Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Abbreviations related to the theme ‘Medicine’

Medicine, medical sciences, health sciences, sanitary science.

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Code

Meaning

Language

Themes and places

DDS

Drug Delivery System

In English

DDSIS

Direction Départementale des Services d’Incendie et de Secours

In French

DE

Donor Eggs

In English

DE

Deutsche Epilepsievereinigung (www.epilepsie.sh)

In German

DEGAM

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemeinmedizin und Familienmedizin (www.degam.de)

In German

DEI

Doheny Eye Institute (www.doheny.org)

In English

DEM

Débit Expiratoire Moyen

In French

DEMAR

Déambulation et Mouvement Artificiel

In French

DEP

Débit Expiratoire de Pointe

In French

DERC
Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator

The abbreviation DERC (Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator) includes the abbreviation ERC (Emergency Relief Coordinator).

In English

DES

Drug Eluting Stent

In English

DES

Département d'Évaluation de la Sûreté

In French

DETAB

Diplôme d’État de Technicien en Analyses Biomédicales

In French

DFCI

Défense des Forêts Contre l’Incendie

In French

DFS

Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (https://www.dfs.de/)

In German

DFT

Dispositif de Franchissement de Tuyaux

In French

DG

Dentate Gyrus

In English

DGGG

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe (www.dggg.de)

In German

DGHO

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hämato-Onkologie (https://www.dgho.de)

In German

DGI

Danger Grave Imminent

In French

DGK

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie (www.dgk.org)

In German

DGK

Deutsches Grünes Kreuz (http://dgk.de)

In German

DGK

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Körperpsychotherapie

In German

DGK

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Koloproktologie (www.koloproktologie.org)

In German

DGK

Diakonie-Gesundheitszentrum Kassel

In German

DGKJP

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie (www.dgkjp.de)

In German

DGLDT

Délégation Générale à la Lutte contre la Drogue et la Toxicomanie

In French

DGN

Deutsches Gesundheitsnetz (www.dgn.de)

In German

DGPPN

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Nervenheilkunde (https://www.dgppn.de/)

In German

DGPSA

Direction Générale des Produits de Santé et des Aliments

In French

DGS

Direction Générale de la Santé

In French

DGSMT

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sexualmedizin und Sexualtherapie (www.dgsmt.de)

In German

DGSP

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sportmedizin und Prävention (www.dgsp.de)

In German

DGSS

Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Studium des Schmerzes (www.dgss.org)

In German

DGSS

Direction Générale de la Solidarité et de la Santé

In French

DGU

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Urologie

In German

DHA

Design Hazards Analysis

In English

DHAB

Direction de l’Hygiène et de l’Assainissement de Base

In French

DHF

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

In English

DHHS

Department of Health and Human Services (www.hhs.gov)

In English

    DHOS

    Direction de l’Hospitalisation et de l’Organisation des Soins

    In French

    DHP

    Defense Health Program

    In English

    DHS

    Department of Health Services

    In English

    DHS

    Deutsche Hauptstelle für Suchtfragen (www.dhs.de)

    In German

    DHTL

    Suomen Terveydenhoitajaliitto

    In Finnish

    DI

    Donor Insemination

    In English

    DIAID

    Division of Immunology, Allergy & Infectious Diseases

    In English

    DIAMSS
    Division des Infections Acquises en Milieu de Soins de Santé

    DIAMSS is equivalent to HCAID (Health Care Acquired Infections Division) in English.

    In French

    DIC

    Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

    In English

    DICA

    Détachement d'Intervention de Catastrophe Aéromobile

    In French

    DICRIM

    Document d'Information Communal sur les Risques Majeurs

    In French

    DICRIM

    Dossier d'Information Communale sur les Risques Majeurs

    In French

    DID
    Diabète insulino-dépendant

    DID is equivalent to IDDM (Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus) in English, DMID (Diabetes mellitus insulino-dependente) in Portuguese, DMID (Diabetes mellitus insulino-dependiente) in Spanish.

