| DCT | direct Coombs' test; discrete cosine transform; distal convoluted tubule; diurnal cortisol test; dyn... |
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| DEPS | distal effective potassium secretion |
| DFE | diffuse fasciitis with eosinophilia; distal femoral epiphysis |
| DIP | desquamative interstitial pneumonitis; diisopropyl phosphate; diisopropylamine; diphtheria; distal i... |
| DIPJ | distal interphalangeal joint |
| posterior tooth form | The distinguishing contours of the occlusal surface of the various posterior teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| half-chair form | See: Haworth conformational formulas of cyclic sugars. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sickle form | The male or female gametocyte(s) of Plasmodium falciparum, whose presence in human red blood cells is diagnostic of falciparum malaria. Synonym: crescent, sickle form. Myopic crescent, a white or grayish white crescentic area in the fundus of the eye located on the temporal side of the optic disk; caused by atrophy of the choroid, permitting the sclera to become visible. Synonym: myopic conus. Sublingual crescent, the crescent-shaped area on the floor of the mouth formed by the lingual wall of the mandible and the adjacent part of the floor of the mouth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skew form | See: Haworth conformational formulas of cyclic sugars. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spherical form of occlusion | An arrangement of teeth which places their occlusal surfaces on the surface of an imaginary sphere (usually 8 inches in diameter) with its centre above the level of the teeth. See: Monson curve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| involution form | An irregular or atypical bacterial cell produced as a result of exposure to unfavorable conditions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occlusal form | The form of the occlusal surface of a tooth or a row of teeth. Synonym: occlusal pattern. (05 Mar 2000) |
| outline form | The shape of the area of the tooth surface included within the cavosurface margins of the cavity preparation of a dental restoration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tooth form | The characteristics of the curves, lines, angles, and contours of various teeth which permit their identification and differentiation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| equivalent form reliability | In psychology, the consistency of measurement based on the correlation between scores on two similar forms of the same test taken by the same individual. See: reliability coefficient. (05 Mar 2000) |
| twist form | See: Haworth conformational formulas of cyclic sugars. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extension form | The extension of the cavity preparation outline form to include areas of incipient carious lesions; this extension provides a dental restoration with margins that are self-cleansing or easily cleaned. (05 Mar 2000) |
| face form | The outline form of the face, the outline form of the face from an anterior view. (05 Mar 2000) |
| form | 1. <zoology> An infrasubspecific category which has no status in the classification code. 2. <suffix> In the form, shape of, mold; equivalent to -oid. See: morpho-. Origin: L. -formis, L. Forma (20 Jun 2000) |
| form perception | The sensory discrimination of a pattern shape or outline. (12 Dec 1998) |