| D2 | diagonal two; second dorsal vertebra |
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| D3-12 | third to twelfth dorsal vertebrae |
| DC | daily census; data communication; data conversion; decrease; deep compartment; Dental Corps; deoxych... |
| DCC | day care center; detected in colon cancer; dextran-coated charcoal; diameter of cylindrical collimat... |
| DCML | dorsal column medial lemniscus |
| dorsal column of spinal cord | The pronounced, dorsolaterally oriented ridge of gray matter in each lateral half of the spinal cord, corresponding to the posterior or dorsal horn appearing in transverse sections of the cord. Synonym: columna posterior, dorsal column of spinal cord, posterior column of spinal cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dorsal column stimulation | Electrical stimulation, either percutaneously or by direct application of electrodes to the dorsal columns of the spinal cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal cuboideonavicular ligament | <anatomy> The ligament that unites the dorsal surfaces of the cuboid and navicular bones of the tarsus. Synonym: ligamentum cuboideonaviculare dorsale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal cuneocuboid ligament | <anatomy> The fibrous band that unites the dorsal margins of the lateral cuneiform and cuboid bones. Synonym: ligamentum cuneocuboideum dorsale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal cuneonavicular ligaments | Several ligaments connecting the dorsal surface of the navicular with the three cuneiform bones. Synonym: ligamenta cuneonavicularia dorsalia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal digital artery | <anatomy, artery> One of the collateral digital branches of the dorsal metatarsal arteries in the foot, and/or of the dorsal metacarpal arteries in the hand. Synonym: arteria digitalis dorsalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal digital nerves | Terminal branches of the radial and ulnar nerves in the hand supplying the skin of the dorsal surface of the proximal and middle phalanges of the fingers. Synonym: nervi digitales dorsales, dorsal digital nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal digital nerves of foot | Nerves supplying the skin of the dorsal aspect of the proximal and middle phalanges of the toes. Synonym: nervi digitales dorsales pedis, dorsal nerves of toes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal digital nerves of hand | Terminal branches of the radial and ulnar nerves in the hand supplying the skin of the dorsal surface of the proximal and middle phalanges of the fingers. Synonym: nervi digitales dorsales, dorsal digital nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal digital veins of foot | They receive intercapitular veins from the plantar venous arch, join to form four common dorsal digital veins, and terminate in the dorsal venous arch. Synonym: venae digitales dorsales pedis, dorsal digital veins of toes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal digital veins of toes | They receive intercapitular veins from the plantar venous arch, join to form four common dorsal digital veins, and terminate in the dorsal venous arch. Synonym: venae digitales dorsales pedis, dorsal digital veins of toes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal fascia of foot | The fascia that encloses the extensor tendons of the toes and blends with the inferior extensor retinaculum. Synonym: fascia dorsalis pedis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal fascia of hand | The deep fascia of the back of the hand continuous proximally with the extensor retinaculum. Synonym: fascia dorsalis manus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal flexure | A flexure in the mid-dorsal region in the embryo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dorsal funiculus | (05 Mar 2000) |