Ddd
noun
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Noun
- 1 Initialism of die-deterioration doubling (“a common form of mint-made error on coins that results from degradation of the die used to strike the coin”). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 2 A designation on prerecorded compact discs indicating a "full digital recording" (recorded, mixed and mastered in digital). countable, uncountable
- 3 Initialism of dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (“insecticide related to DDT”). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 4 Initialism of domain-driven design (“methodology and set of priorities for object oriented programming”). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 5 Initialism of direct distance dialing (“network-provided service that enables non-local telephone calls to be made without operator assistance”). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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- 6 Initialism of defined daily dose: a statistical measure of drug consumption. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"The authors found a significant decrease in the defined daily doses (DDD) of antibiotics in both units B and C, but not in unit A. Although just a single center study, this illustrates the impact that ID specialist approval can have on antibiotic use."
- 7 Initialism of degenerative disc disease. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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More examples"The authors found a significant decrease in the defined daily doses (DDD) of antibiotics in both units B and C, but not in unit A. Although just a single center study, this illustrates the impact that ID specialist approval can have on antibiotic use."
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