Category: D

An abnormally long colon.  

The unit of pain intensity registered on a dolorimeter.  

A leukocyte inclusion in the periphery of a neutrophil. It is composed of liquefied endoplasmic reticulum and is frequently accompanied by toxic granulations. Dohle bodies are present in association with bums, severe or systemic infections, exposure to cytotoxic agents, uncomplicated pregnancy, trauma, and neoplastic diseases.  

To dogma or doctrine, e.g., of religion.  

Manuals, instruction books, and programs or help menus that provide guidance to a user.  

A system of principles taught or advocated.  

All the interactions between a patient and a health care professional. These interactions establish the basis for interpersonal communication, trust, compliance, and satisfaction.  

Pertaining to a person who possesses the highest academic degree, e.g., Ph.D., Ed.D., recognized by an institution of higher education as having a prerequisite for promotion and tenure.  

A synthetic beta-agonist whose primary effect is to increase cardiac contractility, with little effect on systemic vascular resistance. It produces less tachycardia than dopamine and has no effect on renal blood flow. It is of use in congestive heart failure and cardiogenic shock.  

The temperature at which the DNA helix loosens into a coil.