Category: D

  • Dhanvantri

    The Lord of Ayurveda.  

  • Dysplastic

    Marked by abnormal adult cells. Abnormal development.  

  • Dorsiflexion

    To bend a joint toward the posterior aspect of the body; for example, the hand is dorsiflexed when it is extended or bent backward at the wrist. Turning of the foot or of the toes upward. Flexion towards the back of part of the body, e.g. raising the foot at the ankle. Movement of a…

  • Doppler

    Ultra-sonographic technique used to evaluate blood flow velocity. Determination of blood flow; velocity, direction, and possible occlusion using a transducer placed over the blood vessel; data obtained is analyzed by computer for pathology. A technique that uses images made by soundwaves to determine abnormal conditions in tissues, such as obstructions and others. The phenomenon known…

  • Dialysate

    The fluid that passes through a semipermeable membrane during dialysis. Material which is subjected to dialysis. A liquid that has been dialyzed. A solution immersed in during dialysis that facilitates the extraction of fluids and toxins from the bloodstream, while also providing electrolytes and various chemical components to replenish and balance the bloodstream.  

  • Dermatomes

    A configured zone of skin innervated by a spinal cord segment. The area of the skin supplied by sensory fibers of a single dorsal root. Cutting thin transplants of skin. A special knife used for cutting thin sections of skin for grafting. An area of skin supplied by one spinal nerve. Surgical instrument for cutting…

  • Demyelination

    Loss of the myelin sheath of a nerve. Destruction of the myelin. The destruction of the myelin sheath round nerve fibres, caused, e.g. by injury to the head, or as the main result of multiple sclerosis. Process of destruction or removal of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers, resulting in their impaired function; it…

  • Demise

    Destruction or death.  

  • Debride

    Remove foreign material or dead tissue in a wound. To perform the action of debridement.  

  • Dystopia

    Displacement of any organ.