Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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defib defibrillation
DEFIBRILAT Defibrillator as Bridge to Later Transplantation [study]
defic deficiency, deficient
DEFN Danubian endemic familial nephropathy
DEF_NT dose-effect factor for normal tissue
deform deformed, deformity
DEFT direct epifluorescent filter technique
DEF_T dose-effect factor for tumor
DEFV deceleration of early flow velocity
DEG degenerin; diagnostic evaluation group; diethylene glycol
Deg, deg degeneration, degenerative; degree
degen degeneration, degenerative
DEH dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica
DEHP di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
DEHR distributed electronic health record
DEHS Division of Emergency Health Services
DEHT developmental hand function test
dehyd dehydration, dehydrated
DEJ, dej dentino-enamel junction; dermo-epidermal junction
del deletion; delivery; delusion
DELFIA dissociated enhanced lanthanide fluoroimmunoassay
deliq deliquescence, deliquescent
DELIRIUM drugs-electrolytes-low temperature and lunacy-intoxication and intracranial processes-retention of urine or feces-infection-unfamiliar surroundings-myocardial infarction [causes of delirium]
Delt deltoid
DELTA Descriptive Language for Taxonomy [program]; dietary effects on lipoproteins and thrombogenic activity
Δ Greek capital letter delta
δ Greek lower case letter delta; immunoglobulin D
Δ df differences between degrees of freedom
ΔP change in pressure
ΔR additional resistance
ΔR,L additional resistance, lung
ΔR,rs additional resistance, respiratory system
ΔR,w additional resistance, chest wall
ΔV change in volume
DEM demerol; diethylmaleate; diffusion equation method
Dem Demerol
DEMO dynamic essential modeling
DEN denervation; dengue; dermatitis exfoliativa neonatorum; Device Experience Network [of the CDRH]; diethylnitrosamine
denat denatured
DENT Dental Exposure Normalization Technique
Dent, dent dental; dentist, dentistry; dentition
DENTALPROJ Dental Research Projects
DENV dengue virus
DEP depression emulation program [computer simulation]; dielectrophoresis; diethylpropanediol; dilution end point
dep dependent; deposit
DEPA diethylene phosphoramide
DEPC diethyl pyrocarbonate
depr depression, depressed
DEPS distal effective potassium secretion
DEP ST SEG depressed ST segment
DEPT distortionless enhancement by polarization transfer
dept department
DEQ Depression Experiences Questionnaire
DER disulfiram-ethanol reaction; dual energy radiography
DeR degeneration reaction
der derivative [chromosome]
DERI Diabetes Epidemiology Research International [study]
deriv derivative, derived
Derm, derm dermatitis; dermatological, dermatologist, dermatology; dermatome
DERS dependent error regression smoothing
DES Danish Enoxaparin Study; data encryption standard; dementia rating scale; dermal-epidermal separation; descendant [UMLS]; desmin; dialysis encephalopathy syndrome; diethylstilbestrol; diffuse esophageal spasm; disequilibrium syndrome; dissociative experience scale; doctor's emergency service
DES₁ descendant, first level in hierarchy [UMLS]
desat desaturated
desc descendant; descending
Desc Ao descending aorta
desq desquamation
DESIRE Debulking and Stenting in Restenosis Elimination [trial]
DESS double-echo steady state
DEST Denver Eye Screening Test; dichotic environmental sounds test; differentially expressed sequence tag
DESTINI Doppler Endpoint Stent International Investigation; Duke University Clinical Cardiology Study Elective Stent Trial: A Cost Containment Initiative
DeSyGNER Decision Systems Group Nucleus of Extensible Resources
DET diethyltryptamine; dipyridamole echocardiography test
DETC diethyldithiocarbamate
Det-6 detroid-6 [human sternal marrow cells]
determ determination, determined
detn detention
detox detoxification
DEUC direct electronic urethrocystometry
DEV deviant, deviation; duck embryo vaccine; duck embryo virus
dev development; deviation
devel development
DevPd developmental pediatrics
DEW diagnostic encyclopedia workstation
DEX dexamethasone
Dex dextrose
dex dexterity; dextrorotatory; right [Lat. dexter]
DEXA dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
DF decapacitation factor; decontamination factor; deferoxamine; defibrillation; deficiency factor; defined flora [animal]; degree of freedom; diabetic father; dietary fibers; digital fluoroscopy; diphase fix; discriminant function; disseminated foci; distribution factor; dominant frequency; dorsiflexion; dysgonic fermenter
D&F Diamond and Forrester [analysis of probability]
Df Dermatophagoides farinae; discrimination factor; duodenal fluid
df degrees of freedom [statistics]
DF-2 dysgonic fermenter 2
DFA detrended fluctuation analysis; direct fluorescent antibody; discriminant function analysis; dorsiflexion angle; dorsiflexion assistance
DFB dinitrofluorobenzene; dysfunctional bleeding
DFC developmental field complex; dry-filled capsule
DFD data flow diagram; defined formula diets; developmental field defect; diisopropyl phosphorofluoridate
DFDB demineralized freeze-dried bone
