| dc | decrease; direct current; discharge; discontinue |
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| DCCV | direct current cardioversion |
| EPC | end-plate current; epilepsia partialis continua; external pneumatic compression |
| EPSC | excitatory postsynaptic current |
| HFC | hard filled capsule; high-frequency current; histamine-forming capacity |
| laparoscopic surgery | Operative procedure performed using minimally invasive surgical technique for exposure that avoids traditional incision. Visualization is achieved using a fibre optic instrument, usually attached to a video camera. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| laser surgery | A type of operation using the cutting powers of laser beams from various sources. The use of a laser either to vaporise surface lesions or to make bloodless cuts in tissue. It does not include the coagulation of tissue by laser (laser coagulation). (12 Dec 1998) |