Category: D

A suspension of finely divided particles in a liquid.  

A publication, in book form, of the description and composition of medicines.  

An enzyme that acts on two molecules of the same substance. One of these is oxidized and the other reduced; two new compounds are thus produced.  

The removal or displacement of a foreign object from a body part, e.g., an endotracheal tube from a patient’s airway.  

A dislocation in which the ulna and radius are displaced separately. It also may involve the tibia and fibula.  

Inflammation of a disk, especially an interarticular cartilage.  

A method of assessing erythromycin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus for their susceptibility to the antibiotic clindamycin. Erythromycin-impregnated disks are placed near clindamycin, or lincomycinimpregnated disks on a growth medium, and the effect of inducible erythromycin resistance on the inhibition of bacterial growth around the clindamycin disk is assessed. A flattening of the zone of inhibition…

A thin circular paper (or other substance) used to abrade, cut, or polish teeth or dental appliances.  

To disarticulate or to separate bones from their natural positions in a joint.  

A personality disorder of children marked by regression in many areas of functioning after at least 2 yr of normal development. Individuals exhibit social, communicative, and behavioral characteristics similar to those of autistic disorder. Also called Heller’s syndrome, dementia infantalis, or disintegrative psychosis.