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Diastrophic dwarfism
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Diastrophic dwarfism Short stature, cleft palate, thick pinnae and other features. Autosomal recessive inheritance.
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Palate
Hard and soft tissue forming the roof of the mouth.
Autosomal
"Pertaining to a chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; relating to any one of the chromosomes save the sex chromosomes. People normally have 22 pairs of autosomes (44 autosomes) in each cell together with two sex chromosomes (X and Y in the male and XX in the female). "
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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 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 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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Dysphoria
Dysphoria is the lack of ability to feel enjoyment at any activity, an emotional state characterized by malaise, anxiety, depression or unease. The opposite of dysphoria would be euphoria.
Dactylitis
Inflammation of a whole digit. Due to tenosynovitis and often periostitis as well as arthritis. Seen in seronegative arthritis (typically psoriatic arthritis) and sarcoidosis.
Dermatomyositis
A connective tissue disorder in which a rash and muscle inflammation are the predominant features.
DEXA
Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry. A means of measuring bone density to detect osteoporosis.
Diaphyseal aclasis
A syndrome in which there are multiple enchondromata.
Diastrophic dwarfism
Disc prolapse
Condition in which an intervertebral disc is damaged and some of it protrudes. May cause sciatica if it does so in the vicinity of a major nerve in the spine.
DISH
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis. Florid new bone formation at entheses results in spinal stiffness. May be confused with ankylosing spondylitis. (Forestier's disease, Ankylosing hyperostosis)
DMARD
Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug.
Dowager's hump
Severe thoracic kyphosis in an elderly lady with osteoporosis.
Duypuytrens contracture
Fixed flexion deformity of finger(s) due to thickening, nodularity and contracture of palmar aponeurosis.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Palate
Hard and soft tissue forming the roof of the mouth.
Autosomal
"Pertaining to a chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; relating to any one of the chromosomes save the sex chromosomes. People normally have 22 pairs of autosomes (44 autosomes) in each cell together with two sex chromosomes (X and Y in the male and XX in the female). "
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 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 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--------------------------------------
Dysphoria
Dysphoria is the lack of ability to feel enjoyment at any activity, an emotional state characterized by malaise, anxiety, depression or unease. The opposite of dysphoria would be euphoria.
Dactylitis
Inflammation of a whole digit. Due to tenosynovitis and often periostitis as well as arthritis. Seen in seronegative arthritis (typically psoriatic arthritis) and sarcoidosis.
Dermatomyositis
A connective tissue disorder in which a rash and muscle inflammation are the predominant features.
DEXA
Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry. A means of measuring bone density to detect osteoporosis.
Diaphyseal aclasis
A syndrome in which there are multiple enchondromata.
Diastrophic dwarfism
Disc prolapse
Condition in which an intervertebral disc is damaged and some of it protrudes. May cause sciatica if it does so in the vicinity of a major nerve in the spine.
DISH
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis. Florid new bone formation at entheses results in spinal stiffness. May be confused with ankylosing spondylitis. (Forestier's disease, Ankylosing hyperostosis)
DMARD
Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug.
Dowager's hump
Severe thoracic kyphosis in an elderly lady with osteoporosis.
Duypuytrens contracture
Fixed flexion deformity of finger(s) due to thickening, nodularity and contracture of palmar aponeurosis.
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