| DIT | Diet Induced Thermogenesis = Thermic Effect of Food = Specific Dynami... |
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| CD | cadaver donor; canine distemper; canine dose; carbohydrate dehydratase; carbon dioxide; cardiac dise... |
| DAT | delayed-action tablet; dementia Alzheimer's type; dental aptitude test; diacetylthiamine; diet as to... |
| DB | data base; date of birth; deep breath; dense body; dextran blue; diabetes, diabetic; diagonal band; ... |
| D&E | diet and elimination; dilation and evacuation [partial birth abortion] |
dorsal root ganglion (배근 신경절, 후근 신경절
| Meulengracht's diet | A feeding program for patients with peptic ulcer disease, containing a relatively full diet free of acidic or highly seasoned food. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| clear liquid diet | A diet, often used postoperatively, consisting usually of water, tea, coffee, gelatin preparations, and clear soups or broth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Minot-Murphy diet | The use of large amounts of raw liver in the treatment of pernicious anaemia. First successes in the treatment of this disease occurred with this diet and led to development of liver extract for treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wilder's diet | An obsolete diet, low in potassium, for treating Addison's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schmidt diet | An obsolete diet designed to facilitate examination of the stools in patients with diarrhoea, consisting of milk, zwieback, oatmeal gruel, eggs, butter, small amounts of beef and potato. Synonym: Schmidt diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schmidt-Strassburger diet | An obsolete diet designed to facilitate examination of the stools in patients with diarrhoea, consisting of milk, zwieback, oatmeal gruel, eggs, butter, small amounts of beef and potato. Synonym: Schmidt diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| high-calorie diet | A diet containing upward of 4,000 calories per day. (05 Mar 2000) |
| high-fat diet | A diet containing large amounts of fat. (05 Mar 2000) |
| high-fibre diet | A diet high in the nondigestible part of plants, which is fibre. Fibre is found in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes. Insoluble fibre increases stool bulk, decreases transit time of food in the bowel, and decreases constipation and the risk of colon cancer. Soluble fibre delays absorption of glucose, which helps to control blood sugar in diabetes mellitus, and delays absorption of lipids, which helps to control hyperlipidemia. Recommended in treatment of diverticular disease of the colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purine-free diet | A diet containing a minimal quantity of purine bases (meats); liver, kidney, and sweetbread especially are excluded and replaced by dairy products, fruits, and cereals; alcoholic beverages also are excluded. Synonym: purine-free diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purine-restricted diet | See: gout diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sippy diet | A diet formerly used in the initial stages of treatment of peptic ulcer, beginning with milk and cream every hour or two to keep gastric acid neutralised, gradually increasing to include cereal, eggs and crackers after three days, pureed vegetables later. (05 Mar 2000) |
| smooth diet | A diet containing little roughage; used primarily in diseases of the colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| soft diet | <nutrition> A normal diet limited to soft foods for those who have difficulty chewing or swallowing; there are no restrictions on seasoning or method of food preparation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subsistence diet | A meager diet providing barely enough for sustenance. (05 Mar 2000) |