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d - d /d day per day

D - D aspartic acid.

D - D day.

D - D diopter (lens strength)

D&C - D&C dilatation and curettage.

D&E - D&E dilatation and evacuation.

D&I - D&I dry and intact (wound dressings).

D&V - D&V diarrhea and vomiting.

D-LST - D-LST drug lymphocyte stimulation test.

D-spine - D-spine dorsal spine (thoracic spine).

D/A - D/A date of accident.

D/A - D/A date of admission.

D/BMD - D/BMD Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies.

D/C - D/C diarrhea/constipation.

D/C - D/C discharge.

D/C - D/C discontinue.

D/DW - D/DW dextrose in distilled water

D/H - D/H drug history.

D/NS - D/NS dextrose in normal saline

D/W - D/W dextrose in water.

D/W - D/W discussed with.

D1 – D12 - D1 – D12 dorsal vertebrae (thoracic vertebrae).

D1OW - D1OW 10% aqueous dextrose solution.

D5 - D5 anti-microphtalmia transcription factor antibody (for diagnosis of clear cell sarcoma/malignant melanoma of soft parts).

D5%DW - D5%DWdextrose 5% in distilled water

D5%NS - D5%NS dextrose 5% in normal saline

D5LR - D5LR dextrose 5% with lactated ringers

D5W - D5W 5% dextrose in water.

DA - DA degenerative arthritis.

DA - DA inbred strains of rats [DA(RT1a/AgB4)].

DAB - DAB diaminobenzidine (chromogen for peroxidase-based detection systems).

DAB - DAB dorsal abductors.

Dabs - Dabs absorbed radiation dose.

Dabs - Dabs degassed by O2 absorption (lungs).

DABS - DABS Derogatis Affects Balance Sheet.

DABS - DABS diazobenzene sulfonate.

DABS-AA - DABS-AA dimethylaminoazobenzenesulfonyl-amino acid.

DABS-Cl - DABS-Cl dimethylaminoazobenzenesulfonyl chloride.

DABS-L-Met-dl-(O) - DABS-L-Met-dl-(O) 4-dimethylaminoazobenzene-4'-sulfonyl-L-methionine-dl-sulfoxide.

DAF - DAF decay-accelerating factor (CD55) - regulates C3.

DAG - DAG diacylglycerol.

DAISY - DAISY the dairy information system (UK).

DAN - DAN24-diaminonaphthalene.

DAN - DAN danazol.

DAN - DAN diabetic autonomic neuropathy.

Dan-MONICA - Dan-MONICA Danish MONItoring trends in CArdiovascular diseases study.

DAN-PSS - DAN-PSS Danish Prostate Symptom Score.

DAO - DAO dog aorta.

DAP - DAP Draw a Person Test.

DAP - DAP dystrophin associated protein.

DAP-Kinase - DAP-Kinase death-associated protein kinase.

DAPC - DAPC dystrophin-associated protein complex.

DAPK - DAPK death-associated protein kinase.

DAPT - DAPT diphtheria acellular pertussis and tetanus toxoids.

DAR - DAR double-antibody radioimmunoassay.

DAT - DAT dementia of the Alzheimer's type.

DAT - DAT diet as tolerated.

DAT - DAT direct antibody testing.

DATT - DATT Defense Attaché.

DAV - DAV dapple apple viroid.

DB - DB date of birth.

db - db decibel.

DB - DB disability.

DBI - DBI diazepam binding inhibitor.

DBM - DBM demineralized bone matrix.

DBP - DBP demineralized bone powder.

DBP - DBP diastolic blood pressure.

DBP - DBP dibutyl phthalate.

DBPCFC - DBPCFC double-blind placebo controlled food challenge.

DBSC - DBSC double-breath single cycle.

DBW - DBW deficit birthweight.

DBW - DBW desirable body weight.

DBW - DBW diabetic black women.

DBW - DBW dosing body weight.

DBW - DBW dry body weight.

DC - DC dendritic cells.

DC - DC direct current.

DC - DC disc discharged discontinue.

dc - dc discontinue.

DC - DC doctor of chiropractic.

DC&B - DC&B dilation curettage and biopsy.

