"DCD" meaning in English

See DCD in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: D.C.D. [alternative], D. C. D. [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} DCD (uncountable)
  1. (medicine) Initialism of (organ) donation after cardiac/circulatory death. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: (organ) donation after cardiac/circulatory death
    Sense id: en-DCD-en-noun-ip0p~Kak Categories (other): Medicine, English links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 11 10 27 27 24 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (neurology) Initialism of developmental coordination disorder. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: developmental coordination disorder
    Sense id: en-DCD-en-noun-6FmsEawi Categories (other): Neurology, English links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 11 10 27 27 24 Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
  3. Abbreviation of dicyandiamide. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: dicyandiamide
    Sense id: en-DCD-en-noun-vNejNG5j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant alt parameters, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 31 29 29 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 11 10 27 27 24 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 9 6 28 29 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 2 30 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 30 33 33
  4. Abbreviation of dermcidin.
    Ellipsis of DCD gene (“the gene encoding for the dermcidin protein”).
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: DCD gene (extra: the gene encoding for the dermcidin protein)
    Sense id: en-DCD-en-noun-AjBDKEGV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant alt parameters, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 31 29 29 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 11 10 27 27 24 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 9 6 28 29 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 2 30 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 30 33 33
  5. Abbreviation of dermcidin.
    Ellipsis of DCD protein (“the protein encoded by the DCD gene”).
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: DCD protein (extra: the protein encoded by the DCD gene)
    Sense id: en-DCD-en-noun-~ndg6iG8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant alt parameters, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 31 29 29 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 11 10 27 27 24 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 9 6 28 29 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 2 30 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 2 30 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms (organ donation): DBD, ECD, SCD
Disambiguation of 'organ donation': 25 2 24 25 25
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