dFdCTP difluorodeoxycytidine triphosphate
DFDT difluoro-diphenyl-trichloroethane
df/dx differential diagnosis
DFE diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia; distal femoral epiphysis
DFECT dense fibroelastic connective tissue
3DFEM three-dimensional finite element method
2D-FFT 2-dimensional fast Fourier transform
DFG direct forward gaze
DFHom Diploma of the Faculty of Homeopathy
DFHS Department of Family and Health Services [Australia]
DFI disease-free interval; dye fluorescence index
DFIB defibrillation
DFL digital film library
DFM decreased fetal movement
DFMC daily fetal movement count
DFMO difluoromethylornithine
DFMR daily fetal movement record
DFN distal femoral nail
DFO, DFOM deferoxamine
DFP diastolic filling period; diisopropyl-fluorophosphate
DF^32P radiolabeled diisopropylfluorophosphate
DFPP double filtration plasmapheresis
DFR designated family respondent; diabetic floor routine; digital fluororadiography
DFS disease-free survival; distraction-flexion staging; distributed file system
DFSP dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
DFT defibrillation threshold; dementia of frontal type; diagnostic function test; discrete Fourier transform
DFT₃ dialyzable fraction of triiodothyronine
DFT₄ dialyzable fraction of thryoxine
2DFT two-dimensional Fourier transform
3DFT three-dimensional Fourier transform
DFTS digital flashing tomosynthesis
DFU dead fetus in utero; dideoxyfluorouridine
DFV diarrhea with fever and vomiting
DG data gathering; dentate gyrus; deoxyglucose; desmoglein; diacylglycerol; diagnosis; diastolic gallop; DiGeorge [anomaly or syndrome]; diglyceride; distogingival
2DG 2-deoxy-D-glucose
Dg dentate gyrus
dg decigram; diagnosis
DGA DiGeorge anomaly
DGAP deoxyribonucleic acid [DNA] guided assembly of proteins
DGAT diacylglycerol transferase
DGAVP desglycinamide-9-[Arg-8]-vasopressin
DGBG dimethylglyoxal bisguanyl-hydrazone
DGCR DiGeorge chromosome region; DiGeorge critical region
DGE delayed gastric emptying; diglycidyl ether
dge drainage
2D-GEMS 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis mass spectrometry
DGF duct growth factor
DGGE denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis
DGI dentinogenesis imperfecta; disseminated gonococcal infection
dGI dorsal giant interneuron
DGIM Division of General Internal Medicine
DGKV Dera Ghazi Khan virus
DGLA dihomogamma-linolenic acid
dGMP deoxyguanosine monophosphate
DGMS Division of General Medical Sciences
DGN diffuse glomerulonephritis
DGNA delayed gamma neutron activation
DGO Diploma in Gynaecology and Obstetrics
DGP 2,3-diglycerophosphate; Dutch General Practices Study
DGPG diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis
DGR duodenogastric reflux
DGS developmental Gerstmann syndrome; diabetic glomerulosclerosis; DiGeorge sequence; DiGeorge syndrome; disease guidance systems; dysplasia-gigantism syndrome
DGSCR DiGeorge syndrome critical region
DGSX X-linked dysplasia gigantism syndrome
dGTP deoxyguanosine triphosphate
DGU uracil deoxyribonucleic acid glycosylase
DGV dextrose-gelatin-Veronal [buffer]
DG/VCF DiGeorge/velocardiofacial [syndrome]
DH daily habits; day hospital; dehydrocholate; dehydrogenase; delayed hypersensitivity; department of health; dermatitis herpetiformis; developmental history; diaphragmatic hernia; disseminated histoplasmosis; dominant hand; dorsal horn; drug history; ductal hyperplasia; Dunkin-Hartley [guinea pig]
D&H distributed and heterogeneous [information sources]
D/H deuterium/hydrogen [ratio]
DHA dehydroacetic acid; dehydroascorbic acid; dehydroepiandrosterone; dihydroacetic acid; dihydroxyacetone; district health authority
DHAD mitoxantrone hydrochloride
DHAOS Dutch Hypertension and Offspring Study
DHAP dihydroxyacetone phosphate
DHAP-AT dihydroxyacetone phosphate acyltransferase
DHAS dehydroandrostenedione
DHB dihydroxybenzoate; duck hepatitis B
DHBE dihydroxybutyl ether
DHBG dihydroxybutyl guanine
DHBS dihydrobiopterin synthetase
DHBV duck hepatitis B virus
DHC dehydrocholate; dehydrocholesterol; delivery of health care
DHCA deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest; dihydroxycholestanoic acid
DHCC dehydroxycholecalciferol
DHCCP Department of Health and Social Security Hypertension Care Computing Project
DHCP decentralized or distributed hospital computer program; dental health care provider; dynamic host control protocol
DHCS Department of Health and Community Services [Australia]
DHD district health department
DH-DATA Department of Health Library Database [UK]
DHE dihematoporphyrin ether; dihydroergocryptine; dihydroergotamine; distributed healthcare environment
DHEA dehydroepiandrosterone
DHEAS dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
DHEC dihydroergocryptine
DHES Division of Health Examination Statistics
DHESN dihydroergosine
DHEW Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
DHF dengue hemorrhagic fever; dihydrofolate; dorsihyperflexion
DHF/DSS dengue hemorrhagic fever/ dengue shock syndrome
DHFR dihydrofolate reductase
DHFRase dihydrofolate reductase
DHFRP dihydrofolate reductase pseudogene
DHFS Diet-Heart Feasibility Study