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DM: diabetes mellitus, Dermatomyositis: DM2: Type 2 diabetes, formerly known as Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (NIDDM). DMARD: disease-modifying antirheumatic drug: DMD: Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Dentariae Medicinae Doctor, that is, Doctor of Dental Medicine: DME: durable medical equipment: DMPA: depot medroxyprogesterone acetate ...
DM Diabetes mellitus: DMD Duchenne muscular dystrophy: DP Doss porphyria/ALA dehydratase deficiency/Plumboporphyria (the disease is known by multiple names) DPT Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus: DRSP disease Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae disease DS Down syndrome: DSPS Delayed sleep phase syndrome: DTs Delirium tremens: DVD Developmental ...
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)
DM, 2017, by Mexican singer Dulce María "DM" (song), 2022, by fromis_9; Dance marathon, a multiple-day charity event on U.S. college campuses; Depeche Mode, an English synthpop band formed in 1980; Drum major (marching band), the leader of a marching band; Death Metal, an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music
Abbreviation Term Description (notes) AH Asteroid hyalosis AMD/ARMD Age-related macular degeneration ACG/CAG Angle closure glaucoma BDR Background diabetic retinopathy
Meaning [1] Latin (or Neo-Latin) origin [1] a.c. before meals: ante cibum a.d., ad, AD right ear auris dextra a.m., am, AM morning: ante meridiem: nocte every night Omne Nocte a.s., as, AS left ear auris sinistra a.u., au, AU both ears together or each ear aures unitas or auris uterque b.d.s, bds, BDS 2 times a day bis die sumendum b.i.d., bid, BID
take (often effectively a noun meaning "prescription"—medical prescription or prescription drug) rep. repetatur: let it be repeated s. signa: write (write on the label) s.a. secundum artem: according to the art (accepted practice or best practice) SC subcutaneous "SC" can be mistaken for "SL," meaning sublingual. See also SQ: sem. semen seed ...
mean food calorie kg kilogram(s) L liter(s)/litre(s) lb pound(s) LDH lactic dehydrogenase LDLc low-density lipoprotein cholesterol M molar m meter(s)/metre(s) mane in the morning mc micro- required in some regions to avoid the confusion of 'μ' with 'm' ('milli-'). MCH mean corpuscular hemoglobin MCHC