Category: D

In organ transplantation the number of potential organ donors in a community divided by the number of actual donors.  

In American Sign Language, the hand that moves during the formation of a sign. A toxin that resembles the brain’s main excitatory amino acid (glutamate); when ingested it may cause continuous seizures.  

A semicircular or balloon-shaped weakness in the wall of an aneurysm.  

In immunology, the portion of a protein, such as an immunoglobulin, that has a functional role independent of the remainder of the protein.  

A device that applies pressure evenly and reproducibly to a body part; it can be used to measure a patient’s pain tolerance (e.g., in arthritis or fibromyalgia).  

A test of the oculocephalic reflex that can be used to assess the integrity of the brainstem in neonates and comatose patients. During the evaluation of the comatose patient, with the patient’s eyes held open, the head is quickly rotated from one side to the other. Both eyes should deviate to the side opposite the…

Having an abnormally long sigmoid colon.  

To a body type that is long and slender.  

Having a long, slender sacrum.  

Having a long face.