| DM | defined medium; dermatomyositis; Descemet's membrane; dextromaltose; dextromethorphan; diabetes mell... |
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| DRG | diagnosis-related group; Division of Research Grants [NIH}; dorsal respiratory group; dorsal root ga... |
| DU | decubitus ulcer; density unknown; deoxyuridine; dermal ulcer; diagnosis undetermined; diazouracil; d... |
| duod | duodenum, duodenal |
| EDM | early diastolic murmur; extramucosal duodenal myotomy |
| tidal drainage | Drainage of the urinary bladder by means of an intermittent filling and emptying apparatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| major duodenal papilla | Point of opening of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct into the duodenum; it is located posteriorly in the descending part of the duodenum. Synonym: papilla duodeni major, bile papilla, papilla of Vater, Santorini's major caruncle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| minor duodenal papilla | The site of the opening of the accessory pancreatic duct into the duodenum, located anterior to and slightly superior to the major papilla. Synonym: papilla duodeni minor, Santorini's minor caruncle. Nerve papilla, one of the papillae in the dermis containing a tactile corpuscle or other form of end organ. Synonym: neurothele. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postbulbar duodenal ulcers | <radiology> Peptic ulcer disease, only 5% of benign ulcers are postbulbar, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (gastrinoma), 25% postbulbar, benign tumour (especially leiomyoma), malignant tumour, primary duodenal carcinoma, invasion (nnodes, pancreas, colon, kidney, gall bladder), malignant melanoma, Crohn's disease, TB, aorticoduodenal fistula, simulators: ectopic pancreas, duodenal tics (12 Dec 1998) |
| superior duodenal fold | A fold of peritoneum bounding the superior duodenal recess. Synonym: plica duodenalis superior, plica duodenojejunalis, duodenojejunal fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior duodenal fossa | A peritoneal recess extending upward behind the superior duodenal fold. Synonym: recessus duodenalis superior, duodenojejunal fossa, duodenojejunal recess, Jonnesco's fossa, superior duodenal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior duodenal recess | A peritoneal recess extending upward behind the superior duodenal fold. Synonym: recessus duodenalis superior, duodenojejunal fossa, duodenojejunal recess, Jonnesco's fossa, superior duodenal fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duodenal | Relating to the duodenum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duodenal ampulla | The dilated portion of the superior part of the duodenum. Synonym: ampulla duodeni. See: duodenal cap. Synonym: hepatopancreatic ampulla. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duodenal atresia | <radiology> Double bubble sign, polyhydramnios, associated with, Down syndrome, VATER syndrome NB: annular pancreas also may cause duodenal obstruction, and is associated with VATER syndrome (12 Dec 1998) |
| duodenal bulb | The first portion of the duodenum, as seen in a roentgenogram or by fluoroscopy. Synonym: duodenal bulb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duodenal cap | The first portion of the duodenum, as seen in a roentgenogram or by fluoroscopy. Synonym: duodenal bulb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duodenal digestion | That part of digestion carried on in the duodenum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duodenal diverticulum | A diverticulum of the duodenum, often of large size, that is occasionally found projecting from the duodenum near the duodenal papilla. (05 Mar 2000) |
| duodenal fistula | An opening through the duodenal wall and into the peritoneal cavity, into another organ, or through the abdominal wall. (05 Mar 2000) |