| DM | defined medium; dermatomyositis; Descemet's membrane; dextromaltose; dextromethorphan; diabetes mell... |
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| DS | dead air space; dead space; deep sedative; deep sleep; defined substrate; dehydroepiandrosterone sul... |
| DSD | depression spectrum disease; discharge summary dictated; dry sterile dressing |
| DSG | desmoglein; dry sterile gauze |
| DW | daily weight; deionized water; dextrose in water; distilled water; doing well; dry weight |
| mouth breathing | Abnormal breathing through the mouth, usually associated with obstructive disorders of the nasal passages. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| mouth, edentulous | Having teeth in neither the mandible nor the maxilla. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mouth-footed | <zoology> Having the basal joints of the legs converted into jaws. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mouth-made | Spoken without sincerity; not heartfelt. "Mouth-made vows." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mouth mirror | A small mirror on a handle used to facilitate visualization in the examination of the teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mouth of the womb | The vaginal opening of the uterus. Synonym: ostium uteri, mouth of the womb, opening of uterus, orificium externum uteri, os uteri externum, ostium uteri externum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mouth protectors | Devices or pieces of equipment placed in or around the mouth or attached to instruments to protect the external or internal tissues of the mouth and the teeth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mouth rehabilitation | Restoration of the form and function of the masticatory apparatus to as nearly a normal condition as possible. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mouth stick | A prosthesis which is held by the teeth and utilised by handicapped persons to perform such actions as typing, painting, and lifting small objects. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mouth ulcers | Circular painful ulcers with a surrounding red margin that are usually 1-2mm in diameter (can be up to 1.0 cm). Heal in 1-2 weeks but can be recurrent. Often caused by a virus in the Herpes family. Synonym: aphthous ulcers. (27 Sep 1997) |
| hand-foot-and-mouth disease | <infectious disease> Hand, foot and mouth disease is a mild, highly infectious viral disease of children, characterised by vesicular lesions in the mouth and on the hands and feet. Occurs most often in young children (under 3) and is transmitted via close contact. Outbreaks occur most often in the spring. Usually begins as a throat infection (pharyngitis) that later includes a rash (blisters) on the hands, feet and diaper area. Blisters may also appear on the throat and in the mouth. Other features include anorexia, headache and fever. The illness is typically self-limited, lasting 5-7 days. There is no specific treatment other than general supportive care. An exanthematous eruption of small, pearl-gray vesicles of the fingers, toes, palms, and soles, accompanied by often painful vesicles and ulceration of the buccal mucous membrane and the tongue and by slight fever; the disease lasts 4 to 7 days, and is usually caused by Coxsackie virus type A-16, but other types have been identified. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hand-foot-and-mouth disease virus | The virus causing hand-foot-and-mouth disease; chiefly type A16 but also types A4, A5, A7, A9, or A10 Entervirus coxsackievirus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scabby mouth | A specific disease of sheep and goats, caused by the orf virus. This virus is transmissible to man and characterised by vesiculation and ulceration of the infected site. Synonym: contagious ecthyma, contagious pustular dermatitis, scabby mouth, soremouth. Origin: O.E. Orfcwealm, murrain, fr. Orf, cattle, + cwealm, destruction (05 Mar 2000) |
| hoof-and-mouth disease | An obsolete term for foot-and-mouth disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Davis-Crowe mouth gag | Instrument used for opening the mouth, depressing the tongue, maintaining the airway, and transmitting volatile anaesthetics during tonsillectomy or oropharyngeal surgery. (05 Mar 2000) |