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Deacon process
Deacon process The Deacon process was a secondary process used during the manufacture of alkalis (the initial end product was sodium carbonate) by the Leblanc process. Hydrogen chloride gas was converted to chlorine gas which was then used to manufacture a commercially valuable bleaching powder, and at the same time t...
Deacon process The Deacon process was a secondary process used during the manufacture of alkalis (the initial end product was sodium carbonate) by the Leblanc process. Hydrogen chloride gas was converted to chlorine gas which was then used to manufacture a commercially valuable bleaching powder, and at the same time ...
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Host (biology)
Host (biology) In biology, a host is an organism that harbors a virus or parasite, or a mutual or commensal symbiont, typically providing nourishment and shelter. In botany, a host plant is one that supplies food resources and substrate for certain insects or other fauna. Examples of such interactions include a cell b...
Host (biology) In biology, a host is an organism that harbors a virus or parasite, or a mutual or commensal symbiont, typically providing nourishment and shelter. In botany, a host plant is one that supplies food resources and substrate for certain insects or other fauna. Examples of such interactions include a cell ...
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Deaf community
Deaf community Deaf culture is a term applied to the social movement that holds deafness to be a difference in human experience rather than a disability. When used in the cultural sense, the word deaf is very often capitalized in writing, and referred to as "big D Deaf" in speech. Big D Deaf communities do not automati...
Deaf community Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Deaf culture is a term applied to the social movement that holds deafness to be a difference in human experience rather than a disability.[1] When used in the cultural sense, the word deaf is very often capitalized in writing, and referred to as "big D ...
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Usher syndrome
Usher syndrome # Overview A leading cause of deaf-blindness, Usher syndrome (sometimes referred to as "Usher's syndrome") is a relatively rare genetic disorder that is associated with a mutation in any one of 10 genes. Other names for Usher syndrome include Hallgren syndrome, Usher-Hallgren syndrome, rp-dysacusis syn...
Usher syndrome Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Jyostna Chouturi, M.B.B.S [2] # Overview A leading cause of deaf-blindness, Usher syndrome (sometimes referred to as "Usher's syndrome") is a relatively rare genetic disorder that is associated with a mutation in any one o...
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Mortality rate
Mortality rate Mortality rate is a measure of the number of deaths (in general, or due to a specific cause) in some population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit time. Mortality rate is typically expressed in units of deaths per 1000 individuals per year; thus, a mortality rate of 9.5 in a population of 1...
Mortality rate Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Mortality rate is a measure of the number of deaths (in general, or due to a specific cause) in some population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit time. Mortality rate is typically expressed in units of deaths per 1000 individuals per year...
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Decompensation
Decompensation Decompensation is the functional deterioration of a previously working structure or system. Decompensation may occur due to fatigue, stress, illness, or old age. When a system is "compensated", it is able to function despite stressors or defects. Decompensation describes an inability to compensate for th...
Decompensation Decompensation is the functional deterioration of a previously working structure or system. Decompensation may occur due to fatigue, stress, illness, or old age. When a system is "compensated", it is able to function despite stressors or defects. Decompensation describes an inability to compensate for t...
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Deconditioning
Deconditioning Deconditioning is adaptation of an organism to less demanding environment, or, alternatively, the decrease of physiological adaptation to normal conditions. Decondition may result from decreased physical activity, prescribed bed rest, orthopedic casting, paralysis, aging, etc. A particular interest in t...
Deconditioning Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Deconditioning is adaptation of an organism to less demanding environment, or, alternatively, the decrease of physiological adaptation to normal conditions. Decondition may result from decreased physical activity, prescribed bed ...
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Defibrillation
Defibrillation # Overview Defibrillation is the definitive treatment for the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia. Defibrillation consists of delivering a therapeutic dose of electrical energy to the affected heart with a device called a defibrillator. Thi...
Defibrillation Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Defibrillation is the definitive treatment for the life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia. Defibrillation consists of delivering a therapeutic dose of electrical energy to the affe...
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Degree (angle)
Degree (angle) A degree (in full, a degree of arc, arc degree, or arcdegree), usually denoted by ° (the degree symbol), is a measurement of plane angle, representing 1⁄360 of a full rotation; one degree is equivalent to π/180 radians. When that angle is with respect to a reference meridian, it indicates a location alon...
Degree (angle) Template:Tfd A degree (in full, a degree of arc, arc degree, or arcdegree), usually denoted by ° (the degree symbol), is a measurement of plane angle, representing 1⁄360 of a full rotation; one degree is equivalent to π/180 radians. When that angle is with respect to a reference meridian, it indicates a...
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Dehydroemetine
Dehydroemetine # Overview Dehydroemetine is a synthetically produced antiprotozoal agent similar to emetine in its anti-amoebic properties and structure (they differ only in a double bond next to the ethyl substituent), but it produces fewer side effects. In the United States, it is manufactured by Roche. # Mechanism...
Dehydroemetine Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Dehydroemetine is a synthetically produced antiprotozoal agent similar to emetine in its anti-amoebic properties and structure (they differ only in a double bond next to the ethyl substituent), but it produces fewer side effects. In the Unit...
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Demadex tablet
Demadex tablet For information about {{{genericName}}}, click here. # Disclaimer # Overview Demadex tablet is a Loop diuretic drug that is FDA approved for the treatment of edema of congestive heart failure renal disease, hepatic disease and hypertension.. Adverse reactions include Polyuria, Rhinitis. # Adult Ind...
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Demeclocycline
Demeclocycline # Overview Demeclocycline (marketed as Declomycin, Declostatin, and Ledermycin) is a tetracycline antibiotic derived from a strain of Streptomyces aureofaciens. # Uses It is officially indicated for the treatment of various types of bacterial infections. It is used as an antibiotic in the treatment of ...
Demeclocycline Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Demeclocycline (marketed as Declomycin, Declostatin, and Ledermycin) is a tetracycline antibiotic derived from a strain of Streptomyces aureofaciens. # Uses It is officially indicated for the treatment of various types of bacterial infectio...
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Meigs syndrome
Meigs syndrome For patient information, please click here Synonyms and keywords: Demons Meigs syndrome; Meigs-Cass syndrome; Meigs-Salmon syndrome # Overview Meigs syndrome (also known as "Meigs-Cass syndrome") is defined as the triad of ascites, pleural effusion, and benign ovarian tumor. Meigs syndrome was first dis...
