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D
- dasy-
- in botany, shaggy,
hairy
- decoction
- liquid prepared by
boiling plant material in water for a period of
time
- decubitus ulcer
- bed sore
- demulcent
- an agent which soothes
and relieves irritation, especially of the mucous
membranes
- dermatitis
- inflammatory skin
condition
- diabetes
insipidus
- excessive production of
urine, usually due to insufficient production of
antidiuretic hormone
- diabetes
mellitus
- a disease with
increased blood glucose levels due to lack or
ineffectiveness of insulin
- diaphoretic
- sudorific, an agent
promoting sweating
- diarrhea
- excessive discharge of
contents of bowel
- diastole
- relaxation phase of the
heart beat
- diathesis
- constitutional state of
increased susceptibility to disease
- disorders of kidney
secretions
- insufficient kidney
flow
- diuresis
- excretion of
urine
- diuretic
- agent increasing urine
output
- dopamine
- a neurohormone;
precursor to norepinephrine which acts as a stimulant to the
nervous system
- dosage
- amount of therapeutic
substance
- dose
- amount of a therapeutic
substance to be taken during a specified time
period
- dragée
- pill or capsule with a
sugar coating
- dromotropic
- affecting conductivity
of nerve fibers
- dropsy
- edema, abnormal
accumulation of water in the body, usually associated with
weak heart performance
- duodenum
- first portion of the
small intestine
- between the pylorus and
jejunum
- dyscrasia
- abnormal or
pathological imbalance due to excessive material in the
blood
- dyskinesia
- a condition
characterized by spasmodic, uncoordinated, or other abnormal
movements; i.e., those which result from a reaction to
phenothiazines
- dysmenorrhea
- difficult or painful
menstruation
- dyspepsia
- indigestion
- dysplasia
- abnormal development of
tissue
- dyspnea
- difficult
breathing
- dystonia
- impaired muscle
tonus
- dystrophic nervous
disturbance
- progressive changes
that may result from defective nutrition of nervous
tissue
- dysuria
- painful urination
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