| duodenal glands | Small, branched, coiled tubular glands that occur mostly in the submucosa of the first third of the duodenum; they secrete an alkaline mucoid substance that serves to neutralise gastric juice. Synonym: glandulae duodenales, Brunner's glands, Wepfer's glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| duodenal impression | A hollow on the visceral surface of the right lobe of the liver alongside the gallbladder, marking the situation of the duodenum. Synonym: impressio duodenalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duodenal narrowing or obstruction | <radiology> Congenital (see double bubble sign), duodenal atresia: neonatal presentation, annular pancreas: infants or adults, duodenal web/diaphragm, Ladd's bands, duplication cyst, inflammatory, postbulbar ulcer, Crohn disease, infections: TB, Strongyloides, pancreatitis, pancreatic pseudocyst, radiation injury, malignant, duodenal adenocarcinoma/lymphoma, pancreatic carcinoma, metastatic disease, traumatic, intramural haematoma, vascular, superior mesenteric artery syndrome (12 Dec 1998) |
| duodenal polyp | Pedunculated growths in the lining of the duodenum (first part of the small intestine). (27 Sep 1997) |
| duodenal smear | A group of cytologic specimens containing material from the mouth (oral smear), oesophagus and stomach (gastric smear), duodenum (paraduodenal smear), and colon, obtained by specialised lavage techniques; used principally for the diagnosis of cancer of those areas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duodenal sphincter | One of the physiological sphincter's described in the duodenum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duodenal tumours | <radiology> 90% benign, in 2nd and 3rd portion: 50% malignant, in 4th portion: most malignant, of malignancies: 80-90% leading to adenocarcinoma Differential diagnosis: benign, tubular adenoma, leiomyoma, lipoma, hamartoma (Peutz-Jeghers), prolapsed antral polyp, Brunner's gland adenoma (really hypertrophy and hyperplasia), malignant, adenocarcinoma (80-90% of malignant lesions), villous adenoma (pre-malignant), carcinoid / isleT-cell tumour (12 Dec 1998) |
| duodenal ulcer | A nonmalignant ulcer that develops in the portion of the gastrointestinal tract that is exposed to gastric secretions. Peptic ulcers occur in the stomach or duodenum. Common symptoms include epigastric abdominal pain and anorexia. Complications include perforation, penetration (into adjacent organs) and bleeding. The microorganism Helicobacter pylori has been implicated in the development of peptic ulcer disease. For this reason, new therapies may now involve the use of oral antibiotics. (27 Sep 1997) |
| duodenase | <enzyme> Partial amino acid sequence given in first source Registry number: EC 3.4.21.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| duodenectomy | Excision of the duodenum. Origin: duodenum + G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| duodenitis | <pathology> Inflammation of the duodenum. (27 Sep 1997) |
| duodeno- | Combining form relating to the duodenum. Origin: L. Duodenum, scil., digitorum breadth of 12 fingers (05 Mar 2000) |
| duodenocholangitis | Inflammation of the duodenum and common bile duct. Origin: duodeno-+ G. Chole, bile, + angeion, vessel, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| duodenocholecystostomy | Synonym: cholecystoduodenostomy. Origin: duodeno-+ G. Chole, bile, + kystis, bladder, + stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| duodenocholedochotomy | Incision into the common bile duct and the adjacent portion of the duodenum. Origin: duodeno-+ G. Choledochus, bile duct, + tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| dualism |
The philosophical view that mental events need not be associated with neural events. See materialism.
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| duct |
Applied to the atmosphere and ocean, any region with vertically varying properties such that waves of any kind (eg, electromagnetic and acoustic) launched in certain directions are guided by or trapped within the region rather than propagating radially from their source. For a duct to exist, attenuation must be negligible over distances comparable to the characteristic linear dimensions of the duct.
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| dust |
Solid materials suspended in the atmosphere in the form of small irregular particles, many of which are microscopic in size. It imparts a tannish or grayish hue to distant objects. The sun's disk is pale or colorless or has a yellowish tinge at all periods of the day. Dust cannot be a stable component of the atmosphere because it must eventually fall back to the earth's surface when winds and turbulence become too weak to bear it aloft. ...
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| dU |
"From the," "of the."
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| Duffy blood group |
This group is defined by variants in a chemokine receptor that is present on the surface of several types of cell, including red blood cells. This receptor must be present for Plasmodium vivax to invade cells and cause malaria.
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| DU | a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers |
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| DU | a stringed instrument used in American folk music |
| DU | make sweeter in taste |
| DU | make less lively or vigorous |
| DU | become dull or lusterless in appearance |
| DU | become less interesting or attractive |
| DU | make dull in appearance |
| DU | make dull or blunt, as of sharp edges or knives' blades |
| DU | make numb or insensitive |
| DU | deaden (a sound or noise), esp. by wrapping |
| DU | (of business) not active or brisk |
| DU | emitting or reflecting very little light |