| DPX | Dual Photon X-Ray |
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| APDER | anterior-posterior dual energy radiography |
| DER | disulfiram-ethanol reaction; dual energy radiography |
| DEXA | dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry |
| DIP | desquamative interstitial pneumonitis; diisopropyl phosphate; diisopropylamine; diphtheria; distal i... |
| DXA | dual energy X-ray absorptiometer |
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| DXA | dual energy X-ray absorptiometric |
| HPAEC-PAD | High performance anion exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection |
| HPAEC/PAD | High-pH anion exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection |
| PAD | Peptidylarginine deiminase |
| hard pad disease | A form of canine distemper characterised by hyperkeratosis of the foot pads and nose. See: canine distemper. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hard pad virus | The virus causing hard pad disease, probably canine distemper virus, but sometimes not recovered. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heel pad | <radiology> Normal less than 21 mm, enlargement: acromegaly, obesity, steroids (12 Dec 1998) |
| sea pad | <zoology> The puffin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| neck pad | <dentistry> A neckpad is a cloth covered cushion which you wear around your neck when you put on your face-bow. Generally, the breakaways are attached to the neckpad to provide force for the face-bow. (08 Jan 1998) |
| sucking pad | An encapsuled mass of fat in the cheek on the outer side of the buccinator muscle, especially marked in the infant; supposed to strengthen and support the cheek during the act of sucking. Synonym: corpus adiposum buccae, Bichat's fat-pad, Bichat's protuberance, fat body of cheek, sucking cushion, sucking pad, suctorial pad. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dinner pad | A pad of moderate thickness placed over the pit of the stomach before the application of a plaster jacket; after the plaster has set the pad is removed, leaving space for varying degrees of abdominal distention. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Imlach's fat-pad | Fat surrounding the round ligament of the uterus in the inguinal canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infrapatellar fat-pad | The fatty mass that occupies the area between the patellar ligament and the infrapatellar synovial fold of the knee joint. Synonym: corpus adiposum infrapatellare, infrapatellar fat body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ischiorectal fat-pad | The fat within the ischiorectal fossa. Synonym: corpus adiposum fossae ischiorectalis, fat body of ischiorectal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital fat-pad | The mass of fat contained in the orbit that contributes to the support of the eyeball. Synonym: corpus adiposum orbitae, fat body of orbit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fat-pad | An accumulation of somewhat encapsulated adipose tissue. Synonym: corpus adiposum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laparotomy pad | A pad made from several layers of gauze folded into a rectangular shape; used as a sponge, for packing off the viscera in abdominal operations, and in other ways. Synonym: abdominal pad. (05 Mar 2000) |