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mondofacto - Online Medical Dictionary Category: Health and Medicine > Medical Dictionary Date & country: 26/01/2008, UK Words: 116197

dry gangrene
A form of gangrene in which the involved part is dry and shriveled. ... Synonym: cold gangrene, mummification necrosis, mummification. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dry hernia
A hernia with adherent sac and contents. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dry ice
Nitrogen in the liquid state. Liquid nitrogen is commonly used in cryotherapy. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

dry labour
An obsolete term for labour after spontaneous loss of the amniotic fluid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dry leprosy
Synonym for anaesthetic leprosy ... A form of leprosy chiefly affecting the nerves, marked by hyperesthesia succeeded by anaesthesia, and by paralysis, ulceration, and various trophic disturbances, terminating in gangrene and mutilation. ... Synonym: Danielssen's disease, Danielssen-Boeck disease, dry leprosy, trophoneurotic leprosy. ... (05 Mar 2000) …

dry nurse
A woman who cares for newborn infants without breast feeding them, as opposed to a wet nurse. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dry objective
<microscopy> Any microscope objective designed for use without immersion liquids. ... (05 Aug 1998) ...

dry pack
A pack enveloping one in dry, warmed blankets in order to induce profuse perspiration. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dry pericarditis
Pericardial inflammation in the absence of demonstrable pericardial effusion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dry pleurisy
Pleurisy with a fibrinous exudation, without an effusion of serum, resulting in adhesion between the opposing surfaces of the pleura. ... Synonym: adhesive pleurisy, fibrinous pleurisy, plastic pleurisy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dry rale
A harsh or musical breath sound produced by a constriction in a bronchial tube or the presence of a viscid secretion narrowing the lumen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dry socket
A condition sometimes occurring after tooth extraction, particularly after traumatic extraction, resulting in a dry appearance of the exposed bone in the socket, due to disintegration or loss of the blood clot. It is basically a focal osteomyelitis without suppuration and is accompanied by severe pain (alveolalgia) and foul odour. ... (12 Dec 1998)< …

dry synovitis
Synovitis with little serous or purulent effusion. ... Synonym: synovitis sicca. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dry tetter
An obsolete colloquialism for eczema. ... Honeycomb tetter, obsolete term for favus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dry ton
2,000 pounds of material dried to a constant weight. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

dry vomiting
Synonym for retching ... Gastric and oesophageal movements of vomiting without expulsion of vomitus. ... Synonym: dry vomiting, vomiturition. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dry weight
The weight of material remaining after removing the water (e.g., after heating above 100°C). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ds
<abbreviation> Double-stranded. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ds RNase
<enzyme> From pearl millet (pennisetum typhoides); involved in RNA processing; pH maximum 6.5-7.5; acts on precursor ribosomal RNA ... Registry number: EC 3.1.26.- ... Synonym: double-stranded RNA specific nuclease ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

DSA
<abbreviation> Digital subtraction angiography. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dsRNA adenosine deaminase
<enzyme> Catalyses the hydrolytic deamination of adenosine to form inosines; activity simulates double-stranded RNA unwinding; double-stranded RNA is preferred substrate ... Registry number: EC 3.5.4.- ... Synonym: double-stranded RNA-specific adenosine deaminase, dsrna-specific adenosine deaminase, red1 (enzyme), red2 (enzyme), adarb2 ... (26 J …

DT
Diptheria-Tetanus vaccine. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

dt immunization
DT (diphtheria and tetanus) vaccine does not protect from pertussis and is usually reserved for individuals who have had a significant adverse reaction to a DPT shot or who have a personal or family history of a seizure disorder or brain disease. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

DT-diaphorase
nADPH dehydrogenase (quinone) ...

dtap
Diphtheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis vaccine. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

dtap immunization
Like DPT, DTaP protects from diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. DTaP is the same as DTP, except that it contains only acellular pertussis vaccine which is thought to cause fewer of the minor reactions associated with immunization and is also probably less likely to cause the more severe reactions occasionally seen following pertuss …

dTDP
<abbreviation> Thymidine 5'-diphosphate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dTDP-4-dehydrorhamnose reductase
<enzyme> Catalyses 4th step in dtdp-rhamnose biosynthesis from glucose-1-phosphate; amino acid sequence has been determined; genbank ab000631 ... Registry number: EC 1.1.1.133 ... Synonym: dtdp-4-keto-l-rhamnose reductase, rmld gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

dTDP-4-ketorhamnose 3,5-epimerase
<enzyme> Thymidine diphosphate sugars (75-82) is not an active mh ... Registry number: EC 5.1.3.13 ... Synonym: dtdp-4-dehydrorhamnose 3,5-epimerase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

