Category: D

An obsolete combination of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and killed pertussis bacilli that is no longer given in pediatric immunizations because of the superiority of DTaP, a vaccine that contains only acellular pertussis.  

A vaccination against corynebacterium diphtheriae.  

Urography in which an injected contrast agent is excreted by the kidney and studied by x-ray examination during excretion.  

A urine sample voided within 30 min after the patient has emptied the bladder.  

The metal remaining after the most active radioisotope has been extracted from uranium. A heavy metal, depleted uranium is used in munitions, e.g., in armor-piercing weapons. Its radioactivity is about 40% that of natural uranium.  

Doppler ultrasonography that uses a transducer with two functions: pulsed- wave Doppler and B-mode imaging.  

An ulcer of the oral mucosa caused by irritation from wearing dentures.  

One of the very small canals in the dentin. These extend from the pulp cavity of the tooth to the enamel and are occupied by odontoblastic processes and occasional nerve filaments.  

A small elevation of variable size on the crown of a tooth representing a thickened area of enamel or an accessory cusp.  

A tubercle on the anterior border of the acromium to which the deltoid muscle attaches.