| DC | daily census; data communication; data conversion; decrease; deep compartment; Dental Corps; deoxych... |
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| DASD | Direct Access Storage Device = RAM |
| DC | 1) Direct Current 2) Diffusion Capacity |
| DFA | Direct Fluorescent Antibody |
| AC-DC, ac/dc | alternating current or direct current |
| plastic restoration material | In dentistry, any material that may be shaped directly to the tooth cavity, such as amalgam, cement, or resin. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dental restoration failure | Inability or inadequacy of a dental restoration or prosthesis to perform as expected. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental restoration, permanent | A restoration designed to remain in service for not less than 20 to 30 years, usually made of gold casting, cohesive gold, or amalgam. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental restoration, temporary | A restoration placed for a limited period, from several days to sevaeral months, which is designed to seal the tooth and maintain its position until a permanent restoration (dental restoration, permanent) will replace it. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dental restoration wear | Occlusal wear of the surfaces of restorations and surface wear of dentures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| overhanging restoration | A restoration with excessive material at the junction of the restoration margin and the tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| temporary restoration | A restoration to be used for a limited period of time, in contradistinction to a permanent restoration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ecological restoration | <ecology> The process of renewing and maintaining ecosystem health. Ecological restoration is the process of intentionally altering a site to establish a defined, indigenous, historic ecosystem. The goal of this process is to emulate the structure, function, diversity, and dynamics of the specified ecosystem. (10 Nov 1998) |
| non-direct transmission | <epidemiology> A mode of transmission that differs in some mysterious way from indirect transmission. (05 Dec 1998) |
| direct | 1. Straight, in a straight line. 2. Performed immediately and without the intervention of subsidiary means. Origin: L. Directus (18 Nov 1997) |
| direct agglutination | A general term for techniques which use the agglutination (macroscopic clumping) of particulate reagents as an indicator of the presence of an antigen-antibody reaction. Examples (haemagglutination, latex agglutination and coagglutination) follow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| direct B-cell | Lymphocytes responding to a small range of antigens by antibody production without any requirement for T-cells. The antigens include flagellin and pokeweed mitogen. (18 Nov 1997) |
| direct bilirubin | Conjugated bilirubin = Direct bilirubin. Bilirubin that has been chemically attached to a glucuronide in the liver. The bilirubin that is excreted into the bile by the liver and stored in the gallbladder or transferred to the duodenum. Normal direct bilirubin is 0 to 0.3 mg/dl. Greater than normal values can be seen in bile duct obstruction, cirrhosis, Crigler-Najjar syndrome, Dubin-Johnson syndrome and hepatitis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| direct bone impression | An impression of denuded bone, used in the construction of subperiosteal denture implants. (05 Mar 2000) |
| direct contamination | <dentistry> Direct contact with impurities or germs. (for example by a patient sneezing on the assistant.) (08 Jan 1998) |