Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations

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DrPH Doctor of Public Health; Doctor of Public Hygiene
DRPLA dentorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy
DRQ discomfort relief quotient
DRR digitally reconstructed radiograph; dorsal root reflex; dysjunction regulator region
DRS descending rectal septum; diagnostic review station; diffuse reflectance spectroscopy; Diltiazem Reinfarction Study; disability rating scale; drowsiness; Duane retraction syndrome; dynamic renal scintigraphy; Dyskinesia Rating Scale
drsg dressing
DRSP drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
DRST Delayed Recognition Span Test
DRT dorsal root, thoracic
3DRT three-dimensional radiotherapy
3-DRTP three dimensional radiation treatment planning
DRUGS Doctor, Recreational User, Gynaecological Sensitivities [study]
DRUJ distal radioulnar joint
DrV Diplocarpon rosae virus
dRVVT dilute Russell viper venom time
DRY donryu [rat]
DS Dahl strain [rat]; data set; dead air space; dead space; decontaminating solution; deep sedative; deep sleep; defined substrate; dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; delayed sensitivity; dendritic spine; density standard; dental surgery; dermatan sulfate; dermatology and syphilology; desmosome; desynchronized sleep; Devic syndrome; dexamethasone-spermine; dextran sulfate; dextrose-saline; diameter stenosis; diaphragm stimulation; diastolic murmur; differential stimulus; diffuse scleroderma; dilute strength; dioptric strength; direct sequencing; disaster services; discrimination score; disoriented; disseminated sclerosis; dissolved solids; Doctor of Science; donor's serum; Doppler sonography; double-stranded; double strength; double stringency; Down syndrome; drug store; dry swallow; dumping syndrome; duplex scan; duration of systole
D&S dermatology and syphilology
D/S dextrose/saline
ds double stranded [DNA]
D1S first year dental student
D2S second year dental student
DS2 decontaminating solution 2
D3S third year dental student
D4S fourth year dental student
D-5-S 5% dextrose in saline solution
%DS percent diameter stenosis
DSA Defense Security Agency; density spectral array; destructive spondyloarthropathy; digital subtraction angiography; dynamic scalable architecture
DSACT, D-SACT direct sinoatrial conduction time
DSAF Decision Support Access Facility [Bureau of Data Management and Strategy Facilities, BDMS]
DSAP disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis
DSAS discrete subaortic stenosis
DSB, dsb double-strand break [DNA]
Dsb single-breath diffusion capacity
DSBL disabled
DSBR double-strand break repair
DSBT donor-specific blood transfusion
DSC de Sanctis-Cacchione [syndrome]; desmocollin; differential scanning calorimetry; digital scan converter; disodium chromoglycate; Doctor of Surgical Chiropody; Down syndrome child; dynamic susceptibility contrast [imaging]
DSc Doctor of Science
Dsc desmocollin
DSCA double-strand conformation analysis
DSCF Doppler-shifted constant frequency
DSCG disodium chromoglycate
DSC-MRI dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance imaging
DsCPV Dendrolimus spectabilis cypovirus
DSCR developmental self-care requisites
DSCT dorsal spinocerebellar tract
DSCU dementia special care unit
DSD Dejerine-Sottas disease; depression spectrum disease; discharge summary dictated; dry sterile dressing
DS-DAT Discomfort Scale for Dementia of the Alzheimer Type
DSDDT double sampling dye dilution technique
dsDNA double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid
DsDNV Diatraea saccharalis densovirus
DSE dobutamine stress echocardiography; Doctor of Sanitary Engineering
DSG decision system group; desmoglein; dry sterile gauze
Dsg desmoglein
DSH deliberate self harm; dexamethasone suppressible hyperaldosteronism; disproportionate share hospital
DSHEA Dietary Supplements Health and Education Act
DSHEFS Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluation and Field Studies
DSHR delayed skin hypersensitivity reaction
