D1 – D12, dorsal vertebrae (thoracic vertebrae).

3,4-DAP, 3,4-diaminopyridine.

3-DV, three dimensional visualization.

D&C, dilatation and curettage.

D&E, dilatation and evacuation.

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

D&V, diarrhea and vomiting.

d, /d, day, per day

D, aspartic acid.

D, day.

D, diopter (lens strength)

D/A, date of accident.

D/A, date of admission.

D/BMD, Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies.

D/C, diarrhea/constipation.

D/C, discharge.

D/C, discontinue.

D/DW, dextrose in distilled water

D/H, drug history.

D/NS, dextrose in normal saline

D/W, dextrose in water.

D/W, discussed with.

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

DA, degenerative arthritis.

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

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

DAB, dorsal abductors.

Dabs, absorbed radiation dose.

Dabs, degassed by O2 absorption (lungs).

DABS, Derogatis Affects Balance Sheet.

DABS, diazobenzene sulfonate.

DABS-AA, dimethylaminoazobenzenesulfonyl-amino acid.

DABS-Cl, dimethylaminoazobenzenesulfonyl chloride.

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

DAG, diacylglycerol.

DAISY, the dairy information system (UK).

DAN, 2,4-diaminonaphthalene.

DAN, danazol.

DAN, diabetic autonomic neuropathy.

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

DAN-PSS, Danish Prostate Symptom Score.

DAO, dog aorta.

DAP, Draw a Person Test.

DAP, dystrophin associated protein.

DAPC, dystrophin-associated protein complex.

DAPK, death-associated protein kinase.

DAP-Kinase, death-associated protein kinase.

DAPT, diphtheria, acellular pertussis, and tetanus toxoids.

DAR, double-antibody radioimmunoassay.

DAT, dementia of the Alzheimer's type.

DAT, diet as tolerated.

DAT, direct antibody testing.

DATT, Defense Attaché.

DAV, dapple apple viroid.

DB, date of birth.

db, decibel.

DB, disability.

DBI, diazepam binding inhibitor.

DBM, demineralized bone matrix.

DBP, demineralized bone powder.

DBP, diastolic blood pressure.

DBP, dibutyl phthalate.

DBPCFC, double-blind placebo controlled food challenge.

DBSC, double-breath, single cycle.

DBW, deficit birthweight.

DBW, desirable body weight.

DBW, diabetic black women.

DBW, dosing body weight.

DBW, dry body weight.

DC&B, dilation, curettage and biopsy.

DC, dendritic cells.

DC, direct current.

DC, disc, discharged, discontinue.

dc, discontinue.

DC, doctor of chiropractic.

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

DCBE, double-contrast barium enema.

DCC, dextran-coated charcoal.

DCC, direct current contershock.

DCGF, dry corn gluten feed.

DCH, 2,3-dicyanohydroquinone.

DCH, Day-case haemorrhoidectomy.

DCH, deep cerebral hemorrhages.

DCH, delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity.

DCH, diffuse chorioamnionic hemosiderosis.

DCH, diffuse choroidal hemangiomas.

DCh, dorsochiasmatic area.

DCH, double-crush hypothesis.

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

DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy.

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

DCS, decompression sickness.

DCT, distal convoluted tubule.

DD, discharge diagnosis.

DD, dry dressing.

DDAVP, desmopressin acetate.

DDAVP, desmopressin test for urine osmolality.

ddC, zalcitabine.

DDD, degenerative disk disease.

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

ddI, didanosine.

DDP, diamminedichloroplatinum.

DDS, Doctor of Dental Surgery.

DDT, chlorphenotane.

DDx, differential diagnosis.

DE, delayed excitation.

DEA, diethylamine.

DEA, Drug Enforcement Agency.

DEAE, diethylaminoethyl.

DEC, deceased; decrease

DEF, defecation.

DEF, deferred.

DEF, deficient.

DEG, degeneration.

Derm, dermatology

DES, describe.

DES, desflurane.

DES, diethylstilbestrol.

DET, determine

DEV, deviation.

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

DF, dorsiflexion.

DFA, direct fluorescent antibody test.

DFI, disease free interval.

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

DFMO, DL-alpha-difluoromethylornithine.

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

DFSP, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.

DFX, desferrioxamine.

DGC, differentiated type gastric carcinoma.

DGC, dystrophin-glycoprotein complex.

DGCR, DiGeorge chromosomal region.

DGGE, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis.

DGGE, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis.

DGI, disseminated gonococcal infection.

DGM, duodenal gastric metaplasia.

DGR, duodenogastric reflux.

DGS, DiGeorge syndrome.

DH, dermatitis herpetiformis.

DHA, docosahexanoic acid.

