Category: D

A vague, descriptive term used to describe diseases of the muscles of the gastrointestinal tract (esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines).  

Is a menstrual condition characterized by severe and frequent menstrual cramps and pain associated with menstruation. Abnormal pains during the menstruation period. The pain may be either spasmodic or continuous. A menstrual irregularity characterized by pain just above the pelvic bone and abdominal region. Painful menstruation. Primary dysmenorrhea, intrinsic to the process of menstruation and…

Abnormality in or abnormal amount of, lipids and lipoproteins in the blood. Abnormal fats in the blood. High levels of lipids such as cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood.  

(Formerly known as flux or the bloody flux) is a disorder of the digestive system that results in severe diarrhea containing mucus and blood in the feces. It is caused usually by a bacterium called Shigella. Infection of the gut caused by a bacterium called shigella, characterised by abdominal pain, diarrhoea with passage of mucus…

An old term for the swelling of soft tissues due to the accumulation of excess water. adj. dropsical. An abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in cellular tissues or in a body cavity. A leakage of the watery part of the blood into any of the tissues or cavities of the body. Outdated term for oedema.…

2,2 diphenyl -1- picryl-hydrazyl – a crystalline, stable free radical used as an inhibitor of free radical reactions.  

A localised spray of liquid directed into a body cavity or onto a part. A vaginal rinse. Sometimes used as a contraceptive measure, but is ineffective as it may force sperm farther into the vagina thus increasing the likelihood of conception. A liquid forced into the body to wash out a cavity, or a device…

Refer to a clinical trial or experiment in which neither the subject nor the researcher knows which treatment any particular subject is receiving. In social psychology, a situation characteristic of the relationship in the families that produce schizophrenics. The child is punished for the expression of affection and simultaneously blamed for not expressing it. A…

Relating to, or activated by the neurotransmitter, dopamine. Referring to the neurotransmitter dopamine (3,4-dihydroxyphenylethylamine). Referring to a neurone or receptor stimulated by dopamine.