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  • Dextroscoliosis

    An abnormal, excessive, C- or S-shaped lateral curvature of the spine.  

  • Dermatophytoses

    Skin infections caused by fungi.  

  • Dermatoautoplasty

    Skin graft of tissue taken from another area of the patient’s body.  

  • Dermagraphism

    Condition where hives are produced by scratches or touching the skin.  

  • Depigmentation

    Depigmentation

    White patches of skin due to loss of melanocytes. Also called hypo-pigmentation, this congenital or acquired disorder is one in which the skin loses its pigmentation because of reduced melanin production. It can be classified into three groups: vitiligo, albinism and post-inflammatory hypopigmentation. The pathological loss of normal pigment, as in vitiligo.  

  • Deoxyhemoglobin

    Hemoglobin that is lacking oxygen. Chemically reduced (deoxygenated) hemoglobin.  

  • Deoxygenated

    Without sufficient oxygen.  

  • Degenerative joint disease

    Loss of articular cartilage due to aging and cumulative injury to a joint.  

  • Deep tendon reflex

    Neurological response to percussion of tendons which produces muscular contraction as demonstrated by the patellar and Achilles reflexes. An automatic motor response elicited by stimulating stretch receptors in subcutaneous tissues surrounding joints and tendons. The assessment of DTRs typically is made by striking a tendon (e.g., Achilles, patellar, biceps, triceps, or brachioradialis tendons) with a…

  • Decorticate posturing

    Physical sign of pathology in the corticospinal tracts characterized by flexion of the arms and legs.  

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