Abbreviation |
Interpretation |
| D | Day |
| Density | |
| Diameter | |
| Diopter | |
| Disk | |
| Daughter | |
| Dead, deceased | |
| Others: | |
| Dalton | |
| dependent | |
| depression | |
| dextrose | |
| dextro | |
| diarrhea | |
| diastole | |
| dictated | |
| dilated | |
| diminished | |
| diopter | |
| distal | |
| distance | |
| divorced | |
| DA | Daughter |
| Day | |
| Decision Analysis | |
| Degenerative arthritis | |
| Degree of anisotropy | |
| Delayed activation | |
| Descending aorta | |
| Developmental age | |
| Developmental Aide | |
| dalton | |
| Diabetic acidosis | |
| Disability Assistance | |
| Dissecting aneurysm | |
| Dopamine | |
| Darbepoetin alfa | |
| Drug addict | |
| DAA | dead after arrival |
| DA/A | drug/alcohol addiction |
| DAB | days after birth |
| DABA | Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology |
| DAC | Disabled Adult Child |
| Disaster Assistance Center | |
| Day activity center | |
| DAD | diffuse alveolar damage |
| Disability Assessment of Dementia | |
| dispense as directed | |
| drug administration device | |
| DADS | Department of Aging and Disability Service |
| Distal acquired demyelinating | |
| DAE | dialysis-associated encephalopathy |
| diving air embolism | |
| DAF | decay-accelerating factor |
| DAG | diacylglyerol |
| DAH | diffuse alveolar hemorrhage |
| DAI | diffuse axonal injury |
| DAL | diffuse aggressive lymphomas |
| DAM | Diacetylmonoxine |
| DNA adenine methylase | |
| DAMA | discharged against medical advice |
| DAN | diabetic autonomic neuropathy |
| danazol | |
| dantrolene | |
| DAo | decending aorta |
| DAP | dapsone |
| diabetes-associated peptide | |
| distending airway pressure | |
| DAR | daily activity record |
| daily affective rhythm | |
| data, action, response | |
| D/ART | depression/awareness, recognition and treatment |
| DAS | delayed anovulatory syndrome |
| developmental apraxia of speech | |
| Disease Activity Scores | |
| dead air space | |
| day of admission surgery | |
| DAs | daily activities |
| DAT | Diet as tolerated |
| dementia of Alzheimer type | |
| DAU | daughter |
| daunomycin | |
| DAW | dispense as written |
| DB | database |
| date of birth | |
| deep breathe | |
| dermabrasion | |
| difficulty breathing | |
| DB & C | deep breathing and coughing |
| DBD | definite brain damage |
| Dementia Behavior Disturbance | |
| DBE | deep breathing exercise |
| DBI | diffuse brain injury |
| direct bilirubin | |
| documented by initials | |
| DBL | diffuse B-cell lymphoma |
| DBM | demineralized bone matrix |
| dibenzoylmethane | |
| DBP | diastolic blood pressure |
| D-binding protein | |
| DBQ | debrisoquin |
| DBS | deep brain stimulation |
| diffuse brain swelling | |
| diminished breath sounds | |
| DBT | Deep body temperature |
| deep breathing test | |
| delayed brain tumor | |
| dialectical behavior therapy | |
| Dobutamine | |
| DBW | desirable body weight |
| diabetic black women | |
| dosing body weight | |
| dry body weight | |
| DBZ | dibenzamine |
| DC | daycare |
| deceleration capacity | |
| decrease | |
| diagonal conjugate | |
| direct current | |
| discomfort | |
| D & C | dilatation and curettage |
| D/C | disconnect |
| discontinue | |
| DCA | directional coronary atherectomy |
| dicarboxylic acid | |
| dichloracetic acid | |
| DC&B | dilation, currettage, and biopsy |
| DCC | direct current cardioversion |
| day care center | |
| DCD | developmental coordination disorder |
| DC'd | discontinued |
| DCE | Diabetes Care and Education |
| double-contrast barium enema | |
| delayed contrast-enhancement | |
| D&C&E | dilation, curettage, and evacuation |
| DCF | data collection form |
| DCFS | Department of Children and Family Services |
| DCG | diagnostic cardiogram |
| DCH | delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity |
| DCI | decompression illness |
| DCL | diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis |
| DCM | dementia care mapping |