DSI deep shock insulin; Depression Status Inventory; desmocollin-specific insertion; disulfide isomerase; Down Syndrome International; dynamic skeleton interface [computer-assisted surgery]
DSIM Doctor of Science in Industrial Medicine
DSIP delta sleep-inducing peptide
DSL distal sensory latency
DSL MU distal sensory latency-median-ulnar
dslv dissolve
DSM dextrose solution mixture; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual [of Mental Disorders]; digital standard MUMPS [Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System]; Diploma in Social Medicine; drink skim milk
DSM, dsm disease-specific mortality
DSM-III-R Diagnostic and Statistical Manual [of Mental Disorders], Third Edition, Revised
DSM-IV Diagnostic and Statistical Manual [of Mental Disorders], Fourth Edition
DSMA diet and stress management in angina; disodium monomethanearsonate
DSMB Data Safety Monitoring Board [FDA]
DSMC data and safety monitoring committee
DSN data source name
DSNI deep space neck infection
DSO digital storage oscilloscope; distal subungual onychomycosis
DSORT discrete stochastic optimization of radiation therapy [algorithm]
DSP decreased sensory perception; delayed sleep phase; desmoplakin; diarrheic shellfish poisoning; dibasic sodium phosphate; digital signal processing; digital subtraction phlebography; display; distal sensory polyneuropathy; Doppler signal processor
DSPC disaturated phosphatidylcholine
DSPCR, DS-PCR double stringency polymerase chain reaction
DspIV Dusona spp. ichnovirus
DSPN distal sensory polyneuropathy; distal symmetrical polyneuropathy
DSR digital subtraction analysis; distal spleno-renal; double simultaneous recording; dynamic spatial reconstructor
DSRCT desmoplastic small round cell tumor
dsRNA double-stranded ribonucleic acid
DSRS distal splenorenal shunt
DSS [computer-aided] decision support system; [computer-based] decision support system; Dejerine-Sottas syndrome; demographic surveillance site; dengue shock syndrome; digital signature standard; digital storage system; dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate; Disability Status Scale; discrete subaortic stenosis; docusate sodium; dosage-sensitive sex [reversal]; double simultaneous stimulation
DSSc Diploma in Sanitary Science
DSS/DH digital signature standard/Differ-Hellman
DSSEP dermatomal somatosensory evoked potential
DSSI Duke social support index
DSST digital symbol substitution test [sedation scoring]
DST desensitization test; desiccate, sequester, and transport; dexamethasone suppression test; dihydrostreptomycin; disproportionate septal thickening; donor-specific transfusion
D_st+ Dice's similarity coefficient
DS-TRIEL Decision Support [cancer clinical] Trial Eligibility
DSTY derived semantic type [UMLS]
DSUH directed suggestion under hypnosis
DSur Doctor of Surgery
DSV dermal sarcoma virus; Desert Shield virus
DSVP downstream venous pressure
DSWI deep surgical wound infection
DT database tomography; deceleration time; decision table [hierarchical structures]; decision tree [hierarchical structures]; defibrillation threshold; definitive type; delirium tremens; dental technician; depression of transmission; dietetic [services]; dietetic technician; differential technique; digitoxin; diphtheria-tetanus [toxoid]; discharge tomorrow; dispensing tablet; distance test; dorsalis tibialis; double tachycardia; duration of tetany; dye test
D/T date of treatment; total ratio of deaths
dT deoxythymidine
dt due to; dystonic
d/t due to
D3T 1,2-dithiole-3-thione
d4T stavudine
DTA decision to abort; differential thermal analysis; diphtheria toxin A
DTaP diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine
DTB dedicated time block
DTBC D-tubocurarine
DTBM demineralized trabecular bone matrix
DTBN di-tert-butyl nitroxide
DTC day treatment center; differential thyroid carcinoma; dithiocarb sodium
dTc D-tubocurarine
DTCD Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases
DTCH Diploma in Tropical Child Health
DTD delivered total dose; desmoglein terminal domain; diastrophic dysplasia; document type definition