    In French

    DIMDI

    Deutsches Institut für Medizinische Dokumentation und Information (www.dimdi.de)

    In German

    DIO

    Diergeneeskunde in Ontwikkelingssamenwerking (www.dio.nl)

    In Dutch

    DIP

    Déficit Immunitaire Primitif

    In French

    DIP
    Designated Inspection Point
    A Designated Inspection Point (DIP) is defined as a city, town, or other location assigned under the regulations to an official inspection agency for the conduct of official inspections, and within which the official inspection agency, or one or more of its licensed inspectors, is located.

    In English

    DIRV

    Double-Inlet Right Ventricle

    In English

    DISC

    Digital Interchange Standard for Cardiology

    In English

    DISS

    Direction des Interventions Sanitaires et Sociales

    In French

    DIUE

    Diplôme Inter-Universitaire d'Échographie

    In French

    DIVI

    Deutsche Interdisziplinäre Vereinigung für Intensiv- und Notfallmedizin (www.divi-org.de)

    In German

    DKFZ

    Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (www.dkfz.de)

    In German

    DKUHD

    Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases

    In English

    DLB

    Dementia with Lewy Bodies

    In English

    DLPFC

    Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex

    In English

    DM

    Diabetes mellitus

    In many languages

    DME

    Diabetic Macular Edema

    In English

    DME

    Durable Medical Equipment

    In English

      DME

      Deoxymiroestrol

      In English

      DMID
      Diabetes mellitus insulino-dependente

      DMID is equivalent to DID, IDDM, DMID (see above).

      In Portuguese

      DMID
      Diabetes mellitus insulino-dependiente

      DMID is equivalent to DID, IDDM, DMID (see above).

      In Spanish

      DMLA

      Dégénérescence Maculaire Liée à l'Âge

      In French

      DMP

      Dossier Médical Personnel

      In French

        DMR
        Diffuseur Mixte Réglable

        The abbreviation DMR (Diffuseur Mixte Réglable) is included in the abbreviation DMRS (Diffuseur Mixte Réglable Stabilisé).

        In French

        DMRS
        Diffuseur Mixte Réglable Stabilisé

        The abbreviation DMRS (Diffuseur Mixte Réglable Stabilisé) includes the abbreviation DMR (Diffuseur Mixte Réglable).

        In French

        DMSA

        Defense Medical Support Activity

        In English

        DNEbM

        Deutsches Netzwerk Evidenzbasierte Medizin (www.ebm-netzwerk.de)

        In German

        DNF

        Droits des Non-Fumeurs

        In French

        DNID

        Diabète non insulino-dépendant

        In French

        DOB
        2,5-Dimethoxy-4-bromoamphetamine

        DOB is equivalent to DOB (2,5-diméthoxy-4-bromoamphétamine) in French, DOB (2,5-Dimethoxy-4-bromamphetamin) in German, ДОБ (2,5-диметокси-4-бромоамфетамин) in Russian.

        In English

        DOB
        2,5-diméthoxy-4-bromoamphétamine

        DOB is equivalent to ДОБ (see above).

        In French

        DOB
        2,5-Dimethoxy-4-bromamphetamin

        DOB is equivalent to ДОБ (see above).

        In German

        DOM

        2,5-diméthoxy-4-méthylamphétamine

        In French

        DOPA

        Dihydroxophenylalanine

        In English

          DOS

          Directeur des Opérations de Secours

          In French

          DP

          Dermal Papilla

          In English

          DPD

          Depersonalization Disorder

          In English

          DPDR

          Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder

          In English

          DPGR

          Délégation à la Prévention et à la Gestion des Risques

          In French

          DPH

          Direction de la Promotion de l’Hygiène

          In French

          DPHM

          Direction de la Pharmacie et du Médicament

          In French

          DPNP

          Diabetische Polyneuropathie

          In German

          DPO

          Days Past Ovulation

          In English

          DPOC
          Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crónica

          DPOC is equivalent to BPCO (Broncho-Pneumopathie Chronique Obstructive) in French, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) in English, MPOC (Maladie Pulmonaire Obstructive Chronique) in French, COLD (Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease) in English, COAD (Chronisch obstruktive Atemwegserkrankung) in German, EPOC (Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica) in Spanish, BPCO (Broncopneumopatia Cronica Ostruttiva) in Italian, KOAH (Kronik Obstrüktif Akciğer Hastalığı) in Turkish.