| DCN | Darvocet N |
| DCO | damage control orthopedics |
| death certificates only | |
| DCP | Diploma in Clinical Pathology |
| dibasic calcium phosphate | |
| dynamic compression plate | |
| DCR | direct cortical response |
| Diagnostic Criteria for Research | |
| Diastolic coronary resistance | |
| DCS | damage-control surgery |
| decompression sickness | |
| DCT | decisional conflict theory |
| deep chest therapy | |
| DCU | day care unit |
| DCW | dry cell weight |
| direct care worker | |
| DD | Developmental Disabilities |
| disc diameter | |
| Differential diagnosis | |
| dry dressing | |
| due date | |
| discharge diagnosis | |
| D-dimer | |
| delusional disorder | |
| diarrheal disease | |
| diastrophic dysplasia | |
| death domain | |
| designated driver | |
| drug dependence | |
| D & D | debridement and dressing |
| diarrhea and dehydration | |
| DDA | didanosine |
| DDC | dose-dense chemotherapy |
| DDD | defined daily doses |
| degenerative disk disease | |
| dense deposit disease | |
| DDE | Developmental Defects of Enamel |
| DDGB | Drug Deal Gone Bad |
| DDH | developmental dysplasia of the hip |
| DDI | didanosine |
| dressing dry, intact | |
| DDIs | Division of Drug Information Service |
| drug-drug interactions | |
| DDMC | diabetes disease management clinic |
| DDP | Developmental Disabilities Profile |
| Deafness/Dystonia peptide | |
| DDRA | dead despite resuscitation attempt |
| DDS | Doctor of Dental Surgery |
| dapsone | |
| dialysis disequilibrium syndrome | |
| Disability Determination Services | |
| Drug delivery system | |
| developmental disabilities | |
| DDST | Denver Development Screening Test |
| DDT | disk diffusion test |
| Dyslexia Determination Test | |
| DDx | differential diagnosis |
| DE | delayed extraction |
| delayed | |
| delayed emesis | |
| Delayed enhancement | |
| Dermal equivalents | |
| diagnostic error | |
| diagnostic efficiency | |
| dextrose equivalents | |
| D&E | dilation and evacuation |
| DEB | debridement |
| DEC | deceased |
| decrease | |
| Diethylcarbamazine | |
| deoxycholate citrate | |
| Diabetes Education Center | |
| DECEL | deceleration |
| decub | decubitus |
| DED | diabetic erectile dysfunction |
| diabetic eye disease | |
| DEEDS | drugs, exercise, education, diet, and self-monitoring |
| DEEG | depth electroencephalogram |
| DEET | diethyl methylbenzamide |
| diethytoluamide | |
| DEF | decayed, extracted, or filled |
| defecation | |
| deficiency | |
| DEG | degeneration |
| diethylene glycol | |
| DEGEN | degenerative |
| DEHP | diethylhexyl phthalate |
| DEJ | dentin-enamel junction |
| dermo-epidermal junction | |
| DEL | delivered |
| delivery | |
| deltoid | |
| DEM | demerol |
| Developmental Eye Movement | |
| drug evaluation matrix | |
| DER | disulfiram-ethanol reaction |
| derivative | |
| Dual energy radiography | |
| Daily Energy Requirement | |
| defibrillation energy requirement | |
| DERM | dermatology |
| DES | desflurane |
| diethylstilbestrol | |
| diffuse esophageal spasm | |
| disequilibrium syndrome | |
| drug eluting stent | |
| dry-eye syndrome | |
| dysfunctional elimination syndrome | |
| DET | determine |
| dipyridamole echocardiography test | |
| DETOX | detoxification |
| DEV | deviation |
| deviant | |
| DEX | dexamethasone |
| dextrose | |
| dexamphetamine | |
| Dexedrine | |
| dexrazoxane | |
| dexterity | |
| DF | day frequency |
| decayed and filled | |
| deferred | |
| dermatofibroma | |
| degree of freedom | |
| dengue fever | |
| diabetic father | |
| diastolic filling | |
| drug-free | |
| dye-free | |
| DFA | direct fluorescent antibody |
| Diffuse fibrosing alveolitis | |
| deep femoral artery | |
| delayed feedback audiometry | |
| difficulty falling asleep | |
| DFD | dark, firm and dry |
| defined formula diets | |
| Deformed | |
| DFE | dilated fundus examination |
| Diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia | |
| distal femoral epiphysis | |
