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DIP
Abbreviation for desquamative interstitial pneumonia; distal interphalangeal joints , under joint.
dip
(dip),1. A downward inclination or slope.
2. A preparation for coating a surface by submersion, as for the destruction of skin parasites.
[M.E. dippen]
dip
(dĭp)v. dipped, dipping, dips
v.tr.
1. To plunge briefly into a liquid, as in order to wet, coat, or saturate.
2. To immerse (a sheep or other animal) in a disinfectant solution.
n.
A liquid into which something is dipped, as for dyeing or disinfecting.
dip
Drug slangA regional slang term for crack cocaine.
Obstetrics
See Deceleration.
Pulmonology
See Morning dip.
Tobacco
See Dipping tobacco.
DIP
Abbreviation for:desisopropylpropranolol
desquamative interstitial pneumonia
diffuse interstitial pneumonia
digital image processing
Digital Information Policy, see there
diisopropyl phosphate
distal interphalangeal
drug-induced psychosis
DIP
1. Desquamative interstitial pneumonia, see there.
2. Distal interphalangeal–joint–anatomy.
dip
1. Deceleration–obstetrics, see there.
2. Morning dip, see there.
DIP
Abbreviation for distal interphalangeal joints.
dip
(dip)1. A downward inclination or slope.
2. A preparation for coating a surface by submersion, as for the destruction of skin parasites.
[M.E. dippen]