| DCC | day care center; detected in colon cancer; dextran-coated charcoal; diameter of cylindrical collimat... |
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| E/C | endocystoscopy; enteric-coated; estrogen/creatinine ratio |
| ECT | electroconvulsive therapy; emission computed tomography; enteric coated tablet; euglobulin clot test... |
| PCA | para-chloramphetamine; parietal cell antibody; passive cutaneous anaphylaxis; patient care assistant... |
| S/C | subcutaneous, sugar-coated [pill] |
| PCA | Porous Coated Anatomic |
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| D.C.C. | dextran coated charcoal method |
| HA | hydroxyapatite coated |
| S-HA | saliva-coated hydroxyapatite |
| otic pits | Paired depressions, one on either side of the head of the embryo, marking the location of the future auditory vesicles. Synonym: otic pits. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lens pits | The paired depressions formed in the superficial ectoderm of the embryonic head as the lens placodes sink in toward the optic cup; the external openings of the pit's are closed as the lens vesicles are formed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lip pits | Malformations of the lip seen in unilateral or bilateral depressions or fistulae. May be hereditary or associated with cleft lip and/or palate. (05 Mar 2000) |