| AR | absolute risk; accounts receivable; achievement ratio; actinic reticuloid [syndrome]; active resista... |
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| MR | Maddox rods; magnetic resistance; magnetic resonance; mandibular reflex; mannose-resistant; may repe... |
| regurg | regurgitation |
| TR | recovery time; rectal temperature; repetition time; residual tuberculin; terminal repeat; tetrazoliu... |
| DB | data base; date of birth; deep breath; dense body; dextran blue; diabetes, diabetic; diagonal band; ... |
| duodenal ampulla | The dilated portion of the superior part of the duodenum. Synonym: ampulla duodeni. See: duodenal cap. Synonym: hepatopancreatic ampulla. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| duodenal fossae | See: inferior duodenal recess, superior duodenal recess. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| 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) |