dTDP-D-glucose synthase
<enzyme> Catalyses the formation of dtdp-d-glucose by using glucose-1-phosphate and dttp as substrates; rfba is a dual function enzyme; rfba is also a phosphomannose isomerase-guanosine diphosphomannose pyrophosphorylase; see record of pmi-GMP ... Registry number: EC 2.7.7.- ... Synonym: rfba protein, deltatdp-glucose synthase, tyla1 gene produ …

dTDP-L-rhamnose synthase
<enzyme> Catalyses the formation of dtdp-l-rhamnose by using rhamnose-1-phosphate and dttp as substrates; rfbd is a putative oxidoreductase ... Registry number: EC 2.7.7.- ... Synonym: rfbd protein, rfbd gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

dTDP-sugars
Sugars or sugar derivatives bonded to dTDP. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dTDPglucose 4,6-dehydratase
<enzyme> Rfbb is also a phosphomanno-mutase; has been sequenced; genbank y10907 ... Registry number: EC 4.2.1.46 ... Synonym: tdp d-glucose oxidoreductase, thymidine-diphospho-d-glucose 4,6-dehydratase, rfbb protein, deltatdp-glucose dehydratase, tyla2 gene product, gdh gene product, rfbb gene product, mtmd gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

dth
A cell-mediated immune (see Cell-Mediated Immunity) reaction to foreign antigen applied on the surface or just under the skin. The reaction takes 24 to 48 hours to develop. DTH, which is the process involved in the reaction to poison ivy and poison oak, is often used in tests of immune system function. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

dThd
<abbreviation> Thymidine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

DTIC
<abbreviation> Dacarbazine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dTMP
<abbreviation> Deoxythymidylic acid; thymidine 5'-monophosphate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

DTP
Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis vaccine. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

DTP vaccine
A vaccination administered to infants for protection against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. Vaccinations are typically administered at 2, 4, 6 and 15 months. A final vaccination is now recommended at 4-6 years of age. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

dtpa
<chemical> An iron chelating agent with the general properties of the edetates. Dtpa has also been used as a chelator for other metals, such as plutonium. ... Pharmacological action: antidotes, chelating agents, iron chelating agents. ... Chemical name: Glycine, N,N-bis(2-(bis(carboxymethyl)amino)ethyl)- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

DTR
<abbreviation> Deep tendon reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dTTP
<abbreviation> Thymidine 5'-triphosphate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Du Bois-Reymond, Emil
<person> German physiologist, 1818-1896. ... See: Du Bois-Reymond's law. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Du Bois-Reymond's law
Synonym for law of excitation ... A motor nerve responds, not to the absolute value, but to the alteration of value from moment to moment, of the electric current; i.e., rate of change of intensity of the current is a factor in determining its effectiveness. ... Synonym: Du Bois-Reymond's law. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dual leucine zipper bearing kinase
<enzyme> A serine/threonine kinase but hybrid between microtubule-associated protein kinase kinase kinases and the fibroblast growth factor receptor family; genbank u14636; do not confuse with the neoplasm protein dlk ... Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- ... Synonym: dlk kinase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

dual personality
A mental disturbance in which a person assumes alternately two different identities without either personality being consciously aware of the other. ... See: multiple personality. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dual recognition hypothesis
An outmoded hypothesis that is known to be incorrect now that the structure of the T-cell receptor is known. The proposal was that viral (and some chemical) antigens were recognised in association with histocompatibility antigens by separate receptors on the T-cell. The generation of cytotoxic T-cells was by association with Class I MHC antigens, o …

dual relationships
Relationships in which a health service provider is concurrently participating in two or more role categories with a patient; such dual relationships may be benign (as when both are members of the same social group) or exploitive (a sexual relationship). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dual-cure resin
A resin which utilises both light and chemical initiation to activate polymerization. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

dualism
<physiology> State of being dual or twofold; a twofold division; any system which is founded on a double principle, or a twofold distinction; as: The theory that each cerebral hemisphere acts independently of the other. 'An inevitable dualism bisects nature, so that each thing is a half, and suggests another thing to make it whole.' (Emerson) …

dualistic
Consisting of two; pertaining to dualism or duality. ... <chemistry> Dualistic system or theory, the theory, originated by Lavoisier and developed by Berzelius, that all definite compounds are binary in their nature, and consist of two distinct constituents, themselves simple or complex, and possessed of opposite chemical or electrical affinit …

