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DME

DME is the initialism of durable medical equipment.

DME is the initialism of distance measuring equipment.

DME is the initialism of dimethyl ether.

Meaning of durable medical equipment

Noun

durable medical equipment (uncountable)

  1. Any relatively long-lasting (nonconsumable) medical equipment to improve quality of life, such as iron lungs, oxygen tents, nebulizers, catheters, wheelchairs, walkers, elevatable beds, etc. This name is used mostly when referring to such equipment being used for in-home (at-home) care.

Meaning of dimethyl ether

Noun

dimethyl ether (uncountable)

  1. The simplest ether; that derived from methanol (CH₃OCH₃)

Origin of DME

Abbreviation.

Words formed from DME

Questions about DME

What is DME the initialism of?
DME is the initialism of durable medical equipment.

Words near DME in the dictionary

  1. DMD
  2. DMDA
  3. DMDC
  4. DMDM hydantoin
  5. DMDS
  6. DME
  7. DMed
  8. DMEK
  9. DMer
  10. DMers
  11. DMF

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Adapted from Wiktionary: DME (page history and authors); durable medical equipment (page history and authors); dimethyl ether (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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