| ARD | absolute reaction of degeneration; acute radiation disease; acute respiratory disease; adult respira... |
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| BDC | Bazex-Dupre-Christol [syndrome]; burn-dressing change |
| DC | daily census; data communication; data conversion; decrease; deep compartment; Dental Corps; deoxych... |
| DD | dangerous drug; data definition; day of delivery; degenerated disc; degenerative disease; delusional... |
| dr | dorsal root; drain; dram; dressing |
| dry dressing | Dry gauze or other material applied to a wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| occlusive dressing | A dressing that hermetically seals a wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tie-over dressing | A dressing placed over a skin graft or other sutured wound and tied on by the sutures which have been left of sufficient length for that purpose. Synonym: bolus dressing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fixed dressing | A dressing stiffened with a substance that produces immobilization when it dries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Lister's dressing | The first type of antiseptic dressing, one of gauze impregnated with carbolic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absorbable gelatin film | A sterile, nonantigenic, absorbable, water-insoluble, thin sheet of gelatin prepared by drying a gelatin-formaldehyde solution on plates; used in the closure and repair of defects in membranes such as the dura mater or the pleura; it undergoes absorption over a period of 1 to 6 months. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bitewing film | A special packaging of radiographic film that allows appendage of the film package to be held between the occlusal surfaces of the teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gallium uptake with normal chest film | <radiology> Pulmonary drug toxicity, tumour infiltration, sarcoidosis, pneumocystis carinii see: lung: gallium imaging (12 Dec 1998) |
| panoramic X-ray film | In dentistry, a radiograph taken to give a panoramic view of the entire upper and lower dental arch as well as the temporomandibular joints. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rapid film changer | A device that moves film for radiographic studies that require rapid serial X-ray exposures, such as angiography. Synonym: rapid film changer, serial film changer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chest film | most common X-ray used to detect abnormalities in or within the thoracic cage, such as the lungs, heart, aorta, and the bones of the chest. Extra metallic objects, such as jewelry are removed from the chest and neck areas for a chest X-ray to avoid interference with x-ray penetration and improve accuracy of the interpretation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| right or left lateral decubitus film | A radiograph exposed with the subject in the decubitus position; named for the side that is dependent. Synonym: right or left lateral decubitus film. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plain film | A radiograph made without use of a contrast medium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wide-latitude film | Film that does not show large contrast differences with differences in exposure; the slope of the H and D curve is low. Synonym: latitude film. (05 Mar 2000) |
| precorneal film | A protective film, 7 to 9 nm thick, consisting of external oily, intermediate watery, and deep mucoprotein layers. Synonym: tear film. (05 Mar 2000) |