I have never seen it abbreviated like you have -
Posted By: annabanana on 2008-06-04
In Reply to: Thanks for the help. Would you use that and not dSATs, dSats, or DSATs - - I've found it typed many ways, but not in my ab
Subject: I have never seen it abbreviated like you have -
I would always go with desaturation spelled out.
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