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  • Medicine

    Medicine, medical sciences, health sciences, sanitary science.

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    Code

    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    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

    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

      = 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

      = 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

        = DID, IDDM, DMID (see above)

        In Portuguese

        DMID
        Diabetes mellitus insulino-dependiente

        = 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 | 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

          = ДОБ (see above)

          In French

          DOB
          2,5-Dimethoxy-4-bromamphetamin

          = 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

            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

            = 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

            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

              DSA

              Défibrillateur Semi-Automatique

              In French

              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

                  = 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 the abbreviation LSS (Life 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

                  ECVIM-CA

                  European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Companion Animals

                  In English

                  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

                  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

                  EESS

                  Emergency Egress Severance System

                  In English

                  EESS

                  Emergency Egress Slide System

                  In English

                  EEWS

                  Emergency Egress Window System

                  In English

                  EEyeR

                  Experimental Eye Research

                  In English

                  EF

                  Explosion de Fumée

                  In French

                  EFA

                  Essential Fatty Acid

                  In English

                  EFI

                  Ensemble Fourgon d’Incendie

                  In French

                  EFPIA

                  European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (www.efpia.org)

                  In English

                  EFR

                  European Federation for Colorectal Cancer

                  In English

                  EFR

                  Exploration Fonctionnelle Respiratoire

                  In French

                  EFSA
                  European Food Safety Authority

                  = EBL, AESA (see above)

                  In English

                  EFSG

                  European Fire and Security Group

                  In English

                  EFSMA

                  European Federation of Sports Medicine Associations

                  In English

                  EFX

                  Épreuve Fonctionnelle à l’Exercice

                  In French

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