DCA - DCA directional coronary atherectomy (for coronary ostial lesions).

DCBE - DCBE double-contrast barium enema.

DCC - DCC dextran-coated charcoal.

DCC - DCC direct current contershock.

DCGF - DCGF dry corn gluten feed.

DCH - DCH23-dicyanohydroquinone.

DCH - DCH Day-case haemorrhoidectomy.

DCH - DCH deep cerebral hemorrhages.

DCH - DCH delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity.

DCH - DCH diffuse chorioamnionic hemosiderosis.

DCH - DCH diffuse choroidal hemangiomas.

DCh - DCh dorsochiasmatic area.

DCH - DCH double-crush hypothesis.

DCIS - DCIS ductal carcinoma in situ - type of breast cancer.

DCM - DCM dilated cardiomyopathy.

DCP - DCP des-g-carboxy prothrombin specific for HCC (hepatocellular carcinoma).

DCS - DCS decompression sickness.

DCT - DCT distal convoluted tubule.

DD - DD discharge diagnosis.

DD - DD dry dressing.

DDAVP - DDAVP desmopressin acetate.

DDAVP - DDAVP desmopressin test for urine osmolality.

ddC - ddC zalcitabine.

DDD - DDD degenerative disk disease.

DDH - DDH developmental dysplasia of the hip (case report).

ddI - ddI didanosine.

DDP - DDP diamminedichloroplatinum.

DDS - DDS Doctor of Dental Surgery.

DDT - DDT chlorphenotane.

DDx - DDx differential diagnosis.

DE - DE delayed excitation.

DEA - DEA diethylamine.

DEA - DEA Drug Enforcement Agency.

DEAE - DEAE diethylaminoethyl.

DEC - DEC deceased; decrease

DEF - DEF defecation.

DEF - DEF deferred.

DEF - DEF deficient.

DEG - DEG degeneration.

Derm - Derm dermatology

DES - DES describe.

DES - DES desflurane.

DES - DES diethylstilbestrol.

DET - DET determine

DEV - DEV deviation.

DEXA - DEXA dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (accuDEXA™ bone densitometer by Schick Technologies).

DF - DF dorsiflexion.

DFA - DFA direct fluorescent antibody test.

DFI - DFI disease free interval.

DFID - DFID British Department of International Development (Formerly ODA).

DFMO - DFMO DL-alpha-difluoromethylornithine.

DFS - DFS disease free survival (time without disease prior to relapse or last follow-up).

DFSP - DFSP dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.

DFX - DFX desferrioxamine.

DGC - DGC differentiated type gastric carcinoma.

DGC - DGC dystrophin-glycoprotein complex.

DGCR - DGCR DiGeorge chromosomal region.

DGGE - DGGE denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis.

DGGE - DGGE denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis.

DGI - DGI disseminated gonococcal infection.

DGM - DGM duodenal gastric metaplasia.

DGR - DGR duodenogastric reflux.

DGS - DGS DiGeorge syndrome.

DH - DH dermatitis herpetiformis.

DHA - DHA docosahexanoic acid.

DHEA - DHEA dehydroepiandrosterone.

DHEA-ST - DHEA-ST dehydroepiandrosterone sulfotransferases.

DHEAS - DHEAS dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate.

DHF - DHF dorsi-hyperflexion.

DHHS - DHHS Department of Health and Human Services.

DHL - DHL diffuse histocytic leukemia.

DHS - DHS dynamic hip screw.

DI - DI date of injury.

DI - DI diabetes insipidus.

diag - diag diagnosis diagnostic.

DIC - DIC disseminated intravascular coagulation.

Dict. - Dict. dictation.

DIF - DIF direct immunofluorescence.

DIFF - DIFF diff differential blood count.

DIL - DIL dilated.

DIL - DIL dilute.

DIM - DIM diminished.

Dind - Dind indicative radiation dose.

DIP - DIP desquamative interstitial penumonitis.

DIP - DIP distal interphalangeal joints.

DIP - DIP distal interphalangeal.

DIPJ - DIPJ distal interphalangeal joint.

DIPP - DIPP diisopropyl phosphate.

dIPSPs - dIPSPs depolarizing inhibitory postsynaptic potentials.

