Category: D

Fainting triggered by swallowing, an abnormal reflex in which stimulation of the esophagus elicits vagal motor impulses that cause bradycardia, peripheral vasodilation, and hypotension.  

Loss of consciousness during or immediately after a bowel movement.  

Anesthesia to heat, cold, and pain without loss of tactile sensibility; seen in syringomyelia.  

An osseous suture consisting of long and toothlike processes.  

In epidemiology and public health, the identification of index patients and their contacts; the detection of outbreaks and epidemics; the determination of the incidence and demographics of an illness; and the policy making that may prevent further spreading of a disease.  

Extension of the number of postoperative days required to initiate and perform activities that maintain life, health, and wellbeing.  

A macromolecule found throughout the body that may have an important function in the formation of connective tissue by promoting cell growth. Dermatan sulfate helps fibroblasts to develop into cells, including cartilage and synovial tissue. It also promotes blood coagulation.  

Inflammation of the oral mucosa caused by infection with Corynebacterium diphtheriae.  

In the neurological examination, a test of unilateral neglect. A light touch, audible signal, or visual cue is provided to both sides of the patient at the same time (e.g., both arms, both ears, both the left and right visual fields). Failure to detect one of the stimuli suggests a lesion in the opposite side…

A stethoscope with two earpieces and tubes.