DHEA, dehydroepiandrosterone.

DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate.

DHEA-ST, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfotransferases.

DHF, dorsi-hyperflexion.

DHHS, Department of Health and Human Services.

DHL, diffuse histocytic leukemia.

DHS, dynamic hip screw.

DI, date of injury.

DI, diabetes insipidus.

diag, diagnosis, diagnostic.

DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation.

Dict., dictation.

DIF, direct immunofluorescence.

DIFF, diff, differential blood count.

DIL, dilated.

DIL, dilute.

DIM, diminished.

Dind, indicative radiation dose.

DIP, desquamative interstitial penumonitis.

DIP, distal interphalangeal joints.

DIP, distal interphalangeal.

DIPJ, distal interphalangeal joint.

DIPP, diisopropyl phosphate.

dIPSPs, depolarizing inhibitory postsynaptic potentials.

DIS, disabled.

DIS, disease.

DISH, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis.

DISI, dorsal intercalate segment instability.

DISL, dislocate; dislocation.

DISP, disposition.

DIST, distal.

DIST, distended.

DIT, diiodotyrosine.

DIW, dextrose in water.

DJD, degenerative joint disease.

DKA, diabetic ketoacidosis.

DKA, did not keep appointment.

DKB, deep knee bends.

dl, deciliter - 0.01 liters (100 ml).

DL, dual lumen.

DLA, dorsolateral area.

DLC, diamond-like carbon (coatings).

DLCL, diffuse large cell lymphoma.

DLCO, diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide.

DLDH, dementia lacking distinctive histopathology.

DLE, discoid lupus erythematosus.

DLI, donor lymphocyte infusion.

DLO, d-limonene 1,2-epoxide.

DLO, dorsolateral outflow.

DLO, octopamine-IR.

DLS, date last seen.

D-LST, drug lymphocyte stimulation test.

DM, diabetes mellitus.

DM, diastolic murmur.

DM1, myotonic dystrophy gene.

DMA, dog mesenteric artery.

DMARD, disease modifying antirheumatic drugs.

DMC, Data Monitoring Committee.

DMD, 3-(s)-[(dodecyloxycarbonyl)methyl]-1,4-dioxane-2,5-diones.

DMD, daily maintenance dose.

DMD, delayed mental development.

DMD, depression and manic depression.

DMD, desmethyldiltiazem.

DMD, desmethyldoxepin.

DMD, diastolic myocardial dysfunction.

DMD, dietary management of diarrhea.

DMD, differential metabolic display.

DMD, differentially methylated domain.

DMD, digitoxigenin monodigitoxoside.

DMD, dimethadione.

DMD, dimethyldioxirane.

DMD, discontinuous molecular dynamics.

DMD, disease modifying drug

DMD, disseminated malignant disease.

DMD, disseminated mycobacterial disease.

DMD, Doctor of Dental Medicine.

DMD, dorsal medullary depressor area.

DMD, Drug Misuse Databases.

DMD, drusen-related macular degeneration.

DMD, dry matter digestibility.

DMD, Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

DMD, Dynia-Majan-Drdlicka factor

DMD, Dystonia Musculorum Deformans

DMD, dystrophin.

DMG, dimethylglycine.

DMI, Desipramine (Norpramin).

DMI, dry matter intake.

DMN, dorsal motor nucleus.

DMP, data management plan.

DMR, direct myocardial revascularization.

DMS or MSM, dimethylsulfone or methylsulfonylmethane (CH3SO2CH3).

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

DMSO, dimethylsulfoxyde.

DMV, dog mesenteric vein.

DMV, dorsal metatarsal veins.

DN, double negative.

DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid.

DNA, did not attend (clinic).

DNC, dominant-negative complementation.

DND, died a natural death.

DNI, do not intubate.

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

DNKA, did not keep appointment

dNM, 1-deoxynojirimycin.

dnm, daunosamine.

DNM, delayed nonmatching-to-sample.

DNM, descending necrotizing mediastinitis.

DNM, desmoplastic neurotropic melanoma.

DNM, dominant negative mutant.

DNR, daunorubicin.

DNR, do not resuscitate.

DNR, dorsal nerve root.

DNS, did not show for appointment.

DO, doctor of osteopathy.

DO, dorsal outflow.

DOA, day of admission.

DOA, dead on arrival.

DOB, date of birth.

DOC, deoxycholate.

DOC, deoxycorticosterone.

DOC, died of other causes.

DOD, date of death.

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

DOE, date of examination.

DOE, Department of Energy.

DOE, dyspnea on exertion.

DOES, disorder of excessive somnolence (narcolepsy).

DOI, date of injury.

DOJ, Department of Justice.

