Category: D

The process where dead matter is rotted by the action of bacteria or fungi. Normal decay process of dead tissue. In plants, this is often referred to as rotting. The formal term for human and animal tissue is putrefication. The gradual disintegration of dead organic matter, usually foodstuffs or tissues, by the chemical action of…

A unit of measurement of length equal to one tenth of a metre.  

A unit of measurement of liquid equal to one tenth of a litre.  

The set of twenty teeth which are gradually replaced by the permanent teeth as a child grows older.  

A mass of decidual tissue remaining in the uterus after birth. Tumor of the uterus consisting of decidual tissue; may be benign or malignant. A mass of tissue within the womb derived from remnants of decidua.  

Referring to the decidua.  

A surgical operation to remove a capsule from an organ, especially from a kidney. The surgical removal of a capsule from an organ; for example, the stripping of the membrane that envelops the kidney. Surgical removal of an organ’s outer layer, particularly in a non-functioning kidney, with the aim of stimulating it to produce urine.…

The act or process of cutting off the head of a person or animal. Removal of the head, usually the head of a dead fetus to enable delivery to take place. This procedure is very rare nowadays, being undertaken only in dire circumstances when the fetal head is too large to pass through the birth…

The removal of a tracheostomy tube. The removal of a cannula.  

A trade name for dexamethasone.