What is the meaning of dm medical abbreviation?

What does the medical abbreviation dm mean?

There may be more than one meaning of dm. Here is the meaning of dm mean in medical terms.

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What is dm medical abbreviation?

In medical field, the dm medical abbreviation stands for decimeter (100 mm, 0.1 m).

dm: decimeter (100 mm, 0.1 m)

A/P	Assessment and Plan
ADD	Attention Deficit Disorder
C DIF	Clostridium Difficile
CNIS	Carotid Non-Invasive Study
CRRT	continuous renal replacement therapy
CSHF	chronic systolic heart failure
DISIDA	diisopropyl iminodiacetic acid (cholescintigraphy)
DL-PICC	double lumen peripherally inserted central catheter
DPT	diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (vaccine)
EOA	esophageal obturator airway
EOLC	end of life care
EOM	extraocular muscles; extraocular movements
ERG	electroretinogram
Enf	Enfamil
FP	Family Practitioner
FQN	fluoroquinolone
H FLU	Haemophilus Influenza
HBV	hepatitis B vaccine; hepatitis B virus
HCM	Health Care Maintenance
HM	hand movement
HRA	health risk assessment
IJ	Internal Jugular
IOI	intraosseous infusion
JVP	Jugular Venous Pressure
KAFO	knee ankle foot orthosis
LLB	long leg brace
LPN	Licensed Practical Nurse
Lytes	Electrolytes (potassium, sodium, carbon dioxide, and chloride).
MABP	mean arterial blood pressure
MAO-B	monoamine oxidase-b
MCM	medical countermeasure
NAF	notice of adverse findings
Neut	neutrophil
OOB	Out Of Bed
PJP	Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
PP	Pin Prick
PPS	postpartum sterilization
Pap.	papillary
RF	Rheumatoid Factor; also Risk Factor
SCLC	small cell lung cancer
STV	short term variability
VEP	visually evoked potential
Yb	Ytterbium (element)
dept	department
garg	gargle
nmol	nanomole
per	period(ic); for each; through or by
qAM	Each morning. As in taking a medicine each morning.
rRNA	ribosomal RNA
sc	subcutaneous(ly)
simul	simultaneously