Duane
Alexander, U.S. Ophthalmologist, 1858-1926. ... See: Duane's syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

duane's syndrome
<syndrome> A hereditary congenital syndrome in which the affected eye shows limitation or absence of abduction, restriction of adduction, retraction of the globe on adduction, narrowing of the palpebral fissure on adduction and widening on adduction, and deficient convergence. It is transmitted as an autosomal trait. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

dub
1. To confer knight. ... The conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with the sword. ... 2. To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle; to call. 'A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth.' (Pope) ... 3. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn. 'His diadem was dropped down Dubbed with stones.' (Morte d'Arthure) …

Dubin
I. Nathan, U.S. Pathologist, 1913-1980. ... See: Dubin-Johnson syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Dubin-Johnson syndrome
<syndrome> An inherited disorder (autosomal recessive) that is characterised by long-standing mild jaundice. This occurs secondary to an abnormality in the transport of bilirubin from the liver to the biliary system. This leads to an accumulation of bilirubin in the liver. Avoidance of alcohol and medications which can affect the liver is imp …

dubious
1. Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt; wavering or fluctuating; undetermined. 'Dubious policy.' 'A dubious, agitated state of mind.' ... 2. Occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal; questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer. 'Wiping the dingy shirt with a still more dubious pocket handkerchief.' (Thackeray) ... 3. Of unc …

Dubois, Eugene
<person> U.S. Physiologist, 1882-1959. ... See: DuBois' formula, Aub-DuBois table. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Dubois, Paul
<person> French obstetrician, 1795-1871. ... See: Dubois' abscesses, Dubois' disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Dubois' abscesses
Small cysts of the thymus containing polymorphonuclear leukocytes but lined by squamous epithelium; reported in congenital syphilis but also found in the absence of syphilis. ... Synonym: Dubois' disease, thymic abscesses. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Dubois' disease
Synonym for Dubois' abscesses ... Small cysts of the thymus containing polymorphonuclear leukocytes but lined by squamous epithelium; reported in congenital syphilis but also found in the absence of syphilis. ... Synonym: Dubois' disease, thymic abscesses. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

DuBois' formula
A formula for predicting a man's surface area from weight and height: A = 71.84W0.425 H0.725, where A = surface area in cm2, W = weight in kg, and H = height in cm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Duboscq, Jules
<person> French optician, 1817-1886. ... See: Duboscq's colourimeter. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Duboscq's colourimeter
An apparatus for measuring the depth of tint in a fluid by comparing it with a standard fluid; glass cylinders are immersed in each of two cups one containing standard fluid, the other the fluid to be tested; on looking through the cylinders, the tints are equalised by raising or lowering the cylinder in one cup, and the extent of this raising or l …

Dubowitz
Victor, South African-English paediatrician, *1931. ... See: Dubowitz score. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Dubowitz score
A method of clinical assessment of gestational age in the newborn that includes neurological criteria for the infant's maturity and other physical criteria to determine the gestational age of the infant; useful from birth to 5 days of life. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Dubreuil-Chambardel
Louis, French dentist, 1879-1927. ... See: Dubreuil-Chambardel syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Dubreuil-Chambardel syndrome
<syndrome> Simultaneous caries of the upper incisor teeth occurring in either sex between the ages of 14 and 17; after an interval of varying length the other teeth also become involved. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Dubreuilh
M.W., 20th century French dermatologist. ... See: precancerous melanosis of Dubreuilh. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Duchenne
Guillaume B.A., French neurologist, 1806-1875. ... See: Duchenne's disease, Duchenne's sign, Duchenne's syndrome, Duchenne-Aran disease, Aran-Duchenne disease, Duchenne-Erb paralysis, Duchenne dystrophy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Duchenne dystrophy
The most common childhood muscular dystrophy, with onset usually before age 6. Characterised by symmetrical weakness and wasting of first the pelvic and crural muscles and then the pectoral and proximal upper extremity muscles; pseudohypertrophy of some muscles, especially the calf; heart involvement; sometimes mild mental retardation; progressive …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy
A specific form of muscular dystrophy that is inherited as a sex-linked recessive trait and thus confined to young males and to females with Turner's syndrome. One third of all cases are estimated to be new mutational events. ... See: dystrophin. ... It is characterised by degeneration and necrosis of skeletal muscle fibres, that are replaced by fat …

Duchenne-Aran disease
Synonym for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ... A serious neurologic disease that results from the progressive degeneration of the motor neurons. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

Duchenne-Erb paralysis
Synonym for Erb palsy ... A type of brachial birth palsy in which there is paralysis of the muscles of the upper arm and shoulder girdle (deltoid, biceps, brachialis, and brachioradialis muscles) due to a lesion of the upper trunk of the brachial plexus or of the roots of the fifth and sixth cervical roots. ... Synonym: Duchenne-Erb paralysis, Erb pa …

