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Diastolic blood pressure
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Diastolic blood pressure The lowest blood pressure measure in the arteries, which occurs between heartbeats.
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Blood
The life-maintaining fluid which is made up of plasma, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets; blood circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries; it carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.
Arteries
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the arms, legs, head, body and organs.
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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.
Diastole
The relaxation phase of the heartbeat.
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 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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Dehydration
Loss of fluids from the body, often caused by diarrhea. May result in loss of important salts and minerals.
Delayed gastric emptying
Gastroparesis.
Dermatology
The branch of medicine that is concerned with the physiology and pathology of the skin.
Descending colon
The part of the colon where stool is stored. Located on the left side of the abdomen.
Diaphragm
The muscle wall between the chest and the abdomen. It is the major muscle that the body uses for breathing.
Diastolic blood pressure
Dietitian
A specialist in the study of nutrition.
Digestants
Medicines that aid or stimulate digestion. An example is a digestive enzyme such as Lactaid for people with lactase deficiency.
Digestion
The process the body uses to break down food into simple substances for energy, growth, and cell repair.
Digestive system
The organs in the body that break down and absorb food. Organs that make up the digestive system are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus. Organs that help with digestion but are not part of the digestive tract are the tongue, glands in the mouth that make saliva, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder.
Digital rectal exam (DRE)
Procedure in which the physician inserts a gloved finger into the rectum to examine the rectum and the prostate gland for signs of cancer.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Blood
The life-maintaining fluid which is made up of plasma, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets; blood circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries; it carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.
Arteries
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the arms, legs, head, body and organs.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
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.
Diastole
The relaxation phase of the heartbeat.
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 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--------------------------------------
Dehydration
Loss of fluids from the body, often caused by diarrhea. May result in loss of important salts and minerals.
Delayed gastric emptying
Gastroparesis.
Dermatology
The branch of medicine that is concerned with the physiology and pathology of the skin.
Descending colon
The part of the colon where stool is stored. Located on the left side of the abdomen.
Diaphragm
The muscle wall between the chest and the abdomen. It is the major muscle that the body uses for breathing.
Diastolic blood pressure
Dietitian
A specialist in the study of nutrition.
Digestants
Medicines that aid or stimulate digestion. An example is a digestive enzyme such as Lactaid for people with lactase deficiency.
Digestion
The process the body uses to break down food into simple substances for energy, growth, and cell repair.
Digestive system
The organs in the body that break down and absorb food. Organs that make up the digestive system are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus. Organs that help with digestion but are not part of the digestive tract are the tongue, glands in the mouth that make saliva, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder.
Digital rectal exam (DRE)
Procedure in which the physician inserts a gloved finger into the rectum to examine the rectum and the prostate gland for signs of cancer.
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