| DSDDT | double sampling dye dilution technique |
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| dsDNA | double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DSR | distal spleno-renal; double simultaneous recording |
| dsRNA | double-stranded ribonucleic acid |
| DSS | dengue shock syndrome; dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate; Disability Status Scale; discrete subaortic st... |
| Remak's sign | <clinical sign> Dissociation of the sensations of touch and of pain in tabes dorsalis and polyneuritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gloved-finger sign | In chest radiology, the appearance of mucoid impaction of branching bronchi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Payr's sign | <clinical sign> Pain on pressure over the sole of the foot; a sign of thrombophlebitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| von Graefe's sign | <clinical sign> In Grave's disease, lag of the upper eyelid as it follows the rotation of the eyeball downward. Synonym: von Graefe's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| v sign of naclerio | <radiology> V-shaped collection of air, in mediastinum and along diaphragm, indicates pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax, seen in Boerhaave syndrome (12 Dec 1998) |
| Goggia's sign | <clinical sign> The fibrillation of the biceps muscle, when pinched and tapped, is confined to a limited area in cases of debilitating disease, whereas in health it is general. (05 Mar 2000) |
| melting sign | <radiology> Regression of consolidation from periphery to centre, seen in pulmonary infarction, appears within days to weeks (12 Dec 1998) |
| Goldstein's toe sign | <clinical sign> Increased space between the great toe and its neighbor, seen in mongolism and occasionally in cretinism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Goldthwait's sign | <clinical sign> In sprain of sacroiliac ligaments, flexion of hip with extended knee elicits pain in sacroiliac region; not now considered specific. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chaddock sign | <clinical sign> When the external malleolar skin area is irritated, extension of the great toe occurs in cases of organic disease of the corticospinal reflex paths. Synonym: Chaddock reflex, external malleolar sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chadwick's sign | <clinical sign> A bluish discoloration of the cervix and vagina, a sign of pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Goodell's sign | <clinical sign> Softening of the cervix and vagina as being usually indicative of pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chalice sign | <radiology> Dilatation of ureter distal to neoplasm, not seen with calculi or thrombi Synonym: Bergman sign (12 Dec 1998) |
| Perez' sign | <clinical sign> Rales audible over the upper part of the chest when the arms are alternately raised and lowered; common in cases of fibrous mediastinitis and also of aneurysm of the aortic arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chandelier sign | <clinical sign> Colloquial term referring to severe pain elicited during pelvic examination of patients with pelvic inflammatory disease in which the patient responds by reaching upwards towards the ceiling for relief. (05 Mar 2000) |