          In Portuguese

          DPRBm

          Diplôme Préparatoire à la Recherche Biomédicale

          In French

          DPRI

          Disaster Prevention Research Institute (https://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/)

          In English

          DPS

          Département Protection Sécurité

          In French

          DPSC

          Direction des Produits de Santé Commercialisés

          In French

          DQR

          Doses Quotidiennes Recommandées

          In French

          DR

          Diabetic Retinopathy

          In English

          DR

          Dévidoir Remorquable

          In French

          DRAA

          Dialysis-Related Amyloid Arthropathy

          In English

          DRASS

          Direction Régionale des Affaires Sanitaires et Sociales

          In French

          DRASSIF

          Direction Régionale des Affaires Sanitaires et Sociales d'Île-de-France

          In French

          DRC

          Direction de la Recherche Clinique

          In French

            DRCT

            Département de Recherche Clinique et Thérapeutique

            In French

            DRESS

            Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms

            In English

            DRI

            Dietary Reference Intake

            In English

            DRIVE

            Dedicated Road Infrastructure for Vehicle safety in Europe

            In English

            DRS
            Digital Range Safety

            The abbreviation DRS (Digital Range Safety) is included in the abbreviation DRSCS (Digital Range Safety Command System).

            In English

            DRSCS
            Digital Range Safety Command System

            The abbreviation DRSCS (Digital Range Safety Command System) includes the abbreviation DRS (Digital Range Safety).

            In English

            DRZE

            Deutsches Referenzzentrum für Ethik in den Biowissenschaften (www.drze.de)

            In German

            DS
            Down Syndrome

            The abbreviation DS (Down Syndrome) is included in the abbreviation DSAD (Down Syndrome associated Alzheimer Disease).

            In English

            DSA

            Défibrillateur Semi-Automatique

            In French

            DSAD

            Dispositif de Soutien À Domicile

            In French

            DSAD
            Down Syndrome associated Alzheimer Disease

            The abbreviation DSAD (Down Syndrome associated Alzheimer Disease) includes the abbreviation DS (Down Syndrome).

            In English

            DSCR

            Direction de la Sécurité et de la Circulation Routières

            In French

            DSCR

            Direction de la Sécurité et de la Circulation Routière

            In French

            DSCR

            Direction de la Sécurité de la Circulation Routière

            In French

            DSFS

            Delaware State Fire School

            In English

            DSI

            Directeur des Secours Incendie

            In French

            DSM

            Directeur des Secours Médicaux

            In French

            DSMA

            Dnipropetrovsk State Medical Academy (www.dartmouth-music.org)

            In English

              DSS

              Dengue Shock Syndrom

              In English

              DSS

              Deliverable Survival Shelter

              In English

              DSV

              Direction des Services Vétérinaires

              In French

              DTH

              Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity

              In English

              DTQD

              Déchets Toxiques en Quantités Dispersées

              In French

              DVDA

              Dysplasie Ventriculaire Droite Arythmogène

              In French

              DVT

              Deutscher Fachverband für Verhaltenstherapie (www.verhaltenstherapie.de)

              In German

              DVT

              Deep Vein Thrombosis

              In English

              DWS

              Disaster Warning Satellite

              In English

              DZA

              Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen (www.dza.de)

              In German

              EAACI

              European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (https://www.eaaci.org/)

              In English

              EAC

              European Aminocarboxylates Committee

              In English

              EAC

              Emergency Action Console

              In English

              EACD

              European Academy of Childhood Disability (www.eacd.org)

              In English

              EACH

              European Alzheimer Clearing House

              In English

              EADO

              European Association of Dermato-Oncology (https://www.eado.org/)