DIS - DIS disabled.

DIS - DIS disease.

DISH - DISH diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis.

DISI - DISI dorsal intercalate segment instability.

DISL - DISL dislocate; dislocation.

DISP - DISP disposition.

DIST - DIST distal.

DIST - DIST distended.

DIT - DIT diiodotyrosine.

DIW - DIW dextrose in water.

DJD - DJD degenerative joint disease.

DKA - DKA diabetic ketoacidosis.

DKA - DKA did not keep appointment.

DKB - DKB deep knee bends.

dl - dl deciliter - 0.01 liters (100 ml).

DL - DL dual lumen.

DLA - DLA dorsolateral area.

DLC - DLC diamond-like carbon (coatings).

DLCL - DLCL diffuse large cell lymphoma.

DLCO - DLCO diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide.

DLDH - DLDH dementia lacking distinctive histopathology.

DLE - DLE discoid lupus erythematosus.

DLI - DLI donor lymphocyte infusion.

DLO - DLO d-limonene 12-epoxide.

DLO - DLO dorsolateral outflow.

DLO - DLO octopamine-IR.

DLS - DLS date last seen.

DLT - DLT dose limiting toxicity - determined by phase 1 studies.

DM - DM diabetes mellitus.

DM - DM diastolic murmur.

DM1 - DM1 myotonic dystrophy gene.

DM2 - DM2 myotonic dystrophy gene 2 (linked to chromosome 3q).

DMA - DMA dog mesenteric artery.

DMARD - DMARD disease modifying antirheumatic drugs.

DMC - DMC Data Monitoring Committee.

DMD - DMD 3-(s)-[(dodecyloxycarbonyl)methyl]-14-dioxane-25-diones.

DMD - DMD daily maintenance dose.

DMD - DMD delayed mental development.

DMD - DMD depression and manic depression.

DMD - DMD desmethyldiltiazem.

DMD - DMD desmethyldoxepin.

DMD - DMD diastolic myocardial dysfunction.

DMD - DMD dietary management of diarrhea.

DMD - DMD differential metabolic display.

DMD - DMD differentially methylated domain.

DMD - DMD digitoxigenin monodigitoxoside.

DMD - DMD dimethadione.

DMD - DMD dimethyldioxirane.

DMD - DMD discontinuous molecular dynamics.

DMD - DMD disease modifying drug

DMD - DMD disseminated malignant disease.

DMD - DMD disseminated mycobacterial disease.

DMD - DMD Doctor of Dental Medicine.

DMD - DMD dorsal medullary depressor area.

DMD - DMD Drug Misuse Databases.

DMD - DMD drusen-related macular degeneration.

DMD - DMD dry matter digestibility.

DMD - DMD Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

DMD - DMD Dynia-Majan-Drdlicka factor

DMD - DMD Dystonia Musculorum Deformans

DMD - DMD dystrophin.

DMG - DMG dimethylglycine.

DMI - DMI Desipramine (Norpramin).

DMI - DMI dry matter intake.

DMN - DMN dorsal motor nucleus.

DMP - DMP data management plan.

DMPK - DMPK dystrophia myotonica-protein kinase (gene on chromosome 19q).

DMR - DMR direct myocardial revascularization.

DMS or MSM - DMS or MSM dimethylsulfone or methylsulfonylmethane (CH3SO2CH3).

DMSO - DMSO dimethyl sulfamethoxazole (cryoprotective used to store cells from patients undergoing autologous transplantation).

DMSO - DMSO dimethylsulfoxyde.

DMT1 - DMT1 divalent metal transporter 1.

DMV - DMV dog mesenteric vein.

DMV - DMV dorsal metatarsal veins.

DN - DN double negative.

DNA - DNA deoxyribonucleic acid.

DNA - DNA did not attend (clinic).

DNC - DNC dominant-negative complementation.

DND - DND died a natural death.

DNI - DNI do not intubate.

DNI/DNR - DNI/DNR do not intubate do not resuscitate.

DNKA - DNKA did not keep appointment

dNM - dNM 1-deoxynojirimycin.

dnm - dnm daunosamine.

DNM - DNM delayed nonmatching-to-sample.

