| DDIB | Disease Detection Information Bureau |
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| DEAFF | detection of early antigen fluorescent foci |
| EDD | effective drug duration; electron dense deposit; end-diastolic dimension; esophageal detection devic... |
| FPSTS | false-positive serologic test for syphilis |
| GLAD | gold-labelled antigen detection |
| HPAEC-PAD | High performance anion exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection |
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| h.p.l.c.-e.c.d. | High performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection |
| HPAEC/PAD | High-pH anion exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection |
| HPLC-ED | High-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection |
| HDFP | Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program |
| late benign syphilis | Late syphilis, manifested by serologic evidence of infection, but without any clinical manifestations. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| late latent syphilis | Usually infectious in pregnant women only, who may pass the infection on to the foetus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| latent syphilis | Infection with Treponema pallidum, after the manifestations of primary and secondary syphilis have subsided (or were never noticed), before any manifestations of tertiary syphilis have appeared. (05 Mar 2000) |
| late syphilis | Involvement of the cardiovascular or central nervous system, or the development of a gumma in any organ, due to infection with Treponema pallidum; usually several years to 2-3 decades after the initial infection. Synonym: tertiary syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |