| disease transmission, vertical | The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from one generation to another. It includes transmission in utero or intrapartum by exposure to blood and secretions, and postpartum exposure via breastfeeding. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| disease vectors | Invertebrates or non-human vertebrates which transmit infective organisms from one host to another. For human vectors the preferred term is carrier state. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, addison's | Long-term underfunction of the outer portion of the adrenal gland. In medical terms, chronic insufficiency of the adrenal cortex. This may be due to a number of different insults to the adrenal including physical trauma, haemorrhage, and tuberculosis of the adrenal, and destruction of the cells in the pituitary gland that secrete ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) which normally drives the adrenal. Addison's disease is characterised by bronzing of the skin, anaemia, weakness, and low blood pressure. The U.S. President J.F. Kennedy is said to have had Addison's disease. Named after the British physician Thomas Addison (1793-1860). (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, adult coeliac | This condition results from an immune (allergic) reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat and related grains and present in many foods that we eat. Sprue causes impaired absorption and digestion of nutrients through the small intestine. Symptoms include requent diarrhoea and weight loss. A skin condition called dermatitis herpetiformis can be associated with coeliac sprue. The most accurate diagnostic test for sprue is a biopsy of the involved small bowel. Treatment is to avoid gluten in the diet. Medications are used for refractory (stubborn) sprue. Known under a number of other names, including coeliac sprue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, alzheimer's | A progressive degenerative disease of the brain that leads to dementia. On a cellular level, Alzheimer's is characterised by unusual helical protein filaments in nerve cells (neurons) of the brain. These odd twisted filaments are called neurofibrillary tangles. On a functional level, there is degeneration of the cortical regions, especially the frontal and temporal lobes, of the brain. The U.S. President Ronald Reagan is said to have Alzheimer's disease. Named after the German neurologist Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915). (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, bipolar | A type of depressive disease, formerly called manic-depressive illness. Not nearly as prevalent as other forms of depressive disorders. Bipolar disorder involves alternating cycles of depression and elation or mania. Sometimes the mood switches are dramatic and rapid, but most often they are gradual. Mania often affects thinking, judgment, and social behaviour in ways that cause serious problems and embarrassment. For example, unwise business or financial decisions may be made when an individual is in a manic phase. Bipolar disorder is often a chronic recurring condition. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, brill-zinsser | Recrudescence of epidemic typhus years after the initial attack. The agent that causes epidemic typhus (Rickettsia prowazekii) remains viable for many years and then when host defenses are down, it is reactivated causing recurrent typhus. The disease is named for the physician Nathan Brill and the great bacteriologist Hans Zinsser. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, central core, of muscle | <anatomy> One of the conditions that produces 'floppy baby' syndrome. CCD causes hypotonia (floppiness) in the newborn baby, slowly progressive muscle weakness, and muscle cramps after exercise. Muscle biopsy shows a key diagnostic finding (absent mitochondria in the centre of many type I muscle fibres). CCD is inherited as a dominant trait. The CCD gene is on chromosome 19 (and involves ryanodine receptor-1). (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, clinical | A disease with clinical signs and symptoms that can be recognised. As distinct from a subclinical illness without recognizable clinical manifestations. Diabetes, for example, can be subclinical in a person before emerging as a clinical disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, congenital heart | A birth defect of the heart or great blood vessels (like the aorta). (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, conor and bruch's | African tick typhus, one of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere, similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever, but less severe, with fever, a small ulcer (tache noire) at the site of the tick bite, swollen glands nearby (satellite lymphadenopathy), and a red raised (maculopapular) rash. Also called boutonneuse and fi |
| disease, creutzfeldt-jakob | A dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an unconventional (not a bacteria or virus), transmissible agent called a prion. Symptoms of CJD include forgetfulness, nervousness, jerky trembling hand movements, unsteady gait, muscle spasms, chronic dementia, balance disorder, and loss of facial expression. CJD is classified as a spongiform encephalopathy. most cases occur randomly (sporadically), but inherited forms exist. There is neither treatment nor cure for CJD. Other names for CJD include Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome, Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease, and spastic pseuodoparalysis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, crohn's | A chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine. Named after Burrill Crohn who described the disease in 1932. It usually affects persons in their teens or early twenties. It tends to be a chronic, recurrent condition withperiods of remission and exacerbation. In the early stages, there are small scattered shallow crater-like areas (erosions) called apthous ulcers in the inner surface of the bowel. With time, deeper and larger ulcers develop, causing scarring and stiffness of the bowel. The bowel becomes increasingly narrowed, leading to obstruction. Deep ulcers can puncture holes in the bowel wall, leading to infection in the abdominal cavity (peritonitis)and in adjacent organs. When only the large intestine (colon) is involved, the condition is called Crohn's colitis. When only the small intestine is involved, the condition is called Crohn's enteritis. When only the end of the small intestine (the terminal ileum) is involved, it is termed terminal ileitis.When both the small intestine and the large intestine are involved, the condition is called Crohn's enterocolitis (or ileocolitis). Abdominal pain, diarrhoea, vomiting, fever, and weight loss can be symptoms. Crohn's disease can be associated with reddish tender skin nodules, and inflammation of the joints, spine, eyes, and liver. Diagnosis is by barium enema, barium X-ray of the small bowel, and colonoscopy. Treatment includes medications for inflammation, immune suppression, antibiotics, orsurgery. (The disease is also called granulomatous enteritis or regionalenteritis). (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, degenerative joint | Also known as osteoarthritis, this type of arthritis is caused by inflammation, breakdown and eventual loss of the cartilage of the joints. Among the over 100 different types of arthritis conditions, osteoarthritis is the most common, affecting usually the hands, feet, spine, and large weight-bearing joints, such as the hips and knees. Also called degenerative arthritis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, fifth | Erythema infectiosum, In the pre-vaccination era, it was frequently the fifth disease that a child would develop. It is caused by a virus known as parvovirus B 19. Symptoms include low-grade fever, fatigue, a slapped cheeks rash, and a rash over the whole body. While the illness is not serious in children, 80% of adults have joint aches and pains (arthritis) which may become long-term with stiffness in the morning, redness and swelling of the same joints on both sides of the body (a symmetrical arthritis), most commonly involving the knees, fingers, and wrists. Pregnant women (who have not previously had the illness) should avoid contact with patients who have fifth disease. The fifth disease virus can infect the foetus prior to birth. And, while no birth defects have been reported as a result of fifth disease, it can cause the death of the unborn foetus. The risk of foetal death is 5-10% if the mother becomes infected. (12 Dec 1998) |
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Synonyms : Distance Perceptions, Perception, Distance, Perceptions, Distance
Synonyms : Canine Distempers, Distempers, Distempers, Canine
Synonyms : Canine Distemper Viruses, Distemper Viruses, Canine
Synonyms : Distemper Virus, Phocid, Distemper Virus, Seal, Distemper Viruses, Phocid, Distemper Viruses, Phocine, Distemper Viruses, Seal, Phocid Distemper Virus, Phocid Distemper Viruses, Phocine Distemper Viruses, Seal Distemper Viruses
| dish |
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present" a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" the quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice" smasher: a very attractive or seductive looking woman directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation serve: provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show" cup of tea: an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish" make concave; shape like a dish
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| disinfect |
destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound"
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| dismemberment |
the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces
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| dispensable |
capable of being dispensed with or done without; "dispensable items of personal property"
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| dissimulation |
deception: the act of deceiving
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| DIS | take the burden off |
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| DIS | the act of spending or disbursing money |
| DIS | amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) |
| DIS | pay out |
| DIS | the act of spending or disbursing money |
| DIS | amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) |
| DIS | someone who spends money to purchase goods or services |
| DIS | a thin flat circular plate |
| DIS | (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored |
| DIS | sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves |
| DIS | something with a round shape like a flat circular plate |
| DIS | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of spinning disk by the brake pads |