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Dictionary Terms: D
D-1MT
D-20761
DACA
dacarbazine
dacliximab
daclizumab
Dacogen
dactinomycin
da-huang
daidzein
dalteparin
dalteparin sodium
danazol
daptomycin
DAR
darbepoetin alfa
dark-field microscope
dasatinib
Data and Safety Monitoring Board
daunorubicin
daunorubicin hydrochloride
DCIS
D-cycloserine
DDS
de novo
de novo mutation
de qi sensation
death cap
death rattle
death receptor 4
death receptor 5
debulking
deceased
decitabine
declopramide
decortication
deep vein thrombosis
defecation
deferasirox
deferoxamine
defibrotide
deficiency
definitive treatment
deforolimus
degarelix
degenerative disease
dehydration
dehydroepiandrosterone
delayed-type hypersensitivity response
deleterious mutation
deletion
delirium
dementia
Demerol
dendritic cell
dendritic cell vaccine
denial
denileukin diftitox
denomination
denosumab
dental implant
dentist
Denys-Drash syndrome
deoxycytidine
deoxyribonucleic acid
Depo-Cyt
DepoFoam-encapsulated cytarabine
depression
depsipeptide
derivative
dermabrasion
dermatitis
dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
dermatologist
dermis
dermoid cyst
DES
deslorelin
desmoid tumor
desmoplastic
desmoplastic melanoma
desmoplastic small round cell tumor
detoxify
developmental stage
deviant
device
DEXA
DEXA scan
dexamethasone
dexmethylphenidate
dexrazoxane
dexrazoxane hydrochloride
dextroamphetamine-amphetamine
dextromethorphan acetic acid
DFMO
DHA-paclitaxel
DHEA
DHPLN
DHT
diabetes
diabetes mellitus
diagnosis
diagnostic mammogram
diagnostic procedure
diagnostic technique
diagnostic trial
dialysis
diameter
diaphragm
diarrhea
diathermy
diazepam
diaziquone
diclofenac
diclofenac sodium
diclofenac sodium gel
didanosine
di-dgA-RFB4
DIEP flap
diet
dietary counseling
dietary protocol
Dietary Reference Intakes
dietary supplement
diethylstilbestrol
dietitian
differentiation
diffuse
diffuse hyperplastic perilobar nephroblastomatosis
diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
difluoromethylornithine
digestion
digestive system
digestive tract
digital mammography
digital photography
digital rectal examination
digitalis
digoxin
dihematoporphyrin ether
dihydrotestosterone
diindolylmethane
dilatation and curettage
dilate
dilation and curettage
dilator
dilute
DIM
Dimericine
dimesna
dimethyl sulfoxide
dimethylxanthenone acetic acid
diphenhydramine
diphosphonate
dipyridamole
direct ophthalmoscopy
dirty necrosis
discharge
disease progression
disease-causing mutation
disease-free survival
disease-specific survival rate
disinfectant
disorder
disorientation
disseminate
distal
distal pancreatectomy
distant cancer
distant metastasis
distraction
distress
disulfiram
diuretic
diverticulosis
DJ-927
DNA
DNA gene-expression microarray
DNA methylase
DNA methyltransferase
DNA replication
DNR order
do not resuscitate order
docetaxel
dock
dolasetron
dolastatin 10
domain
donepezil
dong quai
donor
donor lymphocyte infusion
dornase alfa inhalation solution
dose
dose-dense chemotherapy
dose-dependent
dose-limiting
dose-rate
dosimetrist
dosimetry
double-blinded
double-contrast barium enema
doubling time
douche
Down syndrome
doxazosin
doxazosin mesylate
doxercalciferol
Doxil
doxorubicin
doxorubicin hydrochloride
doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome
doxorubicin hydrochloride pegylated liposomes
Dox-SL
doxycycline
DPA
DPPE
DR4
DR5
drain
DRE
DRI
dronabinol
droperidol
drug
drug abuse
Drug Accountability Record
drug interaction
drug resistance
drug therapy
drug tolerance
dry orgasm
DSMB
DT2219ARL immunotoxin
DT388IL3 fusion protein
DTGM fusion protein
DTH
DTIC-Dome
DU 145
dual energy x-ray absorptiometric scan
dual x-ray absorptiometry
duct
ductal carcinoma
ductal carcinoma in situ
ductal lavage
Dukes A colorectal cancer
Dukes B colorectal cancer
Dukes C colorectal cancer
Dukes classification
Dukes D colorectal cancer
duloxetine
duloxetine hydrochloride
dumping syndrome
duodenitis
duodenum
durable power of attorney
Duragesic
dutasteride
DVT
DX-52-1
DX-8951f
DXA
dyscrasia
dysesthesia
dysfunction
dysgeusia
dyspepsia
dysphagia
dysphonia
dysplasia
dysplastic nevi
dysplastic nevus
dyspnea