DNM - DNM descending necrotizing mediastinitis.

DNM - DNM desmoplastic neurotropic melanoma.

DNM - DNM dominant negative mutant.

DNR - DNR daunorubicin.

DNR - DNR do not resuscitate.

DNR - DNR dorsal nerve root.

DNS - DNS did not show for appointment.

DO - DO doctor of osteopathy.

DO - DO dorsal outflow.

DOA - DOA day of admission.

DOA - DOA dead on arrival.

DOB - DOB date of birth.

DOC - DOC deoxycholate.

DOC - DOC deoxycorticosterone.

DOC - DOC died of other causes.

DOD - DOD date of death.

DOD/OSD - DOD/OSD Department of Defense/Office of the Secretary of Defense.

DOE - DOE date of examination.

DOE - DOE Department of Energy.

DOE - DOE dyspnea on exertion.

DOES - DOES disorder of excessive somnolence (narcolepsy).

DOI - DOI date of injury.

DOJ - DOJ Department of Justice.

DON - DON demyelinating optic neuritis.

DOS - DOS date of surgery.

DOS - DOS Department of State.

DOT - DOT date of transfer.

DOT - DOT Department of Transportation.

DP - DP deep pulse.

DP - DP diastolic pressure.

DP - DP distal pulses.

DP - DP dorsalis pedis pulse.

DP - DP dorsalis pedis.

DPC - DPC desaturated phosphatidylcholine.

DPC - DPC desaturated phosphatidylcholine.

DPC - DPC diethypyrocarbonate.

DPC - DPC diethypyrocarbonate.

DPC - DPC direct patient care.

DPC - DPC direct patient care.

DPC - DPC disseminated peritoneal cancer.

DPC - DPC distal palmar crease.

DPC - DPC distal palmar crease.

DPC - DPCdelayed primary closure.

DPC - DPCdelayed primary closure.

DPD - DPD diffuse pulmonary disease.

dpdt - dpdt time derivative of left ventricular pressure.

DPDT-SP - DPDT-SP D-Pro2-D-Trp79-SP.

DPGN - DPGN diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis.

DPH - DPH diphenylhydantoin.

DPKO - DPKO Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

DPL - DPL diagnostic peritoneal lavage.

DPM - DPM dipyridamole.

DPM - DPM direct photometric method.

DPM - DPM disintegrations per minute.

DPM - DPM Doctor of Podiatric Medicine.

DPM - DPM dog pancreas microsomal membranes.

DPPC - DPPC dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine.

DPT - DPT diphtheria pertussis tetanus immunization.

DPTA - DPTA diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid.

DPV - DPV diameter of portal vein.

DR - DR delivery room.

DR - DR diabetic retinopathy.

DR - DR diagnostic radiology.

DR - DR dorsal root.

dr - dr dram.

DR - DR dressing.

DR - DR HLA DR antigen.

DRE - DRE digital rectal examination.

DREZ - DREZ dorsal root entry zone.

DRG - DRG diagnosis-related groups.

DRG - DRG dorsal root ganglion.

DRG/PPS - DRG/PPS diagnosis-related-group/prospective-payment system.

DRN - DRN disaster relief nurse.

Drng - Drng drainage.

Drsg - Drsg dressing.

DRSP - DRSP drospirenone.

DRT - DRT daily rumination time.

DRT - DRT delay-reduction theory.

DRT - DRT Developmentally Regulated EPH-related Tyrosine kinase gene.

DRT - DRT deviation ratio topography.

DRT - DRT device readiness test.

DRT - DRT device-related thrombosis.

DRT - DRT dexamethasone-resistant thymocytes.

DRT - DRT Diagnostic-Rhyme Test.

DRT - DRT dichotic rhyme task.

DRT - DRT Diet Readiness Test.

DRT - DRT diffraction Radon transform.

DRT - DRT diffuse rhythmic theta (waves).

drt - drt diffusional response time.

DRT - DRT digestion-related thermogenesis.

DRT - DRT discriminative reaction time.

DRT - DRT discriminative response task.

DRT - DRT disjunctive reaction time.

DRT - DRT DNA-damage-repair/toleration activities.

DRT - DRT dopamine replacement therapy.

