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DVT

DVT is the initialism of deep vein thrombosis.

DVT is the initialism of driving van trailer.

Meaning of deep vein thrombosis

Noun

deep vein thrombosis (countable and uncountable, plural deep vein thromboses)

  1. A potentially fatal condition in which one or more thrombi (or clots) form in the predominantly the leg or, more unusually, the arm. The clot may break free from the venous wall and travel via the circulatory system to the heart or to the lungs (causing a pulmonary embolism); this condition is often caused by keeping the legs bent for long periods but can also be caused by other medical problems.
    Synonyms:
    deep venous thrombosis, deep-venous thrombosis, economy class syndrome, gamer leg, DVT

Meaning of driving van trailer

Noun

driving van trailer (plural driving van trailers, abbreviation DVT)

  1. a purpose-built railway vehicle that allows the driver to operate a locomotive at the opposite end of a train.
    • Grand Union proposes to use Class 91s hauling up to nine coaches and a driving van trailer to operate the service.2019 October, “Grand Union targets '91s' to Stirling”, in Modern Railways, page 11

Forms of DVT

pluralDVTs

Questions about DVT

What is DVT the initialism of?
DVT is the initialism of deep vein thrombosis.

Words near DVT in the dictionary

  1. DVRed
  2. DVRing
  3. DVRs
  4. DVS
  5. DVSA
  6. DVT
  7. DVTs
  8. dw
  9. DW-MRI
  10. DWA
  11. dwaal

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: DVT (page history and authors); deep vein thrombosis (page history and authors); driving van trailer (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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