Common Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. DROP
   Drop
2. DRPLA
   Dentatorubral-Pallidoluysian Atrophy
3. DRS
   Dressing
4. DRSG
   Dressing
5. DRT
   Dead Right There. (ODSA) Doctors and nurses shorthand acronym for a patient found dead at the scene.
6. DS
   Diagnosis
7. DS
   Doctor of Surgery
8. DS
   Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulphate
9. DS
   Dose
10. DS
    Down Syndrome
11. DS
    Disclosure Statement
12. DS
    Disease
13. DS2
    Disclosure Statement
14. DSA
    Digital Subtraction Angiography
15. DSA
    Departmental Security Administrator
16. DSC
    Departmental Safety Coordinator
17. DSCH
    Discharge
18. DSCHG
    Discharge
19. DSD
    Dry Sterile Dressing
20. DSDP
    Deep-Sea Drilling Project

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