DTDase deoxyuridine triphosphate diphosphohydrolase
DTDES dynamic template driven data entry system
dTDP deoxythymidine diphosphate
DTE desiccated thyroid extract
DTF deep temporal fascia; detector transfer function
D-TGA dextraposed transposition of great arteries
DTH delayed-type hypersensitivity; Diploma in Tropical Hygiene
DTH-T delayed -type hypersensitivity T-cell
DTI diffusion tensor imaging; dipyridamole-thallium imaging; direct thrombin inhibitor; Doppler tissue imaging
DTIA Doppler tissue imaging acceleration
DTIC dacarbazine; dimethyltriazenyl imidazole carboxamide
DTICH delayed traumatic intracerebral hematoma; delayed traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
DTIE Doppler tissue imaging energy
D time dream time
DTIV Doppler tissue imaging velocity
DtIV Diadegma terebrans ichnovirus
DTLA Detroit Test of Learning Aptitudes
DTM dermatophyte test medium; Diploma in Tropical Medicine
DTM&H Diplomate of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
DTMP deoxythymidine monophosphate
DTMS Drug Therapy Monitoring System
dTMS double-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation
DTN diphtheria toxin, normal
DTNB 5,5´-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic) acid
DTO data terminal operator; deodorized tincture of opium
DtoA digital-to-analog [converter]
DTP Demerol, Thorazine, Phenergan [analgesic cocktail]; diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis [vaccine]; distal tingling on percussion [Tinel's sign]
DTPA diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid
DTPa diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis [vaccine]
DTPBw diphtheria-tetanus whole-cell pertussis [vaccine]
DTPH Diploma in Tropical Public Health
dTPM deoxythymidine monophosphate
DTR deep tendon reflex; dietetic technician registered
DTRTT digital temperature recovery time test
DTS dense tubular system; diphtheria toxin sensitivity; distributed time service; donor transfusion, specific; Duke treadmill score
DT's delirium tremens
DTT diagnostic and therapeutic team; diphtheria tetanus toxoid; direct transverse traction; dithiothreitol
DTTCI 3,3-diethylthiatricarbocyanamide iodide
dTTP deoxythymidine triphosphate
DTUS diathermy, traction, and ultrasound
DTV desktop videoconferencing [telemedicine]; Dioscorea trifida virus
DtV Darna trima virus
DT-VAC diphtheria-tetanus vaccine
DTVM Diploma in Tropical Veterinary Medicine
DTVMI developmental test of visual motor integration
DTVP developmental test of visual perception
DTwP diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and whole-cell pertussis vaccine
DTX dendrotoxin; detoxification; dinophysitoxin
DTZ diatrizoate
DU decubitus ulcer; density unknown; deoxyuridine; dermal ulcer; diagnosis undetermined; diagnostic unit; diazouracil; dog unit; duodenal ulcer; duplex ultrasound; duroxide uptake; Dutch [rabbit]
dU deoxyuridine
du dial unit; duplication [chromosome]
DUA dorsal uterine artery
DUB dysfunctional uterine bleeding
DUCCS Duke University Clinical Cardiology Study
DUDP Drug Use and Drug Prevention [study]
dUDP deoxyuridine diphosphate
DUE drug use evaluation
D₁UE diagonal 1 upper extremity
D₂UE diagonal 2 upper extremity
DUET Dispatch Urokinase Efficacy Trial
DUF Doppler ultrasonic flowmeter; drug use forecast
DUFSS Duke-University of North Carolina Functional Social Support [questionnaire]
DUGV Dugbe virus
DUHP Duke-University Health Profile
DUI driving under the influence
DUL diffuse undifferentiated lymphoma
dulc sweet [Lat. dulcis]
dUMP deoxyuridine monophosphate
duod duodenum, duodenal
dup duplication
DU-PAN-2 marker for pancreatic cancer
DUQUES Duke University quantitative/ qualitative evaluation system
DUR drug use review; drug utilization review
Dur during, duration
dur during
DURAC duration of anticoagulation
DUS diagnostic ultrasonography; Doppler flow ultrasound; dynamic ultrasound of shoulder
3D-US three-dimensional ultrasonography
DUSN diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis
DUSOCS Duke social support and stress scale