DON, demyelinating optic neuritis.

DOS, date of surgery.

DOS, Department of State.

DOT, date of transfer.

DOT, Department of Transportation.

DP, deep pulse.

DP, diastolic pressure.

DP, distal pulses.

DP, dorsalis pedis pulse.

DP, dorsalis pedis.

DPC, desaturated phosphatidylcholine.

DPC, desaturated phosphatidylcholine.

DPC, diethypyrocarbonate.

DPC, diethypyrocarbonate.

DPC, direct patient care.

DPC, direct patient care.

DPC, disseminated peritoneal cancer.

DPC, distal palmar crease.

DPC, distal palmar crease.

DPC,delayed primary closure.

DPC,delayed primary closure.

DPD, diffuse pulmonary disease.

dpdt, time derivative of left ventricular pressure.

DPDT-SP, D-Pro2-D-Trp7,9-SP.

DPGN, diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis.

DPH, diphenylhydantoin.

DPKO, Department of Peacekeeping Operations.

DPL, diagnostic peritoneal lavage.

DPM, dipyridamole.

DPM, direct photometric method.

DPM, disintegrations per minute.

DPM, Doctor of Podiatric Medicine.

DPM, dog pancreas microsomal membranes.

DPPC, dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine.

DPT, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus immunization.

DPTA, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid.

DPV, diameter of portal vein.

DR, delivery room.

DR, diabetic retinopathy.

DR, diagnostic radiology.

DR, dorsal root.

dr, dram.

DR, dressing.

DR, HLA DR antigen.

DRE, digital rectal examination.

DREZ, dorsal root entry zone.

DRG, diagnosis-related groups.

DRG, dorsal root ganglion.

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

DRN, disaster relief nurse.

Drng, drainage.

Drsg, dressing.

DRSP, drospirenone.

DRT, daily rumination time.

DRT, delay-reduction theory.

DRT, Developmentally Regulated EPH-related Tyrosine kinase gene.

DRT, deviation ratio topography.

DRT, device readiness test.

DRT, device-related thrombosis.

DRT, dexamethasone-resistant thymocytes.

DRT, Diagnostic-Rhyme Test.

DRT, dichotic rhyme task.

DRT, Diet Readiness Test.

DRT, diffraction Radon transform.

DRT, diffuse rhythmic theta (waves).

drt, diffusional response time.

DRT, digestion-related thermogenesis.

DRT, discriminative reaction time.

DRT, discriminative response task.

DRT, disjunctive reaction time.

DRT, DNA-damage-repair/toleration activities.

DRT, dopamine replacement therapy.

DRt, dorsal reticular nucleus.

DRT, dorsal root terminals.

DRT, dorsal roots.

DRT, Drug resistant typhoid fever.

DRT, dynamic regional thresholding.

dRT-PCR, differential RT-PCR.

DRUDP, Division of Reproductive and Urologic Drug Products.

DRUJ, distal radioulnar joint.

DRUL, distal radioulnar ligaments.

DS, diagnostic sensitivity.

DS, Durie-Salmon stage.

DSA, defibrillation systems analyser.

DSA, digital substraction angiography.

DSA, digital subtraction angiography.

DSC, differential scanning calorimetry.

DSCA, Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

DSD, discharge summary dictated.

DSD, dry sterile dressing.

DSE, disposable smoke evacuator.

DSG, dressing.

DSG, dry sterile gauze.

DSH, domestic shorthaired cat.

DSHEA, Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act.

DSK-TNM, Deutschsprachiges TNM-Komitee.

DSM, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.

DSP, decreased sensory perception.

D-spine, dorsal spine (thoracic spine).

DSR, Dahl salt-resistant rats.

DSs, Dahl salt-sensitive.

DSS, decision support system.

DSS, Dejerine-Sottas Syndrome.

DSS, dengue shock syndrome.

DSS, Department of Social Services.

DSS, dextrane sulfate sodium.

DSS, digit symbol subtest.

DSS, distal splenorenal shunt.

DSS, disuccinimidyl suberate.

DSS, double simultaneous stimulation.

DSSD, drug safety and surveillance management.

DST, dexamethasone suppression test.

DST, distal straight tubule.

DSV, Deep Submergence Vehicle.

DSV, dense-cored vesicles.

DSV, desulfoviridin.

DSV, diameter of splenic vein.

DSV, diastolic septal velocity.

DSV, diethylamine shift value.

DSV, diffuse sclerosing variant of papillary thyroid carcinomas.

DSV, digital subtraction venacavography.

DSV, digital subtraction venography.

DSV, Digitaria streak virus.

DSV, DNA sequence variations.

DSV, dog saphenous vein.

