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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
- DCCO2 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
- DCO 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
- D2CV Doppler 2-chamber view
- D4CV 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]