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d/c

English translation: discharge/discontinue

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English term or phrase:d/c
Selected answer:discharge/discontinue
Entered by: Muhammad Said

07:43 Mar 30, 2014
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / Patient Report
English term or phrase: d/c
This abbreviation (I assume it is) is on a patient report for a patient examined by a consultant (an orthopedist) after a road accident.
After the description of X-ray results and some minor injuries on hand-arm it is located as below:

XR R hand: NBI (no bone injury)

d/c

Dr. XXX

Can you please let me know what does d/c stands here?

Thank you
Tuncay Kurt
Türkiye
Local time: 02:52
discharge/discontinue
Explanation:
discharge or discontinue
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Muhammad Said
Egypt
Local time: 01:52
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4 +2discharge/discontinue
Muhammad Said


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
discharge/discontinue


Explanation:
discharge or discontinue


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_abbreviations:_...
    Reference: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=54...
Muhammad Said
Egypt
Local time: 01:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nataliya Berezyna
1 hr
  -> Thank you :)
agree  Peter Simon: Also at http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/D/C. It could also be understood as 'discharged', referring to the fact that the patient has been discharged from his care.
1 hr
  -> I appreciate it :)
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