DSV, Drosophila S virus.

DSV, Dual Switch Valves.

DT, date and time.

DT, date of treatment.

DT, delirium tremens.

DT, due to.

DT, duration tetany.

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

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

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

DTR, deep tendon reflex/es.

DTS, diametral tensile strength.

DTZ, diltiazem.

DU, diagnosis undetermined.

DU, duodenal ulcer.

DUB, dysfunctional uterine bleeding.

Dus, differential upstream sequence.

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

DUS, divergent unilateral strabismus.

DUS, Doppler ultrasound.

DUs, drug users.

DUs, duodenal ulcers.

DUS, Dusseldorf.

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

DV&D, Diploma in Venereology and Dermatology.

dv, double vibrations.

DVA, developmental venous anomaly.

DVA, distance visual acuity.

DVA, duration of voluntary apnea.

DVA, vindesine.

DVB, divinylbenzene.

DVC, divanillylcyclohexane.

DVCC, Disease Vector Control Center.

DVD, dissociated vertical deviation.

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

DVE, duck virus enteritis.

DVH, Diploma in Veterinary Hygiene.

DVH, Division for the Visually Handicapped.

DVH, dose volume histogram.

DVI, AV sequential (pacemaker).

DVI, deep venous insufficiency.

DVI, diastolic velocity integral.

DVI, digital vascular imaging.

DVI, Doppler velocity index.

DVIS, digital vascular imaging system.

DVIU, direct-vision internal urethrotomy.

DVL, deep vastus lateralis.

DVM, digital voltmeter.

DVM, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.

DVMS, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.

DVN, dorsal vagal nucleus.

DVP, daunorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone.

DVP, deep vascular plexus.

DVP, defective viral particles.

DVP, diastolic peak velocity prosthetic flow.

DVP, diastolic ventricular pressure.

DVP, digital video plotter.

DVP, direct venipuncture.

DVP, distal vein patch.

DVP, distributed volume pair.

DVP, divalproex sodium.

DVP, divinylporphyrin.

DVP, domestic violence programs.

DVP, Doppler velocity profile.

DVP, dorsal vein of the penis.

DVP, draining vein pressure.

DVP, ventriculo-peritonial derivations.

DVR, digital vascular reactivity.

DVR, Doctor of Veterinary Radiology.

DVR, double valve replacement.

DVR, double ventricular response.

DVS, Doctor of Veterinary Science.

DVS, Doctor of Veterinary Surgery.

DVSc, Doctor of Veterinary Science.

DVT, deep venous thrombosis.

DW, daily weight.

DW, deionized water.

DW, dextrose in water.

DW, distilled water.

DW, doing well.

DW, dry weight.

dw, dwarf (mouse).

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

DWD, died with disease.

DWDL, diffuse well-differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma.

DWI, driving while impaired; driving while intoxicated.

DWM, Dandy-Walker malformation.

DWR, delayed word recall.

DWS, Dandy-Walker syndrome.

DWS, disaster warning system.

DWT, dichotic word test.

DWT, discrete wave transform.

dwt, pennyweight.

DWW, diabetic white women.

DX, dextran.

DX, dicloxacillin.

DX, discharged.

DX, disease.

Dx, dx, diagnosis.

DXA, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry.

DXD, discontinued.

DXM, dexamethasone.

DXM, dextromethorphan.

DXP, digital x-ray prototype.

DxPLAIN, Massachusetts General Hospital’s expert diagnostic system.

DXPNET, Digital X-Ray Prototype Network.

DXR, deep x-ray.

DXR, doxorubicin.

DXRT, deep x-ray therapy.

DXT, deep x-ray therapy.

DXT, dextrose.

dXTP, deoxyxanthine triphosphate.

DY, dense parenchyma.

Dy, dysprosium.

dy, dystrophia muscularis (mouse).

dyn, dynamic; dynamometer; dyne.

DYS, dysautonomia.

dysp, dyspnea.

DZ, diazepam.

dz, disease.

DZ, dizygotic.

DZ, dizziness.

dz, dozen.

dZ, impedance change.

DZM, dorsal zone of membranelle.

DZP, diazeparn.

DU-24, avian cell line.

DUS-3, avian rho0 cell line.

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

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

D5%DW,dextrose 5% in distilled water

D5%NS, dextrose 5% in normal saline

D5LR, dextrose 5% with lactated ringers

D5W, 5% dextrose in water.

D1OW, 10% aqueous dextrose solution.

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

DMT1, divalent metal transporter 1.

3DCT, three dimensional (surface) CAT scan reconstruction images.

3D-MRA, three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography.

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

DTSSP, 3,3'-dithiobis(succinimidyl propionate).

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