DCM
British gallantry award
DCM is an abbreviation with several meanings depending on context.
In medicine, it stands for dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition where the heart becomes enlarged and weakened.
In chemistry, DCM is dichloromethane, a common solvent.
In British military honors, DCM is the Distinguished Conduct Medal, awarded for gallantry in the field.
Inadequate blood pumping condition
- echocardiogramUltrasound of the heart
- myocardiumMuscular tissue of heart
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
- congestive heart failureHeart too weak to pump
left ventricle · atrial fibrillation · thromboembolism · dyspnea · edema · palpitations · tachycardia · cardiologist
Ties that unite
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
- fixed incomeStable recurring revenue
- credit marketsWhere loans are traded
investment banking · syndication · yield · leverage · liquidity · institutional investors · corporate bonds · sovereign debt
Combined content formats
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- encodingConverting data to format
- transcodingMedia format conversion process
digital rights management · asset management · metadata · workflow · publishing · distribution · archiving · version control
heart failure
Inadequate blood pumping condition
- echocardiogramUltrasound of the heart
- myocardiumMuscular tissue of heart
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
congestive heart failure · left ventricle · atrial fibrillation · thromboembolism · dyspnea · edema · palpitations · tachycardia · cardiologist · defibrillator
bonds
Ties that unite
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- underwritingRisk evaluation and acceptance
- fixed incomeStable recurring revenue
credit markets · investment banking · syndication · yield · leverage · liquidity · institutional investors · corporate bonds · sovereign debt · high-yield
multimedia
Combined content formats
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- encodingConverting data to format
transcoding · digital rights management · asset management · metadata · workflow · publishing · distribution · archiving · version control · media library
Punitive military separation
dishonourable discharge · court-martial · disgrace · cashiering · court martial