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Distal
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DistalA location farther from a point of reference. For example, the foot is distal to the knee, relative to the center of the body.
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Foot
The distal portion of the leg, upon which an individual stands and walks. It consists, in man, of the tarsus, metatarsus, and phalanges and the tissues encompassing them.
Distal
A location farther from a point of reference. For example, the foot is distal to the knee, relative to the center of the body.
Knee
The complex hinge joint of the upper and lower leg involving the femur, tibia and patella.
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Distance healing
Healing in which people seek to help patients simply with the power of the mind. Distance healing can include anything from therapeutic touch -- in which practitioners, without touching their patients, try to alter their energy fields -- to praying for people who are ill. Distance healing is part of the practice of alternative medicine.
Distention
Bloating or swelling of the abdomen.
Distichiasis
Double rows of eyelashes. The extra eyelashes grow from glands called the Meibomian glands and may protrude into the cornea, producing severe corneal abrasions.
Distractibility
The inability to maintain attention, that is, the shifting from one area or topic to another with minimal provocation, or attention being drawn too frequently to unimportant or irrelevant external stimuli.
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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.
Dislocation
Displacement of a bone from a joint.
Distal
Diuresis
Increased elimination of urine.
Dorsal
Toward the back.
Douche
A flow of liquid or vapor directed onto or into a part of the body.
Down syndrome
A genetic disorder characterized by some degree of mental retardation and by various physical malformations, such as slanted eyes and a broad face.
DPT
A vaccine containing antigens from diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus.
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Foot
The distal portion of the leg, upon which an individual stands and walks. It consists, in man, of the tarsus, metatarsus, and phalanges and the tissues encompassing them.
Distal
A location farther from a point of reference. For example, the foot is distal to the knee, relative to the center of the body.
Knee
The complex hinge joint of the upper and lower leg involving the femur, tibia and patella.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Distance healing
Healing in which people seek to help patients simply with the power of the mind. Distance healing can include anything from therapeutic touch -- in which practitioners, without touching their patients, try to alter their energy fields -- to praying for people who are ill. Distance healing is part of the practice of alternative medicine.
Distention
Bloating or swelling of the abdomen.
Distichiasis
Double rows of eyelashes. The extra eyelashes grow from glands called the Meibomian glands and may protrude into the cornea, producing severe corneal abrasions.
Distractibility
The inability to maintain attention, that is, the shifting from one area or topic to another with minimal provocation, or attention being drawn too frequently to unimportant or irrelevant external stimuli.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
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.
Dislocation
Displacement of a bone from a joint.
Distal
Diuresis
Increased elimination of urine.
Dorsal
Toward the back.
Douche
A flow of liquid or vapor directed onto or into a part of the body.
Down syndrome
A genetic disorder characterized by some degree of mental retardation and by various physical malformations, such as slanted eyes and a broad face.
DPT
A vaccine containing antigens from diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus.
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