Duchenne's disease
Synonym for Duchenne dystrophy ... The most common childhood muscular dystrophy, with onset usually before age 6. Characterised by symmetrical weakness and wasting of first the pelvic and crural muscles and then the pectoral and proximal upper extremity muscles; pseudohypertrophy of some muscles, especially the calf; heart involvement; sometimes mil …

Duchenne's sign
<clinical sign> Falling in of the epigastrium during inspiration in paralysis of the diaphragm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Duchenne's syndrome
<syndrome> Subacute or chronic anterior spinal paralysis combined with multiple neuritis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

duck
1. <zoology> Any bird of the subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae. ... The genera and species are numerous. They are divided into river ducks and sea ducks. Among the former are the common domestic duck (Anas boschas); the wood duck (Aix sponsa); the beautiful mandarin duck of China (Dendronessa galeriliculata); the Muscovy duck, originally of …

duck embryo origin vaccine
See: rabies vaccine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

duck hepatitis virus
A DNA virus of the genus Hepadnavirus, in the family Hepadnaviridae, causing virus hepatitis of ducks. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

duck influenza virus
An influenza A virus, a member of the family Orthomyxoviridae, distinct from human influenza A strains on bases of haemagglutination-inhibition. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

duck plague
A viral enteritis of ducks and other waterfowl in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. Caused by an anatid herpes virus 1; manifested by weakness, lethargy, and diarrhoea accompanied by catarrhal haemorrhagic enteritis and echymotic haemorrhages in organs and muscles. ... Synonym: duck viral enteritis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

duck plague virus
A herpesvirus that causes duck plague. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

duck viral enteritis
Synonym for duck plague ... A viral enteritis of ducks and other waterfowl in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. Caused by an anatid herpes virus 1; manifested by weakness, lethargy, and diarrhoea accompanied by catarrhal haemorrhagic enteritis and echymotic haemorrhages in organs and muscles. ... Synonym: duck viral enteritis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

duck viral hepatitis
An acute, highly contagious disease of young ducklings caused by an enterovirus and characterised by lethargy, spasmodic paddling and rapid death. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

duck's-bill
<zoology> Having the form of a duck's bill. Duck's-bill limpet, a limpet of the genus Parmaphorus; so named from its shape. ... (04 Mar 1998) ...

duckbill
Synonym for duck ... 1. <zoology> Any bird of the subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae. ... The genera and species are numerous. They are divided into river ducks and sea ducks. Among the former are the common domestic duck (Anas boschas); the wood duck (Aix sponsa); the beautiful mandarin duck of China (Dendronessa galeriliculata); the Muscovy …

duckbill speculum
A bivalve speculum, the blades of which are broad and flattened, resembling a duck's bill, used in inspection of the vagina and cervix. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Duckworth, Sir Dyce
<person> English physician, 1840-1928. ... See: Duckworth's phenomenon. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Duckworth's phenomenon
Respiratory arrest before cardiac arrest as a result of intracranial disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ducrey test
An intradermal test, using inactivated Haemophilus ducreyi, for diagnosis of chancroid; a positive delayed reaction is indicative of present or past infection; false-positive results occur. ... Synonym: Ito-Reenstierna test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ducrey, Augusto
<person> Italian dermatologist, 1860-1940. ... See: Ducrey's bacillus, Ducrey test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ducrey's bacillus
Synonym for haemophilus ducreyi ... <bacteria> A species of haemophilus that appears to be the pathogen or causative agent of the sexually transmitted disease, chancroid. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

duct
<anatomy> A passage with well defined walls, especially a tube for the passage of excretions or secretions. ... Synonym: ductus. ... Origin: L. Ductus from ducere = to draw or lead ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

duct of bulbourethral gland
The long slender duct on each side passing down through the inferior fascia of the urogenital diaphragm to enter the bulb of the penis and course forward 2 or 3 cm before terminating in the urethra. ... Synonym: ductus glandulae bulbourethralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

duct of epididymis
A convoluted tube into which the efferent ductules open and which itself terminates in the ductus deferens. ... Synonym: ductus epididymidis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

duct of sweat glands
The superficial portion of the sweat gland that passes through the corium and epidermis, opening on the surface by the porus sudoriferus or sweat pore. ... Synonym: ductus sudoriferus, sudoriferous duct, sweat duct. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

duct papilloma
Synonym for intraductal papilloma ... A small, often nonpalpable, benign papilloma arising in a lactiferous duct and frequently causing bleeding from the nipple. ... Synonym: duct papilloma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ductal
Relating to a duct. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ductal aneurysm
Aneurysm of the patent ductus arteriosus, occurs either in infants or adults. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...