram
DDW Digestive Diseases Week
D/DW dextrose in distilled water
D 5% DW 5% dextrose in distilled water
DDx differential diagnosis
DE data encoder; dendritic expansion; deprived eye; design effect; diagnostic error; dialysis encephalopathy; diesel exhaust; digestive energy; direct excitation; dose equivalent; dream elements; drug evaluation; duodenal exclusion; duration of ejection
D&E diet and elimination; dilation or dilatation and evacuation
D=E dates equal to examination
2DE two-dimensional echocardiography
3DE 3-dimensional echocardiography
dE differential in energy
DEA dehydroepiandrosterone; diethanolamine; Drug Enforcement Administration
DEAD Dying Experience at Dartmouth
DEAE diethylaminoethyl [cellulose]
DEAE-D diethylaminoethyl dextran
DEAFF detection of early antigen fluorescent foci
DEALE declining exponential approximation of life expectancy [method]
DEATH Dying Experience at the Hitchcock
DEB diepoxybutane; diethylbutanediol; Division of Environmental Biology; dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
deb debridement
DEBA diethylbarbituric acid
DEBATE Doppler Endpoints Balloon Angioplasty Trial, Europe
debil debilitation
DEBRA Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association
DEBS dominant epidermolysis bullosa simplex
DEC decrease; deoxycholate citrate; diagnostic episode cluster; diethylcarbamazine; dynamic environmental conditioning
Dec, dec decant
dec deceased; deciduous; decimal; decompose, decomposition; decrease, decreased
DECA Demographic and Economic Characteristics of the Aged [database]
decd deceased
DECG differentiated ECG
decoct decoction
DECODE Diabetes Epidemiology, Collaborative Analysis of Diagnostic Criteria in Europe
DECOMP decomposition [EMG into separate channels]
decomp decompensation; decompose, decomposition
decr decrease, decreased
D-ECST Dutch-European Cerebral Sinus Thrombosis [trial]
DECU decubitus [ulcer]
decub lying down [Lat. decubitus]
DED date of expected delivery; death effector domain [cell]; defined exposure dose; delayed erythema dose
DEEDS Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems
DEEG depth electroencephalogram, depth electroencephalography
DEER Diet and Exercise in Elevated Risk [trial]
DEET N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide
DEF decayed primary teeth requiring filling, decayed primary teeth requiring extraction, and primary teeth successfully filled; dose-effect factor
def defecation; deferred; deficiency, deficient
DEFIANT Doppler Flow and Echocardiography in Functional Cardiac Insufficiency Assessment of Nisoldipine Therapy [trial]