| DC | daily census; data communication; data conversion; decrease; deep compartment; Dental Corps; deoxych... |
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| DCC | day care center; detected in colon cancer; dextran-coated charcoal; diameter of cylindrical collimat... |
| DA | dark adaptation; dark agouti [rat]; daunomycin; degenerative arthritis; delayed action; Dental Assis... |
| DSP | decreased sensory perception; delayed sleep phase; desmoplakin; dibasic sodium phosphate; digital si... |
| ACA | abnormal coronary artery; acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans; acute cerebellar ataxia; adenocarcino... |
| dorsal branch of the lumbar artery | <anatomy, artery> Terminal branch (with ventral branch) of the 4-5 lumbar arteries, distributed to lumbar portion of back, posterior vertebral column, and spinal cord and environs. Synonym: ramus dorsalis arteriae lumbalium. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dorsal branch of the subcostal artery | <anatomy, artery> Terminal branch (with ventral branch) of subcostal artery, distributed to posterior vertebral column, spinal cord and environs, and back at the T12-L1 vertebral level. Synonym: rami dorsales arteriae subcostalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal branch of the superior intercostal artery | <anatomy, artery> Branches of the 1st and 2nd posterior intercostal arteries which arise as branches of the supreme intercostal artery. The distribution is the same as for the dorsal branches of the other posterior intercostal arteries at the T1-T2 vertebral level. Synonym: rami dorsales arteriae intercostalis supremae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal carpal branch of radial artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the radial artery that passes to the back of the wrist to join the dorsal carpal network. Synonym: ramus carpalis dorsalis arteriae radialis, ramus carpeus dorsalis arteriae radialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal carpal branch of ulnar artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the ulnar artery that passes to the dorsal side of the carpus to enter the dorsal carpal network. Synonym: ramus carpeus dorsalis arteriae ulnaris, ramus carpalis dorsalis arteriae ulnaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal interosseous artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, common interosseous artery; distribution, posterior compartment of forearm. Synonym: arteria interossea posterior, dorsal interosseous artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal lingual branches of lingual artery | <anatomy, artery> Branches of the lingual artery to the posterior third or root of tongue. Synonym: rami dorsales linguae arteriae lingualis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal metacarpal artery | <anatomy, artery> One of four arteries taking origin from the dorsal carpal arch and running on the posterior aspect of the interosseous muscles of the hand. Synonym: arteria metacarpea dorsalis, dorsal interosseous artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal metatarsal artery | <anatomy, artery> One of four arteries arising from the dorsalis pedis (I) and arcuate (II-IV) arteries and running on the dorsum of the interosseous muscles of the foot. Synonym: arteria metatarsea dorsalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal nasal artery | Origin, ophthalmic; external artery of the nose; distribution, skin of side of root of nose; anastomoses, angular artery. Synonym: arteria dorsalis nasi, arteria nasi externa, dorsal artery of nose, external artery of nose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal pancreatic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, splenic; distribution, head and body of pancreas; anastomoses, superior pancreaticoduodenal. Synonym: arteria pancreatica dorsalis, great superior pancreatic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal scapular artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, subclavian or as the deep branch of the transverse cervical; distribution, passes deep to the rhomboid muscles, supplying them and other muscles and skin along the vertebral border of the scapula; anastomoses, suprascapular and scapular circumflex. Synonym: arteria dorsalis scapulae, rami profundi arteriae transversae cervicis, ramus profundus arteriae transversae colli, arteria scapularis dorsalis, arteria scapularis descendens, deep branch of the transverse cervical artery, descending scapular artery, ramus profundus arteria scapularis descendens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal thoracic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, subscapular; distribution, muscles of upper part of back; anastomoses, branches of lateral thoracic. Synonym: arteria thoracodorsalis, dorsal thoracic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| analog-digital conversion | The process of converting analog data such as continually measured voltage to discrete, digital form. (12 Dec 1998) |
| angiography, digital subtraction | A method of delineating blood vessels by subtracting a tissue background image from an image of tissue plus intravascular contrast material that attenuates the X-ray photons. The background image is determined from a digitised image taken a few moments before injection of the contrast material. The resulting angiogram is a high-contrast image of the vessel. This subtraction technique allows extraction of a high-intensity signal from the superimposed background information. The image is thus the result of the differential absorption of X-rays by different tissues. (12 Dec 1998) |