| dry papule |
Chancre.
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| dry tongue |
A tongue that is dry and shriveled, usually indicative of dehydration. It may also be the result of mouth breathing.
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| Drysdale's corpuscle |
[Thomas M. Drysdale, U.S. gynecologist, 1831?1904] A type of nonnucleated granular cell found in the fluid of certain ovarian cysts.
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| dry eye syndrome |
is a condition in which there is an unusual dryness of the cornea. It is usually due to a deficiency in normal tear production. Dry eye syndrome can result in a sensation similar to that of having a foreign body in the eye, as well as burning and/or redness of the eye. It can also lead to decreased visual acuity.
Ãâó: www.dukeeye.org/specialties/cornea/glossary.html
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| dry eye |
occurs with aging. Is caused by either a patient's inability to make enough tears or due to the quality of a patients tears. Can be helped by using artificial tears or by instilling punctal plugs.
Ãâó: www.douglaswilson.org/ocular_definitions.html
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