There are multiple definitions:

1. developmental disability(English)

   • ASD, ABC
   • Disability, Behavior(al science)

2. [C-terminal] death domain(English)

   • DIK, ID, KD, LRR, LRRK, PKK, RICK, RIP, RIP1, SgK288, TNF
   • Immunology, Molecular biology
   • https://doi.org…038/cmi.2010.10

3. differential diagnosis(English)

   • DX, DDx
   • Diagnostics

4. directional difference(English)

   • Statistics

5. diastolic dysfunction(English)

   • HDAC2, nNOS, LVEDP, HFpEF
   • Cardiology, Pathology
   • https://doi.org…NAHA.119.043578

6. dissociative disorder(English)

   • mental disorders that involve experiencing a disconnection and lack of continuity between thoughts, memories, surroundings, actions and identity. People with dissociative disorders escape reality in ways that are involuntary and unhealthy and cause problems with functioning in everyday life
   • SCID-D
   • Mental health, Memory, Depression, Anxiety/fear, Suicide
   • https://www.may…es/syc-20355215
   • https://doi.org…75000-6.00135-X

7. diverticular disease(English)

   • an acquired sacculation/outpouching of the mucosal and submucosal layers penetrating muscular leaks in the colonic wall at the site of the mucosa-supplying arteries. Among the prerequisites (i.e. functional such as increased luminal pressure, and morphological) for the development of colonic (pseudo-)diverticula, muscular hypertrophy is a diagnostic hallmark. Reliable diagnosis is fundamental for surgical, interventional, and conservative treatment of the different presentations
   • SUDD
   • Gastroenterology, Pathology
   • https://doi.org….1159/000380833

8. disk diffusion [test](English)

   • by the Kirby-Bauer method is a standardized technique for testing rapidly growing pathogens. Briefly, a standardized inoculum (i.e., direct suspension of colonies to yield a standardized inoculum is acceptable) is swabbed onto the surface of MH agar
   • MIC
   • Bacteriology
   • https://doi.org…40181-4.00286-3

9. dedifferentiated [sarcoma](English)

   • patients with high-grade DD RLS had a worse prognosis in terms of both DSS and LRFS. The extension of the DD component and its mitotic index were relevant for EFS
   • DSS, EFS, LRFS, WD, RLS
   • Oncology, Prognosis
   • https://doi.org…1002/cncr.23774

10. doubling dose(English)

    • AAR, CBI, DNA, HPRT, SAR
    • Genetics
    • https://doi.org…5107(96)00032-2

11. dynamic disulphide(English)

    • serum NT, TT, DD levels in patients with prostatitis and prostate cancer are significantly lower compared to the control group
    • NT, TT
    • Prostate
    • https://doi.org….IBJU.2018.0469

12. delirium superimposed to dementia(English)

    • CAM, MoCA
    • Dementia, Psychology, Psychiatry, Cognitive function
    • https://doi.org…syt.2021.754489

13. destabilizing domain(English)

    • gene therapies that chronically suppress vascular endothelial growth factor represent a new approach for managing retinal vascular leakage and neovascularization
    • AAV, DHFR, OIR, VEGF
    • Ophthalmology
    • https://doi.org…456-020-09745-7

14. ductus deferens(Latin)

    • transitional cell carcinoma should be included in the differential diagnoses of affected patients examined for clinical signs involving the urinary tract
    • Genitals, Andrology, Diagnostics, Urology, Ultrasound, Veterinary medicine
    • https://doi.org…javma.240.4.446

15. delay discounting(English)

    • refers to a comparison of cross-commodity discounting of immediate alcohol vs. delayed money, a monetary delay discounting, and behavioral sensation-seeking tasks
    • EtOH, AUD, CCD, dAIC, PPI, AIC, fMRI
    • Addiction and health, Alcohol
    • https://doi.org…1111/acer.14497
    • https://doi.org…1111/acer.14888

16. developmentally delayed(English)

    • ASD, SSC
    • Pediatrics, Psychology
    • https://doi.org…155/2015/904585

17. dietary diversity(English)

    • AOR, ECD, MDD
    • Diet
    • https://doi.org…017/jns.2023.78

18. difference-in-differences(English)

    • refers to quasi-experimental design and compares two groups (difference estimator)
    • DDD, SES, ACA, CHAMPUS, SPARCS
    • Statistics
    • https://doi.org…37.2021.1974715

19. diaphragmatic displacement(English)

    • a new and promising tool to predict weaning outcome
    • AECOPD, COPD, DE, D-RSBI, RR, VT
    • Respiratory system, Intensive care medicine
    • https://doi.org…47/COPD.S161691

20. diaphragmatic dysfunction(English)

    • refers to the critically ill patient
    • DU, ICU, TF
    • Respiratory system, Intensive care medicine
    • https://doi.org…0134-016-4524-z

21. dementia diagnosis(English)

    • AD, ADNI, FDG, GRADE, NEST-DD, PET, 18F-FDG
    • Dementia, Diagnostics, Alzheimer's disease
    • https://doi.org…155/2014/785039