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Diastole
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DiastoleThe relaxation phase of the heartbeat.
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Diaschisis
Diaschisis refers to a physiological phenomenon based on reversible depression of functions anatomically or functionally connected to the damaged area.
Diasone sodium
Diasone sodium is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): sulfoxone sodium.
Diastat
Diastat is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): diazepam.
Diastema
Space between teeth.
Diastolic
The lower number in a blood pressure reading that indicates the pressure in the heart when the muscle is relaxed (the point of least pressure).
Diastolic blood pressure
The lowest blood pressure measure in the arteries, which occurs between heartbeats.
Diastolic Pressure
The pressure of the blood in the arteries when the heart is filling. It is the lower of two blood pressure measurements, e.g., 120/80, where 80 is the diastolic pressure.
Diastrophic dwarfism
Short stature, cleft palate, thick pinnae and other features. Autosomal recessive inheritance.
Diastrophic dysplasia
An inherited skeletal disorder involving significantly short stature (dwarfism). Characteristic features at birth include short birth length with short limbs (short-limbed dwarfism), "hitchhiker thumb", and clubfeet. Palatal malformations such as cleft palate or submucous cleft of the palate are present in 50% of patients. There is swelling of the ears in the first days to weeks of life in 80% of children; the swelling then spontaneously subsides but later the ears have a "cauliflower" appearance. Fingers are short and broad and show ulnar deviation (are inclined away from the thumb). The thumb itself has a hitch-hiker-type appearance.
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Diagnose
To identify a disease.
Dialysis
A treatment to remove certain molecules from the blood, particularly in people with kidney failure.
Diaphoresis
Excessive sweating.
Diastole
Digit
A finger or toe.
Discoid lupus erythematosus
A round, red, scaling rash on the nose, forehead, cheeks, scalp or other areas of the body. It may be associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Disinfectant
A chemical agent used to destroy microorganisms on inanimate objects.
Disk
A round, flat structure, particularly the fibrous cartilage layer between two vertebrae (the bones that make up the spine). Also called intervertebral disk.
Diskectomy
Removal of an intervertebral disk of the spine.
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Diaschisis
Diaschisis refers to a physiological phenomenon based on reversible depression of functions anatomically or functionally connected to the damaged area.
Diasone sodium
Diasone sodium is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): sulfoxone sodium.
Diastat
Diastat is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): diazepam.
Diastema
Space between teeth.
Diastolic
The lower number in a blood pressure reading that indicates the pressure in the heart when the muscle is relaxed (the point of least pressure).
Diastolic blood pressure
The lowest blood pressure measure in the arteries, which occurs between heartbeats.
Diastolic Pressure
The pressure of the blood in the arteries when the heart is filling. It is the lower of two blood pressure measurements, e.g., 120/80, where 80 is the diastolic pressure.
Diastrophic dwarfism
Short stature, cleft palate, thick pinnae and other features. Autosomal recessive inheritance.
Diastrophic dysplasia
An inherited skeletal disorder involving significantly short stature (dwarfism). Characteristic features at birth include short birth length with short limbs (short-limbed dwarfism), "hitchhiker thumb", and clubfeet. Palatal malformations such as cleft palate or submucous cleft of the palate are present in 50% of patients. There is swelling of the ears in the first days to weeks of life in 80% of children; the swelling then spontaneously subsides but later the ears have a "cauliflower" appearance. Fingers are short and broad and show ulnar deviation (are inclined away from the thumb). The thumb itself has a hitch-hiker-type appearance.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Diagnose
To identify a disease.
Dialysis
A treatment to remove certain molecules from the blood, particularly in people with kidney failure.
Diaphoresis
Excessive sweating.
Diastole
Digit
A finger or toe.
Discoid lupus erythematosus
A round, red, scaling rash on the nose, forehead, cheeks, scalp or other areas of the body. It may be associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Disinfectant
A chemical agent used to destroy microorganisms on inanimate objects.
Disk
A round, flat structure, particularly the fibrous cartilage layer between two vertebrae (the bones that make up the spine). Also called intervertebral disk.
Diskectomy
Removal of an intervertebral disk of the spine.
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