| ISSI | interview schedule for social interaction; Israeli Study of Surgical Infections |
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| TAIS | time assessment interview schedule |
| GDS | geriatric depression scale; Global Deterioration Scale; Gordon Diagnostic System [for attention diso... |
| DIB | diagnostic interview for borderlines; difficulty in breathing; disability insurance benefits; dot im... |
| MDIS | medical diagnostic imaging support; medical diagnostic imaging system |
| diagnostic audiometry | Measurement of hearing threshold levels to determine the nature and degree of hearing loss (e.g., conductive, sensorineural, or mixed). (05 Mar 2000) |
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| diagnostic cast | A positive replica of the form of the teeth and tissues made from an impression. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diagnostic diphtheria toxin | Corynebacterium diphtheriae toxin diluted so that the inoculated dose (0.1 or 0.2 ml) will contain 1/50 th of guinea pig minimal lethal dose. See: Schick test. Synonym: diagnostic diphtheria toxin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diagnostic equipment | Nonexpendable items used in examinination. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diagnostic errors | Incorrect diagnoses after clinical examination or technical diagnostic procedures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diagnostic imaging | Any visual display of structural or functional patterns of organs or tissues for diagnostic evaluation. It includes measuring physiologic and metabolic responses to physical and chemical stimuli, as well as ultramicroscopy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diagnostic sensitivity | The probability (P) that, given the presence of disease (D), an abnormal test result (T) indicates the presence of disease; i.e., P(T/D). See: clinical sensitivity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diagnostic services | Organised services for the purpose of providing diagnosis to promote and maintain health. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diagnostic specificity | The probability (P) that, given the absence of disease (D), a normal test result (T) excludes disease; i.e., P(T/D). (05 Mar 2000) |
| diagnostic techniques and procedures | Methods, procedures, and tests performed to diagnose disease, disordered function, or disability. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diagnostic techniques, cardiovascular | Methods and procedures for the diagnosis of diseases or dysfunction of the cardiovascular system or its organs or demonstration of their physiological processes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diagnostic techniques, digestive system | Methods and procedures for the diagnosis of diseases or dysfunction of the digestive system or its organs or demonstration of their physiological processes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diagnostic techniques, endocrine | Methods and procedures for the diagnosis of diseases or dysfunction of the endocrine glands or demonstration of their physiological processes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diagnostic techniques, neurological | Methods and procedures for the diagnosis of diseases of the nervous system, central and peripheral, or demonstration of neurologic function or dysfunction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diagnostic techniques, obstetrical and gynecological | Methods and procedures for the diagnosis of conditions related to pregnancy, labour, and the puerperium and of diseases of the female genitalia. It includes also demonstration of genital and pregnancy physiology. (12 Dec 1998) |