| D&C | dilatation and curettage; drugs and cosmetics |
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| D&E | diet and elimination; dilation and evacuation [partial birth abortion] |
| DELIRIUM | drugs-electrolytes-low temperature and lunacy-intoxication and intracranial processes-retention of u... |
| EPSDT | early and periodic screening diagnosis and treatment program |
| FACES | unique facies, anorexia, cachexia, and eye and skin lesions [syndrome] |
| trimethylsilyl compounds | Organic silicon derivatives used to characterise hydroxysteroids, nucleosides, and related compounds. Trimethylsilyl esters of amino acids are used in peptide synthesis. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| trimethyltin compounds | Organic compounds composed of tin and three methyl groups. Affect mitochondrial metabolism and inhibit oxidative phosphorylation by acting directly on the energy conserving processes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethylmercury compounds | <chemical> Organic mercury compounds in which the mercury is attached to an ethyl group. Pharmacological action: fungicides, industrial. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tungsten compounds | Inorganic compounds that contain tungsten as an integral part of the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Kendall's compounds | A group of corticosteroids. Kendall's compound A (11-dehydrocorticosterone); Kendall's compound B (corticosterone); Kendall's compound E (cortisone); Kendall's compound F (cortisol). Synonym: Kendall's substance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| zinc compounds | Inorganic compounds that contain zinc as an integral part of the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |
| uranium compounds | Inorganic compounds that contain uranium as an integral part of the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ferric compounds | <chemical> Inorganic or organic compounds containing trivalent iron. Pharmacological action: haematinics. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ferrous compounds | Inorganic or organic compounds that contain divalent iron. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fluorine compounds | Inorganic compounds that contain fluorine as an integral part of the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lithium compounds | Inorganic compounds that contain lithium as an integral part of the molecule. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abstracting and indexing | Shortening or summarizing of documents; assigning of descriptors for referencing documents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| academies and institutes | Organizations representing specialised fields which are accepted as authoritative; may be non-governmental, university or an independent research organization, e.g., national academy of sciences, brookings institution, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| accounts payable and receivable | Short-term debt obligations and assets occurring in the regular course of operational transactions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aged, 80 and over | A person 80 years of age and older. (12 Dec 1998) |