              In English

              EAFPS

              European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery

              In German

              EAGLES

              European Action on Global Life Sciences

              In English

              EAHD

              École À l’Hôpital et à Domicile (https://www.eahd.fr/)

              In French

              EAL

              Emergency Action Level

              In English

              EAM

              Emergency Action Message

              In English

              EAP

              European Association for Psychotherapy (https://www.europsyche.org/)

              In English

              EAPPI

              European Association of the Plasma Products Industry

              In English

              EAR

              European Arthroplasty Register

              In English

              EARSS

              Early Albumin Resuscitation during Septic Shock

              In English

              EASA

              European Aviation Safety Agency (https://www.easa.europa.eu/)

              In English

              EAT

              Enterale Ambulante Therapie

              In German

                EAU

                European Assocation of Urology

                In English

                EAU

                European Association of Urology

                In English

                EB

                Emergency Box

                In English

                EBL
                Europäische Behörde für Lebensmittelsicherheit

                EBL is equivalent to EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) in English, AESA (Autorité Européenne de Sécurité des Aliments) in French.

                In German

                EBMT

                European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

                In English

                EBPF

                European Biocidal Product Forum

                In English

                EBS

                Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex

                In English

                EBS

                Emergency Breathing Subsystem

                In English

                EBV

                Epstein-Barr-Virus

                In German

                EC4

                European Communities Confederation of Clinical Chemistry

                In English

                ECA

                Ecarin Chromogenic Assay

                In English

                ECAL

                East Coast Abort Landing

                In English

                ECCCS

                Emergency Command Control Communications System

                In English

                ECDC

                European Centre for Disease Prevention

                In English

                ECF

                Extracellular fluid

                In English

                ECG

                Electrocardiogram

                In English

                ECG

                Electrocardiograph(y)

                In English

                ECHI

                European Community Health Indicator

                In English

                ECIA

                Early Childhood Intervention Australia (www.ecia.org.au)

                In English

                ECK

                Emergency Communication Key

                In English

                ECLSS
                Environmental Control and Life Support System

                The abbreviation ECLSS (Environmental Control and Life Support System) includes abbreviations LSS (Life Support System) and SS (Support System).

                In English

                ECMES

                Enclouage Centromédullaire Élastique Stable

                In French

                ECNP

                European College of Neuropsychopharmacology

                In English

                ECONAG

                European Conference on Aging

                In English

                ECRC

                Early Childhood Research Center

                In English

                ECS

                Emergency Communications Service

                In English

                ECSS

                European College of Sport Science

                In English

                ECT

                Elektrische Capaciteit Tomografie

                In Dutch

                EDA

                Études Détaillées d’Accidents

                In French

                EDCTP

                European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Programme

                In English

                EDICI

                Evolution, Development and Intentional Control of Imitation

                In English

                EDM

                Efficience et Déficience Motrices

                In French

                EDM

                École Doctorale Médicament

                In French

                EDMA

                European Diagnostic Manufacturers Association

                In English

                EDOMP

                Extended Duration Orbiter Medical Project

                In English

                EDQM

                European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare

                In English

                EDR

                Évaluation Détaillée des Risques

                In French

                EDS

                Emergency Detection System

                In English

                EDS

                Établissement de Défense Sociale

                In French

                EDTA

                Ethylene Diamine Tetraacetic Acid

                In English

                EDÖ

                Epilepsie Dachverband Österreich (www.epilepsie.at)

                In German

                EE

                Emergency Engineering

                In English

                EEEE

                Ελληνική Εθνική Ένωση κατά της Επιληψίας (www.epilepsy-greece.com)

                In Greek

                EEG

                Elektro-Enzephalogramm/Elektro-Enzephalographie

                In German

                EEG

                Electroencephalography

                In English

                EEG

                Electroencephalogram

                In English

                EES

                Ejection Escape Suit

                In English

                EES

                Emergency Ejection Suit

                In English

                EES

                Escape Ejection Suit

                In English

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