| Sx, