Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation deep venous thrombosis
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- initialism
Deep vein thrombosis . - initialism rail transport
Driving van trailer .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In fact, DVT is the second-leading cause of death on airplanes.
Kate Hanni: Airline Seat Pitch as a Profit Booster? Kate Hanni 2010
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Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein.
Kate Hanni: Airline Seat Pitch as a Profit Booster? Kate Hanni 2010
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Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein.
Kate Hanni: Airline Seat Pitch as a Profit Booster? Kate Hanni 2010
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Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein.
Kate Hanni: Airline Seat Pitch as a Profit Booster? Kate Hanni 2010
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In fact, DVT is the second-leading cause of death on airplanes.
Kate Hanni: Airline Seat Pitch as a Profit Booster? Kate Hanni 2010
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In fact, DVT is the second-leading cause of death on airplanes.
Kate Hanni: Airline Seat Pitch as a Profit Booster? Kate Hanni 2010
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Well, that depends on what you think the background risk for DVT is in the general female population.
Thoughts on the Contraceptive Patch and Blood Clot Risks aka TBTAM 2008
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DVT is a serious issue for the general population.
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Really, though, DVT is no laughing matter; in fact pulmonary embolism steals more lives annually than the combined devastation of breast cancer and AIDS.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Shake Your Groove Thing, Everyday 2007
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I do have a question however - here DVT is short hand for Deep Vein Thrombosis -which doesn't really make sense with your anecdote - what does DVT mean in the story?
I discover my assumed privilege in losing it; Beth the late learner Elizabeth McClung 2007
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