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Acronyms Diseases and disorders DAS Developmental apraxia of speech: DBA Diamond–Blackfan anemia: DBMD Duchenne–Becker muscular dystrophy DD Developmental disability: DEF Deaf: DF Dengue fever: DH Developmentally handicapped: DHF Dengue hemorrhagic fever: DHF Diastolic heart failure: DHPR Dihydropteridine reductase deficiency: DI Diabetes ...
Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here. Abbrev. [1] Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1] a.c. before meals: ante cibum
maturity onset diabetes of the young: Mo: monocytes: MoM: multiples of the median MOM: milk of magnesia: Mono-Di: monochorionic-diamniotic twins Mono-Mono: monochorionic-monoamniotic twins MOPP: mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone in combination (older treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma) MPA: medroxyprogesterone acetate MPD ...
This type of diabetes used to be known as "insulin-dependent diabetes," "juvenile diabetes," "juvenile-onset diabetes" and "ketosis-prone diabetes." Diabetes mellitus type 2 The most common form of diabetes mellitus; about 90 to 95 percent of people who have diabetes in the developed world have Type 2 diabetes.
This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies.Most of them are combining forms in Neo-Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary.
diabetes insipidus: DIB: dead in bed difficulty in breathing: DIC: disseminated intravascular coagulation: DICVP: Diplomate, International College of Veterinary Pharmacy DID Dissociative identity disorder: Di-Di: dichromatic diamnionic twins DIL: drug-induced lupus DILI: drug-induced liver injury DIP: distal interphalangeal joint or Diffuse ...
Mast (botany), the edible parts of woody plants Mast Arboretum, at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas; Mast cell, involved in the allergy response; Mast., in botanical naming, the standard author abbreviation for Maxwell T. Masters
The World Health Organization definition of diabetes (both type 1 and type 2) is for a single raised glucose reading with symptoms, otherwise raised values on two occasions, of either: [65] fasting plasma glucose ≥ 7.0 mmol/L (126 mg/dL) or. glucose tolerance test with two hours after the oral dose a plasma glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/L (200 mg/dL)