| Dietary Folate Equivalent | |
| DFG | direct forward gaze |
| DFI | disease-free interval |
| DFLE | disability-free life expectancy |
| DFM | decreased fetal movement |
| Department of Family Medicine | |
| DFO | deferoxamine |
| DFP | diastolic filling period |
| DFR | designated family respondent |
| diabetic floor routine | |
| DFSP | dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans |
| DFT | defibrillation threshold |
| DFU | dead fetus in uterus |
| diabetic foot ulcer | |
| DFV | ddp, 5 fluorouracil, vepesid |
| Doppler flow velocity | |
| diarrhea, fever, and vomiting | |
| DG | diagnosis |
| dorsal glides | |
| downward gaze | |
| DGA | days gestational age |
| DiGeorge anomaly | |
| DGC | dystrophin-glycoprotein complex |
| DGE | delayed gastric emptying |
| DGF | delayed graft function |
| DGI | disseminated gonococcal infection |
| DGL | deep gray layer |
| diacylglycerol lipase | |
| DGR | duodenogastric reflux |
| DGM | ductal glandular mastectomy |
| DGS | DiGeorge syndrome |
| diabetic glomerulosclerosis | |
| Diacylglycerols | |
| Diglycerides | |
| DGs | documentation guidelines |
| DGT | decaffeinated green tea |
| diabetic glucose tolerance | |
| DH | delayed dypersensitivity |
| Dental Hygienist | |
| developmental history | |
| diaphragmatic hernia | |
| D+H | delusions and hallucinations |
| DHA | dihydroxyacetone |
| dorsal hypothalamic area | |
| DHAD | dihydroxyanthracenedione |
| DHAP | dexamethasone, high-dose Ara C, cisplatin |
| DHBV | duck hepatitis B virus |
| DHCA | deep hypothermia circulatory arrest |
| DHD | daily hemodialysis |
| dissociated horizontal deviation | |
| DHE | dental health education |
| DHF | dengue hemorrhagic fever |
| diastolic heart failure | |
| DHI | Dizziness Handicap Inventory |
| DHL | diffuse histocytic lymphoma |
| DHP | dental hygiene program |
| DHR | delayed hypersensitivity reaction |
| DHS | Demographic and Health Survey |
| diabetic hyperosmolar state | |
| Department of Human Services | |
| duration of hospital stay | |
| dynamic hip screw | |
| DHT | dihydrotachysterol |
| dihydrotestosterone | |
| DI | Depression Inventory |
| date of injury | |
| Debrix Index | |
| diagnostic imaging | |
| Disability Index | |
| D&I | debridement and irrigation |
| dry and intact | |
| DIA | drug-induced agranulocytosis |
| drug-induced amenorrhea | |
| DIAS | diastolic |
| DIAS BP | diastolic blood pressure |
| DIAZ | diazepam |
| DIB | disability insurance benefits |
| DIC | Disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| disseminated intravascular coagulopathy | |
| dacarbazine | |
| diagnostic imaging center | |
| DID | death from intercurrent disease |
| delayed ischemia deficit | |
| dissociative identity disorder | |
| DIE | died in emergency department |
| DIF | Differential |
| differentiation-inducing factor | |
| DIFF | differential blood count |
| DIG | digoxin |
| DIH | digoxin-induced hyperkalemia |
| drug-induced hepatitis | |
| died in hospital | |
| DIJOA | dominantly inherited juvenile optic atrophy |
| DIL | daughter-in-law |
| dilute | |
| drug-induced lupus | |
| DILD | diffuse infiltrative lung disease |
| DILS | drug-induced lupus syndrome |
| DIM | diminish |
| DIN | disease impact number |
| DIOS | distal intestinal obstruction syndrome |
| distal ileal obstruction syndrome | |
| DIP | desquamative interstitial pneumonia |
| diphtheria toxoid vaccine | |
| diplopia | |
| drip infusion pyelogram | |
| DIR | directions |
| DIS | Diagnostic Interview Schedule |
| dislocation | |
| DIT | diet-induced thermogenesis |
| Diffuse Intimal Thickening | |
| drug-induced thrombocytopenia | |
| DIU | death in utero |
| DIV | double-inlet ventricle |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| DK | dark |
| diabetic ketoacidosis | |
| diseased kidney | |
| DKB | deep knee bends |
| DKC | dyskeratosis congenita |
| double knee to chest | |
Medical Abbreviations – D (part 1)