Meigs syndrome For patient information, please click here Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2] Synonyms and keywords: Demons Meigs syndrome; Meigs-Cass syndrome; Meigs-Salmon syndrome # Overview Meigs syndrome (also known as "Meigs-Cass ...
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Dendritic cell
Dendritic cell # Overview Dendritic cells (DCs) are immune cells and form part of the mammalian immune system. Their main function is to process antigen material and present it on the surface to other cells of the immune system, thus functioning as antigen-presenting cells. Dendritic cells are present in small quantit...
Dendritic cell Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Dendritic cells (DCs) are immune cells and form part of the mammalian immune system. Their main function is to process antigen material and present it on the surface to other cells of the immune system, thus functioning as antigen-presenting...
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Dental anatomy
Dental anatomy # Overview Dental anatomy or anatomy of teeth is a field of anatomy dedicated to the study human teeth structures. The development, appearance, and classification of teeth fall within its purvue, though the function of teeth as they contact one another is referred to as dental occlusion. Tooth formati...
Dental anatomy # Overview Dental anatomy or anatomy of teeth is a field of anatomy dedicated to the study human teeth structures. The development, appearance, and classification of teeth fall within its purvue, though the function of teeth as they contact one another is referred to as dental occlusion. Tooth formati...
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Dental filling
Dental filling # Overview A dental restoration or dental filling is a dental restorative material used artificially to restore the function, integrity and morphology of missing tooth structure. The structural loss typically results from caries or external trauma. It is also lost intentionally during tooth preparation ...
Dental filling Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview A dental restoration or dental filling is a dental restorative material used artificially to restore the function, integrity and morphology of missing tooth structure. The structural loss typically results from caries or external trauma. It ...
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Dental implant
Dental implant # Overview A dental implant is an artificial tooth root replacement and is used in prosthetic dentistry. There are several types of dental implants; the most widely accepted and successful is the osseointegrated implant, based on the discovery by Swedish Professor Per-Ingvar Brånemark that titanium can ...
Dental implant # Overview A dental implant is an artificial tooth root replacement and is used in prosthetic dentistry. There are several types of dental implants; the most widely accepted and successful is the osseointegrated implant, based on the discovery by Swedish Professor Per-Ingvar Brånemark that titanium can ...
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Dental sealant
Dental sealant Dental sealants are a dental treatment consisting of applying a plastic material to one or more teeth, for the intended purpose of preventing dental caries (cavities) or other forms of tooth decay. # Development Since the 1970s, in the United States, the incidence of tooth decay on the smooth surfaces o...
Dental sealant Dental sealants are a dental treatment consisting of applying a plastic material to one or more teeth, for the intended purpose of preventing dental caries (cavities) or other forms of tooth decay. # Development Since the 1970s, in the United States, the incidence of tooth decay on the smooth surfaces ...
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Dental surgery
Dental surgery Dental surgery is any of a number of medical procedures which involve artificially modifying the dentition. # Types Some of the more common are: - Endodontic (surgery involving the pulp or root of the tooth) Root canal Pulpotomy The opening of the pulp chamber of the tooth to allow an infection to drain...
Dental surgery Dental surgery is any of a number of medical procedures which involve artificially modifying the dentition. # Types Some of the more common are: - Endodontic (surgery involving the pulp or root of the tooth) Root canal Pulpotomy The opening of the pulp chamber of the tooth to allow an infection to drai...
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Dental syringe
Dental syringe # Overview A dental syringe is a syringe used by dentists for the injection of an anesthetic. It consists of a breech-loading syringe fitted with a sealed cartridge containing anesthetic solution. The ancillary tool (generally part of a dental engine) used to supply either water or air to the oral cavit...
Dental syringe Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview A dental syringe is a syringe used by dentists for the injection of an anesthetic. It consists of a breech-loading syringe fitted with a sealed cartridge containing anesthetic solution. The ancillary tool (generally part of a dental engine) ...
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Dental tourism
Dental tourism Dental Tourism is a subset of the sector known as medical tourism. It involves individuals seeking dental care outside of their local healthcare systems. # Reasons for travel While dental tourists may travel for a variety of reasons, their choices are usually driven by driven by price considerations. Wi...
Dental tourism Dental Tourism is a subset of the sector known as medical tourism. It involves individuals seeking dental care outside of their local healthcare systems. # Reasons for travel While dental tourists may travel for a variety of reasons, their choices are usually driven by driven by price considerations[1]...
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Depigmentation
Depigmentation # Overview The definition of depigmentation is the lightening of the skin, or loss of pigment. Depigmentation of the skin can be caused by a number of local and systemic conditions. The pigment loss can be partial (injury to the skin) or complete (caused by vitiligo). It can be temporary (from tinea ver...
Depigmentation # Overview The definition of depigmentation is the lightening of the skin, or loss of pigment. Depigmentation of the skin can be caused by a number of local and systemic conditions. The pigment loss can be partial (injury to the skin) or complete (caused by vitiligo). It can be temporary (from tinea ver...
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Depolarization
Depolarization In biology, depolarization is a decrease in the absolute value of a cell's membrane potential. Thus, changes in membrane voltage in which the membrane potential becomes less positive or less negative are both depolarizations. The rising and falling phases of an action potential are often imprecisely call...
Depolarization Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] In biology, depolarization is a decrease in the absolute value of a cell's membrane potential. Thus, changes in membrane voltage in which the membrane potential becomes less positive or less negative are both depolarizations. The rising and falling phas...
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Polymerization
Polymerization Please Take Over This Page and Apply to be Editor-In-Chief for this topic: There can be one or more than one Editor-In-Chief. You may also apply to be an Associate Editor-In-Chief of one of the subtopics below. Please mail us to indicate your interest in serving either as an Editor-In-Chief of the enti...
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Depth of field
Depth of field In optics, particularly as it relates to film and photography, the depth of field (DOF) is the distance in front of and beyond the subject that appears to be in focus. Although a lens can precisely focus at only one distance, the decrease in sharpness is gradual on either side of the focused distance, so...
Depth of field In optics, particularly as it relates to film and photography, the depth of field (DOF) is the distance in front of and beyond the subject that appears to be in focus. Although a lens can precisely focus at only one distance, the decrease in sharpness is gradual on either side of the focused distance, s...
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Dermatographic
Dermatographic Dermatographic urticaria (also known as dermographism, dermatographism or "skin writing") is a skin disorder seen in 4–5% of the population and is one of the most common types of urticaria, in which the skin becomes raised and inflamed when stroked or rubbed with a dull object. # Presentation The sympto...
Dermatographic Dermatographic urticaria (also known as dermographism, dermatographism or "skin writing") is a skin disorder seen in 4–5% of the population and is one of the most common types of urticaria[1], in which the skin becomes raised and inflamed when stroked or rubbed with a dull object[2]. # Presentation The...
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Dermatophyllum
Dermatophyllum # Overview Dermatophyllum is a genus of three or four species of shrubs and small trees in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family, Fabaceae. The genus is native to southwestern North America from western Texas to New Mexico and Arizona in the United States, and south through Chihuahua, Coahuila and N...
Dermatophyllum Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Dermatophyllum is a genus of three or four species of shrubs and small trees in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family, Fabaceae. The genus is native to southwestern North America from western Texas to New Mexico and Arizona in the United...
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René Descartes
René Descartes René Descartes (French Template:IPA2 Latin:Renatus Cartesius) (March 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650), also known as Renatus Cartesius (latinized form), was a highly influential French philosopher, mathematician, scientist, and writer. He has been dubbed the "Father of Modern Philosophy," and much of subseq...
René Descartes Template:Infobox Philosopher René Descartes (French Template:IPA2 Latin:Renatus Cartesius) (March 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650), also known as Renatus Cartesius (latinized form), was a highly influential French philosopher, mathematician, scientist, and writer. He has been dubbed the "Father of Modern P...
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Desoximetasone
Desoximetasone # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content on WikiDo...
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Desvenlafaxine
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Detoxification
Detoxification # Overview Detox, short for detoxification, in general is the removal of toxic substances from the body. It is one of the major functions of the liver, lower gastrointestinal tract and kidneys, but can also be achieved artificially by techniques such as dialysis and (in a very limited number of cases) c...
Detoxification Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Detox, short for detoxification, in general is the removal of toxic substances from the body. It is one of the major functions of the liver, lower gastrointestinal tract and kidneys, but can also be achieved artificially by techniques such a...
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Situs inversus
Situs inversus # Overview Situs inversus (also called situs transversus) is a rare congenital condition in which the major visceral organs are reversed or mirrored from their normal positions. The normal arrangement is known as situs solitus. In other rare cases, in a condition known as situs ambiguus or heterotaxy, s...
Situs inversus Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Situs inversus (also called situs transversus) is a rare congenital condition in which the major visceral organs are reversed or mirrored from their normal positions. The normal arrangement is known as situs solitus. In other rare cases, in ...
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Dextromoramide
Dextromoramide # Overview Dextromoramide (Palfium®, Palphium®, Jetrium®, Dimorlin®) is the right-handed isomer of the moramide molecule. The left handed molecule is called levomoramide, and a mixture of the two is called racemoramide. Its full chemical name is (+)-1-(3-Methyl-4-morpholino-2,2-diphenylbutyryl)pyrrolid...
Dextromoramide Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Dextromoramide (Palfium®, Palphium®, Jetrium®, Dimorlin®) is the right-handed isomer of the moramide molecule. The left handed molecule is called levomoramide, and a mixture of the two is called racemoramide. Its full chemical name is (+)-1...
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Dextrorotation
Dextrorotation Dextrorotation is the property of rotating plane polarized light clockwise. Laevorotation is the opposite of dextrorotation. Compounds with these properties are said to have optical activity and consist of chiral molecules. Chiral centers that have opposite configurations rotate polarized light the sam...
Dextrorotation Dextrorotation [1] is the property of rotating plane polarized light clockwise. Laevorotation is the opposite of dextrorotation. Compounds with these properties are said to have optical activity and consist of chiral molecules. Chiral centers that have opposite configurations rotate polarized light the...
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Diablo homolog
Diablo homolog Diablo homolog (DIABLO) is a mitochondrial protein that in humans is encoded by the DIABLO (direct IAP binding protein with low pI) gene on chromosome 12. DIABLO is also referred to as second mitochondria-derived activator of caspases or SMAC. This protein binds inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs), th...
Diablo homolog Diablo homolog (DIABLO) is a mitochondrial protein that in humans is encoded by the DIABLO (direct IAP binding protein with low pI) gene on chromosome 12.[1][2][3] DIABLO is also referred to as second mitochondria-derived activator of caspases or SMAC. This protein binds inhibitor of apoptosis proteins ...
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Etidronic acid
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Diethylpropion
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Krabbe disease
Krabbe disease # Overview Krabbe disease (also known as globoid cell leukodystrophy or galactosylceramide lipidosis) is a rare, often fatal degenerative disorder that affects the nervous system. This condition is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. It is caused by the shortage (deficiency) of an enzyme calle...
Krabbe disease Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Template:Search infobox # Overview Krabbe disease (also known as globoid cell leukodystrophy or galactosylceramide lipidosis) is a rare, often fatal degenerative disorder that affects the nervous system. This condition i...
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Dihydrocodeine
Dihydrocodeine # Overview Dihydrocodeine is a semi-synthetic opioid analgesic prescribed for pain or severe dyspnea, or as an antitussive, either alone or compounded with paracetamol (as in co-dydramol) or aspirin. It was developed in Germany in 1908 and first marketed in 1911. Commonly available as tablets, solutions...
Dihydrocodeine Template:Cleanup Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Dihydrocodeine is a semi-synthetic opioid analgesic prescribed for pain or severe dyspnea, or as an antitussive, either alone or compounded with paracetamol (as in co-dydramol) or aspirin. It was developed in Germany in 1908...
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Diiodotyrosine
Diiodotyrosine # Overview Diiodotyrosine (DIT) is a precursor in the production of thyroid hormone, and results from iodization of monoiodotyrosine at the other meta- position on the phenol ring. # Function DIT is a modulator of the enzyme thyroid peroxidase (which is involved in the production of thyroid hormones). ...
Diiodotyrosine Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Diiodotyrosine (DIT) is a precursor in the production of thyroid hormone, and results from iodization of monoiodotyrosine at the other meta- position on the phenol ring. # Function DIT is a modulator of the enzyme thyroid peroxidase (which ...
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Dimenhydrinate
Dimenhydrinate # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content on WikiDo...
Dimenhydrinate Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Turky Alkathery, M.D. [2] # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended...
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Direct current
Direct current Direct current (DC) is the unidirectional flow of electric charge. Direct current is produced by such sources as batteries, thermocouples, solar cells, and commutator-type electric machines of the dynamo type. Direct current may flow in a conductor such as a wire, but can also be through semiconductors...
Direct current Direct current (DC) is the unidirectional flow of electric charge. Direct current is produced by such sources as batteries, thermocouples, solar cells, and commutator-type electric machines of the dynamo type. Direct current may flow in a conductor such as a wire, but can also be through semiconductor...
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Disaffectation
Disaffectation # Overview The term 'disaffectation' was coined by noted French psychoanalyst Joyce McDougall as a strictly psychoanalytic term for alexithymia. McDougall felt that alexithymia had become too strongly classified as a neuroanatomical defect and concretized as an intractable illness leaving little room fo...
Disaffectation Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview The term 'disaffectation' was coined by noted French psychoanalyst Joyce McDougall as a strictly psychoanalytic term for alexithymia.[1] McDougall felt that alexithymia had become too strongly classified as a neuroanatomical defect[2][3] and...
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Disappointment
Disappointment # Overview Disappointment is the feeling of dissatisfaction that follows the failure of expectations to manifest. Similar to regret, it differs in that the individual feeling regret focuses primarily on personal choices contributing to a poor outcome, while the individual feeling disappointment focuses ...
Disappointment Template:Emotion Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Disappointment is the feeling of dissatisfaction that follows the failure of expectations to manifest. Similar to regret, it differs in that the individual feeling regret focuses primarily on personal choices contributing to...
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Discodermolide
Discodermolide # Overview (+)-Discodermolide is a recently discovered polyketide natural product found to be a potent inhibitor of tumor cell growth. The molecule's carbon skeleton is made up of eight polypropionate and four acetate units with 13 stereocenters. # History Discodermolide was first isolated in 1990 fro...
Discodermolide Template:Chembox new # Overview (+)-Discodermolide is a recently discovered polyketide natural product found to be a potent inhibitor of tumor cell growth. The molecule's carbon skeleton is made up of eight polypropionate and four acetate units with 13 stereocenters. # History Discodermolide was firs...
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Ectopia lentis
Ectopia lentis # Overview Ectopia lentis is a displacement or malposition of the eye's crystalline lens from its normal location. A partial dislocation of a lens is termed lens subluxation or subluxated lens; a complete dislocation of a lens is termed lens luxation or luxated lens. CT image demonstrates right lens dis...
Ectopia lentis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Ectopia lentis is a displacement or malposition of the eye's crystalline lens from its normal location. A partial dislocation of a lens is termed lens subluxation or subluxated lens; a complete dislocation of a lens is termed lens luxation o...
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Disulfide bond
Disulfide bond # Overview In chemistry, a disulfide bond is a single covalent bond derived from the coupling of thiol groups. The linkage is also called an SS-bond or disulfide bridge. The overall connectivity is therefore C-S-S-C. The terminology is almost exclusively used in biochemistry, bioinorganic and bioorga...
Disulfide bond Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview In chemistry, a disulfide bond is a single covalent bond derived from the coupling of thiol groups. The linkage is also called an SS-bond or disulfide bridge. The overall connectivity is therefore C-S-S-C. The terminology is almost exclus...
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Donald Meltzer
Donald Meltzer Donald Meltzer (1922-2004) was a Kleinian psychoanalyst whose widespread teaching made him influential in many countries. He became known for making clinical headway with difficult childhood conditions such as autism, and also for his theoretical innovations and developments. His focus on the role of em...
Donald Meltzer Donald Meltzer (1922-2004) was a Kleinian psychoanalyst whose widespread teaching made him influential in many countries. He became known for making clinical headway with difficult childhood conditions such as autism, and also for his theoretical innovations and developments.[1] His focus on the role o...
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Doping (sport)
Doping (sport) # Overview In sports, doping refers to the use of performance-enhancing drugs, particularly those that are forbidden by the organizations that regulate competitions. Another form of doping is blood doping, either by blood transfusion or use of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO). Also considered "doping"...
Doping (sport) Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview In sports, doping refers to the use of performance-enhancing drugs, particularly those that are forbidden by the organizations that regulate competitions. Another form of doping is blood doping, either by blood transfusion or use of the hor...
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Doppler effect
Doppler effect The Doppler effect, named after Christian Doppler, is the change in frequency and wavelength of a wave for an observer moving relative to the source of the waves. For waves that propagate in a medium, such as sound waves, the velocity of the observer and of the source are relative to the medium in which ...
Doppler effect The Doppler effect, named after Christian Doppler, is the change in frequency and wavelength of a wave for an observer moving relative to the source of the waves. For waves that propagate in a medium, such as sound waves, the velocity of the observer and of the source are relative to the medium in which...
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Vaginal septum
Vaginal septum A vaginal septum is a congentital partition within the vagina; such a septum could be either longitudinal or transverse. # Longitudinal septum - double vagina A longitudinal vaginal septum develops during embryogenesis when there is an incomplete fusion of the lower parts of the two mullerian ducts. As ...
Vaginal septum A vaginal septum is a congentital partition within the vagina; such a septum could be either longitudinal or transverse. # Longitudinal septum - double vagina A longitudinal vaginal septum develops during embryogenesis when there is an incomplete fusion of the lower parts of the two mullerian ducts. As...
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Dover's Powder
Dover's Powder Dover's powder was a traditional medicine against cold and fever. It is no longer in use in modern medicine. Named from Doctor Thomas Dover, an English physician of the eighteenth century who first prepared it, the powder was an old preparation of powder of ipecacuanha (which is currently used to produce...
Dover's Powder Dover's powder was a traditional medicine against cold and fever. It is no longer in use in modern medicine. Named from Doctor Thomas Dover, an English physician of the eighteenth century who first prepared it, the powder was an old preparation of powder of ipecacuanha (which is currently used to produc...
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Doxepin (oral)
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Doxepin (oral) Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Pratik Bahekar, MBBS [2] # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended ...
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Dracunculiasis
Dracunculiasis # Overview Dracunculiasis, more commonly known as Guinea worm disease (GWD), is an infection caused by the parasite Dracunculus medinensis. The parasite is alternately known in English as "Guinea worm", "Medina worm", and finally "fiery serpent" which reflects the Latin root word Dracunculus meaning "li...
Dracunculiasis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Dracunculiasis, more commonly known as Guinea worm disease (GWD), is an infection caused by the parasite Dracunculus medinensis. The parasite is alternately known in English as "Guinea worm", "Medina worm", and finally "fiery serpent" which ...
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Drinking water
Drinking water Drinking water is water that is intended to be ingested through drinking by humans. Water of sufficient quality to serve as drinking water is termed potable water whether it is used as such or not. Although many sources are utilized by humans, some contain disease vectors or pathogens and cause long-ter...
Drinking water Drinking water is water that is intended to be ingested through drinking by humans. Water of sufficient quality to serve as drinking water is termed potable water whether it is used as such or not. Although many sources are utilized by humans, some contain disease vectors or pathogens and cause long-te...
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Drude particle
Drude particle Drude particles are model oscillators used to simulate the effects of electronic polarizability in the context of a classical molecular mechanics force field. It is based on the Drude model of mobile electrons. Molecular mechanics models, commonly used for computational calculations such as structural mi...
Drude particle Drude particles are model oscillators used to simulate the effects of electronic polarizability in the context of a classical molecular mechanics force field. It is based on the Drude model of mobile electrons. Molecular mechanics models, commonly used for computational calculations such as structural m...
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Drug discovery
Drug discovery # Overview In medicine, biotechnology and pharmacology, drug discovery is the process by which drugs are discovered and/or designed. In the past most drugs have been discovered either by identifying the active ingredient from traditional remedies or by serendipitous discovery. A new approach has been t...
Drug discovery Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview In medicine, biotechnology and pharmacology, drug discovery is the process by which drugs are discovered and/or designed. In the past most drugs have been discovered either by identifying the active ingredient from traditional remedies or by...
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Drug diversion
Drug diversion In the terminology of the Drug Enforcement Administration, diversion is the use of prescription drugs for recreational purposes. The term comes from the "diverting" of the drugs from their original purposes. note: Drug Diversion may also refer to programs available to first time drug law infractors which...
Drug diversion In the terminology of the Drug Enforcement Administration, diversion is the use of prescription drugs for recreational purposes. The term comes from the "diverting" of the drugs from their original purposes. note: Drug Diversion may also refer to programs available to first time drug law infractors whic...
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Drug injection
Drug injection Injection of recreational drugs is a method of the drug into the body with a hollow needle and a syringe which is pierced through the skin into the body. Although there are various methods of taking drugs, injection is favoured by some users as the full effects of the drug are experienced very quickly,...
Drug injection Injection of recreational drugs is a method of the drug into the body with a hollow needle and a syringe which is pierced through the skin into the body. Although there are various methods of taking drugs, injection is favoured by some users as the full effects of the drug are experienced very quickly...
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Dual oxidase 1
Dual oxidase 1 Dual oxidase 1, also known as DUOX1 or ThOX1 (for thyroid oxidase), is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the DUOX1 gene. DUOX1 was first identified in the mammalian thyroid gland. In humans, two isoforms are found; hDUOX1 and hDUOX2. Human DUOX protein localization is not exclusive to thyroid tiss...
Dual oxidase 1 Dual oxidase 1, also known as DUOX1 or ThOX1 (for thyroid oxidase), is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the DUOX1 gene.[1] DUOX1 was first identified in the mammalian thyroid gland.[2] In humans, two isoforms are found; hDUOX1 and hDUOX2. Human DUOX protein localization is not exclusive to thyro...
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Dual oxidase 2
Dual oxidase 2 Dual oxidase 2, also known as DUOX2 or ThOX2 (for thyroid oxidase), is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the DUOX2 gene. Dual oxidase is an enzyme that was first identified in the mammalian thyroid gland. In humans, two isoforms are found; hDUOX1 and hDUOX2 (this enzyme). The protein location is not...
Dual oxidase 2 Dual oxidase 2, also known as DUOX2 or ThOX2 (for thyroid oxidase), is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the DUOX2 gene.[1][2] Dual oxidase is an enzyme that was first identified in the mammalian thyroid gland. In humans, two isoforms are found; hDUOX1 and hDUOX2 (this enzyme). The protein location...
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Duane syndrome
Duane syndrome # Overview Duane syndrome (DS) is a rare, congenital eye movement disorder most commonly characterized by the inability of the eye to turn out. The syndrome was named for Alexander Duane who identified it in 1905. Other names for this condition include: Duane's Retraction Syndrome (or DR syndrome), Ey...
Duane syndrome # Overview Duane syndrome (DS) is a rare, congenital eye movement disorder most commonly characterized by the inability of the eye to turn out. The syndrome was named for Alexander Duane who identified it in 1905.[1][2] Other names for this condition include: Duane's Retraction Syndrome (or DR syndrom...
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Duct (anatomy)
Duct (anatomy) # Overview In anatomy and physiology, a duct is a circumscribed channel leading from an exocrine gland or organ. # Types of ducts Examples include: # Duct system As ducts travel from the acinus which generates the fluid to the target, the ducts become larger and the epithelium becomes thicker. The par...
Duct (anatomy) Template:Infobox Anatomy Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Phone:617-632-7753 # Overview In anatomy and physiology, a duct is a circumscribed channel leading from an exocrine gland or organ. # Types of ducts Examples include: # Duct system As ducts travel from the acinus which genera...
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Gartner's duct
Gartner's duct # Overview Gartner's duct is a potential embryological remnant in human female development of the mesonephric ducts in the development of the urinary and reproductive organs. The paired mesonephric ducts in the male, in contrast, go on to form the paired epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory duct and...
Gartner's duct Template:Infobox Anatomy # Overview Gartner's duct is a potential embryological remnant in human female development of the mesonephric ducts in the development of the urinary and reproductive organs. The paired mesonephric ducts in the male, in contrast, go on to form the paired epididymis, ductus defe...
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Dydrogesterone
Dydrogesterone Dydrogesterone is a progestogen hormone. The brand name is Duphaston and manufactured by Solvay Pharmaceuticals. Dydrogesterone was first introduced to the market in 1961, and is currently approved in over 100 countries world-wide. It has an estimated cumulative exposure of more than 28 million patients....
Dydrogesterone Dydrogesterone is a progestogen hormone. The brand name is Duphaston and manufactured by Solvay Pharmaceuticals. Dydrogesterone was first introduced to the market in 1961, and is currently approved in over 100 countries world-wide. It has an estimated cumulative exposure of more than 28 million patients...
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Dye lamination
Dye lamination # Definition Dye lamination is the noticeable retention of dye along either wall of the artery during the washout phase, which displays a characteristic churning motion, contrary to an arterial stain. The location of dye lamination specific to the culprit lesion is recorded as being proximal remote, pro...
Dye lamination Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] # Definition Dye lamination is the noticeable retention of dye along either wall of the artery during the washout phase, which displays a characteristic churning motion, contrary to an arterial ...
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EHR Resolution
EHR Resolution July 4, 2015 We, the undersigned practicing physicians of America, do warrant the following: Whereas the "Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records" program, as designed by a commission, composed of 23 persons, 9 of whom were physicians, two of whom were practicing, enacted by the Hitech Act of 2009, w...
EHR Resolution July 4, 2015 We, the undersigned practicing physicians of America, do warrant the following: Whereas the "Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records" program, as designed by a commission, composed of 23 persons, 9 of whom were physicians, two of whom were practicing, enacted by the Hitech Act of 2009, ...
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EXIT procedure
EXIT procedure The EXIT procedure, or ex utero intrapartum treatment procedure, is a specialized surgical delivery procedure used to deliver babies who have airway compression due to bronchopulmonary sequestration, congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation, cervical teratoma, or other congenital disorder. # Process T...
EXIT procedure The EXIT procedure, or ex utero intrapartum treatment procedure, is a specialized surgical delivery procedure used to deliver babies who have airway compression[1] due to bronchopulmonary sequestration, congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation, cervical teratoma, or other congenital disorder. # Proce...
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Ebola
Ebola overview # Overview Ebola virus disease (EVD) is one of numerous viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF). It is a severe, often fatal disease in human and nonhuman primates. Ebola virus is spread by direct contact with the blood or body fluids (such as urine, saliva, feces, vomit and semen) of an infected person or by be...
Ebola overview Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Guillermo Rodriguez Nava, M.D. [2] Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [3] # Overview Ebola virus disease (EVD) is one of numerous viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF). It is a severe, often fatal disease in human and nonhuman primates. Ebo...
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Red blood cell
Red blood cell # Overview Red blood cells are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate body's principal means of delivering oxygen from the lungs or gills to body tissues via the blood. Red blood cells are also known as RBCs, haematids or erythrocytes (from Greek erythros for "red" and kytos for "hollow",...
Red blood cell Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2] # Overview Red blood cells are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate body's principal means of delivering oxygen from the lungs or gills to body tissues via the blood.[1] Red bloo...
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Ectopia cordis
Ectopia cordis Ectopia cordis is a birth defect in which the heart is abnormally located. In the most common form, the heart protrudes outside the chest through a split sternum. Less often the heart may be situated in the abdominal cavity or neck. Often other birth defects are also present. This condition is usually fa...
Ectopia cordis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Ectopia cordis is a birth defect in which the heart is abnormally located. In the most common form, the heart protrudes outside the chest through a split sternum. Less often the heart may be situated in the abdominal cavity or neck. Often other birth de...
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Edit Conflicts
Edit Conflicts This page discusses edit conflicts, and how to deal with them. To understand what an edit conflict is, consider the following situation: - Alice clicks "Edit this page" on a page. - Bob clicks "Edit this page" on the same page. - Alice finishes her edits and clicks "Save page". The page is saved with Ali...
Edit Conflicts This page discusses edit conflicts, and how to deal with them. To understand what an edit conflict is, consider the following situation: - Alice clicks "Edit this page" on a page. - Bob clicks "Edit this page" on the same page. - Alice finishes her edits and clicks "Save page". The page is saved with Al...
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Edit summaries
Edit summaries When editing an article, there is a small field labeled "Summary" under the main edit-box. It looks like this: It is highly recommended that you fill in the edit summary field, as it makes it easier for you and your fellow contributors to understand what was changed on the page, and it can be quite helpf...
Edit summaries When editing an article, there is a small field labeled "Summary" under the main edit-box. It looks like this: It is highly recommended that you fill in the edit summary field, as it makes it easier for you and your fellow contributors to understand what was changed on the page, and it can be quite help...
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Efferent nerve
Efferent nerve # Overview In the nervous system, efferent nerves – otherwise known as motor or effector neurons – carry nerve impulses away from the central nervous system to effectors such as muscles or glands (and also the ciliated cells of the inner ear). The term can also be used to describe relative connections b...
Efferent nerve # Overview In the nervous system, efferent nerves – otherwise known as motor or effector neurons – carry nerve impulses away from the central nervous system to effectors such as muscles or glands (and also the ciliated cells of the inner ear). The term can also be used to describe relative connections b...
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Electric shock
Electric shock # Overview An electric shock can occur upon contact of a human's body with any source of voltage high enough to cause sufficient current flow through the muscles or hair. The minimum current a human can feel is thought to be about 1 milliampere (mA). The current may cause tissue damage or fibrillation ...
Electric shock Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Template:Editor help # Overview An electric shock can occur upon contact of a human's body with any source of voltage high enough to cause sufficient current flow through the muscles or hair. The minimum current a human can feel is thought to be about ...
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Electron shell
Electron shell # Overview An electron shell, also known as a main energy level, is a group of atomic orbitals with the same value of the principal quantum number n. Electron shells are made up of one or more electron subshells, or sublevels, which have two or more orbitals with the same angular momentum quantum number...
Electron shell # Overview An electron shell, also known as a main energy level, is a group of atomic orbitals with the same value of the principal quantum number n. Electron shells are made up of one or more electron subshells, or sublevels, which have two or more orbitals with the same angular momentum quantum number...
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Electroplating
Electroplating Electroplating is the process of using electrical current to reduce cations of a desired material from a solution and coat a conductive object with a thin layer of the material such as a metal, for example. Electroplating is primarily used for depositing a layer of material to bestowe a desired property ...
Electroplating Electroplating is the process of using electrical current to reduce cations of a desired material from a solution and coat a conductive object with a thin layer of the material such as a metal, for example. Electroplating is primarily used for depositing a layer of material to bestowe a desired property...
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Electrostatics
Electrostatics # Overview Electrostatics is the branch of science that deals with the phenomena arising from what seems to be stationary electric charges. Since [ancient history it is known that some materials attract light particles after rubbing. The greek word for amber, ήλεκτρον (electron), gave name for many are...
Electrostatics # Overview Electrostatics is the branch of science that deals with the phenomena arising from what seems to be stationary electric charges. Since [ancient history it is known that some materials attract light particles after rubbing. The greek word for amber, ήλεκτρον (electron), gave name for many are...
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Electrosurgery
Electrosurgery # Overview Electrosurgery is the application of a high-frequency electric current to human (or other animal) tissue as a means to remove lesions, staunch bleeding, or cut tissue. Electrosurgery can be used to cut, coagulate, desiccate, or fulgurate tissue. (These terms are used in specific ways for thi...
Electrosurgery Editor-In-Chief: Michel C. Samson, M.D., FRCSC, FACS [1] # Overview Electrosurgery is the application of a high-frequency electric current to human (or other animal) tissue as a means to remove lesions, staunch bleeding, or cut tissue. Electrosurgery can be used to cut, coagulate, desiccate, or fulgur...
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Elephant shrew
Elephant shrew Elephant shrews or jumping shrews are small insectivorous mammals native to Africa, belonging to the Macroscelididae family, in the order Macroscelidea. Their traditional common English name comes from a fancied resemblance between their long noses and the trunk of an elephant, and an assumed relationshi...
Elephant shrew Elephant shrews or jumping shrews are small insectivorous mammals native to Africa, belonging to the Macroscelididae family, in the order Macroscelidea. Their traditional common English name comes from a fancied resemblance between their long noses and the trunk of an elephant, and an assumed relationsh...
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Emil Kraepelin
Emil Kraepelin # Background Emil Kraepelin (February 15, 1856–October 7, 1926) was a German psychiatrist. In the Encyclopedia of Psychology, written by the eminent psychologist H. J. Eysenck, he is seen as being the founder of modern scientific psychiatry, psychopharmacology and psychiatric genetics. Kraepelin believ...
Emil Kraepelin Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Background Emil Kraepelin (February 15, 1856–October 7, 1926) was a German psychiatrist. In the Encyclopedia of Psychology, written by the eminent psychologist H. J. Eysenck, he is seen as being the founder of modern scientific psychiatry, psychopha...
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Energy density
Energy density Energy density is the amount of energy stored in a given system or region of space per unit volume, or per unit mass, depending on the context. In some cases it is obvious from context which quantity is most useful: for example, in rocketry, energy per unit mass is the most important parameter, but when ...
Energy density Energy density is the amount of energy stored in a given system or region of space per unit volume, or per unit mass, depending on the context. In some cases it is obvious from context which quantity is most useful: for example, in rocketry, energy per unit mass is the most important parameter, but when...
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Energy storage
Energy storage Energy storage is the storing of some form of energy that can be drawn upon at a later time to perform some useful operation. A device that stores energy is sometimes called an accumulator. All forms of energy are either potential energy (eg. chemical, gravitational or electrical energy) or kinetic ener...
Energy storage Energy storage is the storing of some form of energy that can be drawn upon at a later time to perform some useful operation. A device that stores energy is sometimes called an accumulator. All forms of energy are either potential energy (eg. chemical, gravitational or electrical energy) or kinetic ene...
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Enrico Fazzini
Enrico Fazzini Enrico Fazzini, is a neurologist. He is considered an expert on Parkinson's disease and has published numerous research publications on the subject, and been involved in a number of clinical trails for new pharmaceutical treatments for Parkinson's. Fazzini's is a D.O., or a doctor of osteopathic medici...
Enrico Fazzini Template:Osteopathic medicine Enrico Fazzini, is a neurologist. He is considered an expert on Parkinson's disease and has published numerous research publications on the subject, and been involved in a number of clinical trails for new pharmaceutical treatments for Parkinson's. Fazzini's is a D.O., or...
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Eosinophiluria
Eosinophiluria To view a comprehensive algorithm of common findings of urine composition and urine output, click here # Overview Eosinophiluria is the presence of eosinophils in the urine either in the form of free eosinophils or eosinophils in casts. The use of Hansel's stain for detecting urinary eosinophils has bee...
Eosinophiluria Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] To view a comprehensive algorithm of common findings of urine composition and urine output, click here # Overview Eosinophiluria is the presence of eosinophils in the urine either in the form of free eosinophils or eosinophils in casts. The use of Hans...
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Ephedra sinica
Ephedra sinica Ephedra sinica is a member of the ephedraceae family, native to China. It is also known as "Chinese Ephedra", Ma Huang, "Mormon tea", and "ephedra". # Ethnomedical uses - Dried aerial parts are used to treat asthma, allergic rhinitis, upper respiratory infection, colds, and is used as a general stimulan...
Ephedra sinica Ephedra sinica is a member of the ephedraceae family, native to China. It is also known as "Chinese Ephedra", Ma Huang, "Mormon tea", and "ephedra". # Ethnomedical uses - Dried aerial parts are used to treat asthma, allergic rhinitis, upper respiratory infection, colds, and is used as a general stimula...
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Epidural space
Epidural space # Overview In the spine, the epidural space is the space outside the tough membrane called the dura mater (sometimes called the "dura"), and within the spinal canal, which is formed by the surrounding vertebrae. Adherent to the inside of the dura is a much thinner and more fragile membrane, the arachnoi...
Epidural space Template:Infobox Anatomy # Overview In the spine, the epidural space is the space outside the tough membrane called the dura mater (sometimes called the "dura"), and within the spinal canal, which is formed by the surrounding vertebrae. Adherent to the inside of the dura is a much thinner and more frag...
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Epigaea repens
Epigaea repens Epigaea repens (Mayflower or Trailing Arbutus) is a low, spreading shrub in the Ericaceae family. It is found from Newfoundland to Florida, west to Kentucky and the Northwest Territory. It can also be found in parts of Central Europe and Western Africa. The species flowers are pink, fading to nearly whi...
Epigaea repens Epigaea repens (Mayflower or Trailing Arbutus) is a low, spreading shrub in the Ericaceae family. It is found from Newfoundland to Florida, west to Kentucky and the Northwest Territory. It can also be found in parts of Central Europe and Western Africa. The species flowers are pink, fading to nearly wh...
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Ergocalciferol
Ergocalciferol # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content on WikiDo...
Ergocalciferol Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Deepika Beereddy, MBBS [2] # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intende...
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Ernst Witebsky
Ernst Witebsky Ernst Witebsky, also Ernest Witebsky (- 3 September 1901 in Frankfurt am Main; † 7 December 1969) was a German-American immunologist. From 1920 to 1926 Witebsky studied medicine at the University of Frankfurt and the University of Heidelberg. He stayed at Heidelberg after graduating and worked with Dr. ...
Ernst Witebsky Ernst Witebsky, also Ernest Witebsky (* 3 September 1901 in Frankfurt am Main; † 7 December 1969) was a German-American immunologist. From 1920 to 1926 Witebsky studied medicine at the University of Frankfurt and the University of Heidelberg. He stayed at Heidelberg after graduating and worked with Dr....
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Erythroferrone
Erythroferrone Erythroferrone is a protein hormone, abbreviated as ERFE, encoded in humans by the FAM132B gene. Erythroferrone is produced by erythroblasts, inhibits the action of hepcidin, and so increases the amount of iron available for hemoglobin synthesis. # Discovery It was identified in 2014 in mice where the ...
Erythroferrone Erythroferrone is a protein hormone, abbreviated as ERFE, encoded in humans by the FAM132B gene. Erythroferrone is produced by erythroblasts, inhibits the action of hepcidin, and so increases the amount of iron available for hemoglobin synthesis.[1][2] # Discovery It was identified in 2014 in mice whe...
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Erythromelagia
Erythromelagia Erythromelalgia (erythro – red, melos – limb, algos – pain), also called erythermalgia, is a rare disorder characterized by intense burning pain in an extremity associated with erythema and increased skin temperature, which worsens with skin warming and improves with skin cooling. The condition was firs...
Erythromelagia Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Erythromelalgia (erythro – red, melos – limb, algos – pain), also called erythermalgia, is a rare disorder characterized by intense burning pain in an extremity associated with erythema and increased skin temperature, which worsens with skin warming and...
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Erythropoiesis
Erythropoiesis # Overview Erythropoiesis is the process by which red blood cells (erythrocytes) are produced. In human adults, this usually occurs within the bone marrow. In the early fetus, erythropoiesis takes place in the mesodermal cells of the yolk sac. By the third or fourth month, erythropoiesis moves to the sp...
Erythropoiesis Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Erythropoiesis is the process by which red blood cells (erythrocytes) are produced. In human adults, this usually occurs within the bone marrow. In the early fetus, erythropoiesis takes place in the mesodermal cells of the yolk sac. By the t...
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Esophageal web
Esophageal web Synonyms and keywords: Oesophageal web # Overview Esophageal webs are mucosal folds that partially obstructs the esophageal lumen. The exact pathogenesis of esophageal webs is not known but it is thought to be due to either esophageal inflammation, congenital anomaly, or iron deficiency. They can be cla...
Esophageal web Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Younes M.B.B.CH [2] Synonyms and keywords: Oesophageal web # Overview Esophageal webs are mucosal folds that partially obstructs the esophageal lumen. The exact pathogenesis of esophageal webs is not known but it is...
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Estrogen patch
Estrogen patch The estrogen patch is a delivery system for estradiol, which is used as hormone replacement therapy to treat the problems of menopause, such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness, and to prevent osteoporosis. The estrogen is given transdermally rather than via oral tablets, meaning that the estrogen patch...
Estrogen patch The estrogen patch is a delivery system for estradiol, which is used as hormone replacement therapy to treat the problems of menopause, such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness, and to prevent osteoporosis. The estrogen is given transdermally rather than via oral tablets, meaning that the estrogen patc...
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Etilamfetamine
Etilamfetamine # Overview Ethylamphetamine (Apetinil, Adiparthrol), also known as etilamfetamine (INN) or N-ethylamphetamine, is a stimulant drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes. It was invented in the early 20th century and was subsequently used as an anorectic or appetite suppressant in the 19...
Etilamfetamine Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] # Overview Ethylamphetamine (Apetinil, Adiparthrol), also known as etilamfetamine (INN) or N-ethylamphetamine, is a stimulant drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes. It was invented in the early 20th century and was subsequently us...
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Eutrophication
Eutrophication Eutrophication is an increase in chemical nutrients -- typically compounds containing nitrogen or phosphorus -- in an ecosystem. It may occur on land or in water. The term is however often used to mean the resultant increase in the ecosystem's primary productivity (excessive plant growth and decay), and ...
Eutrophication Template:Pollution Eutrophication is an increase in chemical nutrients -- typically compounds containing nitrogen or phosphorus -- in an ecosystem. It may occur on land or in water. The term is however often used to mean the resultant increase in the ecosystem's primary productivity (excessive plant gr...
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Thrombin human
Thrombin human # Disclaimer WikiDoc MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY. WikiDoc is not a professional health care provider, nor is it a suitable replacement for a licensed healthcare provider. WikiDoc is intended to be an educational tool, not a tool for any form of healthcare delivery. The educational content on WikiDo...
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Hypersexuality
Hypersexuality # Overview Hypersexuality is desire to engage in human sexual behavior at a level high enough to be considered clinically significant. Hypersexuality is characterized by a debilitating need for frequent genital stimulation which, once achieved, may fail to result in the expected long-term emotional -- o...
Hypersexuality Template:DiseaseDisorder infobox Editor(s)-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S.,M.D. [1] Phone:617-632-7753; Dr. Vikas Dhikav # Overview Hypersexuality is desire to engage in human sexual behavior at a level high enough to be considered clinically significant. Hypersexuality is characterized by a debilita...
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Excitotoxicity
Excitotoxicity Excitotoxicity is the pathological process by which nerve cells are damaged and killed by glutamate and similar substances. This occurs when receptors for the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate such as the NMDA receptor and AMPA receptor are overactivated. Excitotoxins like NMDA and kainic acid which ...
Excitotoxicity Excitotoxicity is the pathological process by which nerve cells are damaged and killed by glutamate and similar substances. This occurs when receptors for the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate such as the NMDA receptor and AMPA receptor are overactivated. Excitotoxins like NMDA and kainic acid which...
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