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discharge DiTe: diphtheria-tetanus (combined vaccination) DIU: death in utero DJD: degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis) DKA: diabetic ketoacidosis: dl: deciliter: dL: deciliter DLB: dementia with Lewy bodies: DLCO: diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide: DLE: disseminated lupus erythematosus (systemic lupus erythematosus) DLI
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
Ichthyosis, brittle hair, intellectual impairment, decreased fertility, and short stature syndrome IBM Inclusion body myositis: IBS Ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens: IBS Irritable bowel syndrome: IC/PBS Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome: ICF syndrome: Immunodeficiency, centromere instability and facial anomalies syndrome ID Infectious ...
Greek στενός (stenós), narrow, short stenography-stenosis: abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel or other tubular organ or structure Greek στενός (stenós), narrow, short; + -σῐς (-sis), added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process restenosis, stenosis: steth-
Emergency Medical Service(s) EMU: early morning urine sample (being the most concentrated, generally used for pregnancy testing) Emul: emulsion: ENT: ear, nose, and throat (see otolaryngology) EOB: edge of bed EoL: End-of-life (adjective) EoLC: End-of-life care: EOM: extraocular muscles: EOMI: extraocular movements intact (see eye movement) EPCT
to take out (medicines given to patient on discharge from hospital stay) TTP: thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura tender to palpation TTR: transthyretin: TTS: transdermal therapeutic system: TTTS: twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome: Tu: tumor: TUBA: Trans-umbilical breast augmentation: TUIP: Transurethral incision of the prostate: TUMT ...