DRt - DRt dorsal reticular nucleus.

DRT - DRT dorsal root terminals.

DRT - DRT dorsal roots.

DRT - DRT Drug resistant typhoid fever.

DRT - DRT dynamic regional thresholding.

dRT-PCR - dRT-PCR differential RT-PCR.

DRUDP - DRUDP Division of Reproductive and Urologic Drug Products.

DRUJ - DRUJ distal radioulnar joint.

DRUL - DRUL distal radioulnar ligaments.

DS - DS diagnostic sensitivity.

DS - DS Durie-Salmon stage.

DSA - DSA defibrillation systems analyser.

DSA - DSA digital substraction angiography.

DSA - DSA digital subtraction angiography.

DSC - DSC differential scanning calorimetry.

DSCA - DSCA Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

DSD - DSD discharge summary dictated.

DSD - DSD dry sterile dressing.

DSE - DSE disposable smoke evacuator.

DSG - DSG dressing.

DSG - DSG dry sterile gauze.

DSH - DSH domestic shorthaired cat.

DSHEA - DSHEA Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act.

DSK-TNM - DSK-TNM Deutschsprachiges TNM-Komitee.

DSM - DSM Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.

DSP - DSP decreased sensory perception.

DSR - DSR Dahl salt-resistant rats.

DSs - DSs Dahl salt-sensitive.

DSS - DSS decision support system.

DSS - DSS Dejerine-Sottas Syndrome.

DSS - DSS dengue shock syndrome.

DSS - DSS Department of Social Services.

DSS - DSS dextrane sulfate sodium.

DSS - DSS digit symbol subtest.

DSS - DSS distal splenorenal shunt.

DSS - DSS disuccinimidyl suberate.

DSS - DSS double simultaneous stimulation.

DSSD - DSSD drug safety and surveillance management.

DST - DST dexamethasone suppression test.

DST - DST distal straight tubule.

DSV - DSV Deep Submergence Vehicle.

DSV - DSV dense-cored vesicles.

DSV - DSV desulfoviridin.

DSV - DSV diameter of splenic vein.

DSV - DSV diastolic septal velocity.

DSV - DSV diethylamine shift value.

DSV - DSV diffuse sclerosing variant of papillary thyroid carcinomas.

DSV - DSV digital subtraction venacavography.

DSV - DSV digital subtraction venography.

DSV - DSV Digitaria streak virus.

DSV - DSV DNA sequence variations.

DSV - DSV dog saphenous vein.

DSV - DSV Drosophila S virus.

DSV - DSV Dual Switch Valves.

DSV - DSV dithranol-2% salicylic acid-white soft vaseline.

DT - DT date and time.

DT - DT date of treatment.

DT - DT delirium tremens.

DT - DT due to.

DT - DT duration tetany.

DTP - DTP diphtheria and tetanus toxoids with pertussis (killed whole organism).

DTP - DTP distal tingling on percussion (over the site of a nerve a.k.a. Tinel's sign or Hoffman-Tinel sign).

DTP - DTP distal tingling on percussion (Tinel's sign)

DTR - DTR deep tendon reflex/es.

DTS - DTS diametral tensile strength.

DTSSP - DTSSP33'-dithiobis(succinimidyl propionate).

DTZ - DTZ diltiazem.

DU - DU diagnosis undetermined.

DU - DU duodenal ulcer.

DU-24 - DU-24 avian cell line.

DUB - DUB dysfunctional uterine bleeding.

Dus - Dus differential upstream sequence.

DUS - DUS distinctness uniformity and stability (test for crops in UK).

DUS - DUS divergent unilateral strabismus.

DUS - DUS Doppler ultrasound.

DUs - DUs drug users.

DUs - DUs duodenal ulcers.

DUS - DUS Dusseldorf.

dus - dus unknown gene tentatively designated "dus" for dut suppressor.

DUS-3 - DUS-3 avian rho0 cell line.

dv - dv double vibrations.

DV&D - DV&D Diploma in Venereology and Dermatology.

DVA - DVA developmental venous anomaly.

DVA - DVA distance visual acuity.

DVA - DVA duration of voluntary apnea.

DVA - DVA vindesine.

DVB - DVB divinylbenzene.

