| DU | decubitus ulcer; density unknown; deoxyuridine; dermal ulcer; diagnosis undetermined; diazouracil; d... |
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| ECDO | enteric cytopathic dog orphan [virus] |
| HPV-DK | high-passage virus-dog kidney |
| NDS | Naval Dental School; neurologic deficit score; new drug submission; normal dog serum |
| WDS | watery diarrhea syndrome; wet dog shakes [syndrome] |
| DLA | Dog Leukocyte Antigen |
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| WDS | Wet Dog Shakes |
| RHD | renal hypertensive dog |
| skittle-dog | <zoology> The piked dogfish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| spitz dog | <zoology> A breed of dogs having erect ears and long silky hair, usually white. Synonym: Pomeranian dog, and louploup. Origin: G. Spitz, spitzhund. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dog | 1. <zoology> A quadruped of the genus Canis, especially. The domestic dog (C. Familiaris). The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred varieties, as the beagle, bloodhound, bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog, foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer, poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz dog, terrier, etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and partially domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the dingo and dhole. (See these names in the Vocabulary) 2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch. "What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?" (2 Kings viii. 13 (Rev. Ver)) 3. A fellow; used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog. 4. <astronomy> One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius). 5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron. 6. <mechanics> A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them. An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the carriage of a sawmill. 7. A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool. 8. To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or indefatigably; to chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if by dogs; to hound with importunity. "I have been pursued, dogged, and waylaid." (Pope) "Your sins will dog you, pursue you." (Burroughs) "Eager ill-bred petitioners, who do not so properly supplicate as hunt the person whom they address to, dogging him from place to place, till they even extort an answer to their rude requests." (South) Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog. It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox, a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as, dog Latin. A dead dog, a thing of no use or value. A dog in the manger, an ugly-natured person who prevents others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them but is none to him. <zoology> Dog ape, a male ape. <botany> Dog cabbage, or Dog's cabbage, any species of univalve shells of the family Nassidae, especially. The Nassa reticulata of England. To give, or throw, to the dogs, to throw away as useless. "Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it." . To go to the dogs, to go to ruin; to be ruined. Origin: AS. Docga; akin to D. Dog mastiff, Dan. Dogge, Sw. Dogg. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dog bee | A male or drone bee. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dog-brier | <botany> The dog-rose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dog disease | Influenza-like febrile viral disease caused by several members of the bunyaviridae family and transmitted mostly by the bloodsucking sandfly phlebotomus papatasii. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dog diseases | Diseases of the domestic dog (canis familiaris). This term does not include diseases of wild dogs, wolves, foxes, and other canidae for which the heading carnivora is used. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dog distemper virus | An RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus, a member of the family Paramyxoviridae, that causes canine distemper. Synonym: dog distemper virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dog ear | Redundant corner of skin, usually the result of mismatch in a wound closure, leaving an excessive hump or triangular bit of tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dog-faced | Having a face resembling that of a dog. <zoology> Dog-faced baboon, any baboon of the genus Cynocephalus. See Drill. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dog-fox | <zoology> A male fox. See the Note under Dog. 6. The Arctic or blue fox; a name also applied to species of the genus Cynalopex. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dog-headed | <zoology> Having a head shaped like that of a dog; said of certain baboons. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dog-hearted | Inhuman; cruel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dog nose | A disease, endemic in West Africa, characterised by exostoses from the nasal processes of the maxillary bones, producing a symmetrical swelling on each side of the nose; believed to be an osteitis connected with yaws. Synonym: anakhre, dog nose, gorondou, henpuye. Origin: native name (05 Mar 2000) |
| dog-rose | <botany> A common European wild rose, with single pink or white flowers. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |