| Duncan | Surname of boys afflicted with what is now known as Duncan's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Duncan's disease | An X-linked recessive immunodeficiency and lymphoproliferative disease occurring in boys. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Duncan's folds | The fold's on the peritoneal surface of the uterus immediately after delivery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Duncan's mechanism | Passage of the placenta from the uterus with the rough side foremost. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Duncan's ventricle | A slitlike, fluid-filled space of variable width between the left and right transparent septum, which occurs in less than 10% of human brains and may communicate with the third ventricle. Synonym: cavum septi pellucidi, Duncan's ventricle, fifth ventricle, pseudocele, pseudoventricle, sylvian ventricle, ventricle of Sylvius, ventriculus quintus, Vieussens' ventricle, Wenzel's ventricle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Duncan, James | <person> Scottish gynecologist, 1826-1890. See: Duncan's folds, Duncan's mechanism, Duncan's ventricle. (05 Mar 2000) |