DVC - DVC divanillylcyclohexane.

DVCC - DVCC Disease Vector Control Center.

DVD - DVD dissociated vertical deviation.

dVDAVP - dVDAVP 1 -deamine-4-valine-D-arginine vasopressin.

DVE - DVE duck virus enteritis.

DVH - DVH Diploma in Veterinary Hygiene.

DVH - DVH Division for the Visually Handicapped.

DVH - DVH dose volume histogram.

DVI - DVI AV sequential (pacemaker).

DVI - DVI deep venous insufficiency.

DVI - DVI diastolic velocity integral.

DVI - DVI digital vascular imaging.

DVI - DVI Doppler velocity index.

DVIS - DVIS digital vascular imaging system.

DVIU - DVIU direct-vision internal urethrotomy.

DVL - DVL deep vastus lateralis.

DVM - DVM digital voltmeter.

DVM - DVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.

DVMS - DVMS Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.

DVN - DVN dorsal vagal nucleus.

DVP - DVP daunorubicin vincristine and prednisolone.

DVP - DVP deep vascular plexus.

DVP - DVP defective viral particles.

DVP - DVP diastolic peak velocity prosthetic flow.

DVP - DVP diastolic ventricular pressure.

DVP - DVP digital video plotter.

DVP - DVP direct venipuncture.

DVP - DVP distal vein patch.

DVP - DVP distributed volume pair.

DVP - DVP divalproex sodium.

DVP - DVP divinylporphyrin.

DVP - DVP domestic violence programs.

DVP - DVP Doppler velocity profile.

DVP - DVP dorsal vein of the penis.

DVP - DVP draining vein pressure.

DVP - DVP ventriculo-peritonial derivations.

DVR - DVR digital vascular reactivity.

DVR - DVR Doctor of Veterinary Radiology.

DVR - DVR double valve replacement.

DVR - DVR double ventricular response.

DVS - DVS Doctor of Veterinary Science.

DVS - DVS Doctor of Veterinary Surgery.

DVSc - DVSc Doctor of Veterinary Science.

DVT - DVT deep venous thrombosis.

DW - DW daily weight.

DW - DW deionized water.

DW - DW dextrose in water.

DW - DW distilled water.

DW - DW doing well.

DW - DW dry weight.

dw - dw dwarf (mouse).

DWA - DWA died from wounds by the action of the enemy.

DWD - DWD died with disease.

DWDL - DWDL diffuse well-differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma.

DWI - DWI driving while impaired; driving while intoxicated.

DWM - DWM Dandy-Walker malformation.

DWR - DWR delayed word recall.

DWS - DWS Dandy-Walker syndrome.

DWS - DWS disaster warning system.

DWT - DWT dichotic word test.

DWT - DWT discrete wave transform.

dwt - dwt pennyweight.

DWW - DWW diabetic white women.

DX - DX dextran.

DX - DX dicloxacillin.

DX - DX discharged.

DX - DX disease.

Dx - Dx dx diagnosis.

DXA - DXA dual energy X-ray absorptiometry.

DXD - DXD discontinued.

DXM - DXM dexamethasone.

DXM - DXM dextromethorphan.

DXP - DXP digital x-ray prototype.

DxPLAIN - DxPLAIN Massachusetts General Hospital’s expert diagnostic system.

DXPNET - DXPNET Digital X-Ray Prototype Network.

DXR - DXR deep x-ray.

DXR - DXR doxorubicin.

DXRT - DXRT deep x-ray therapy.

DXT - DXT deep x-ray therapy.

DXT - DXT dextrose.

dXTP - dXTP deoxyxanthine triphosphate.

DY - DY dense parenchyma.

Dy - Dy dysprosium.

dy - dy dystrophia muscularis (mouse).

dyn - dyn dynamic; dynamometer; dyne.

DYS - DYS dysautonomia.

dysp - dysp dyspnea.

DZ - DZ diazepam.

dz - dz disease.

DZ - DZ dizygotic.

DZ - DZ dizziness.

dz - dz dozen.

dZ - dZ impedance change.

DZM - DZM dorsal zone of membranelle.

DZP - DZP diazeparn.

Abbreviations - D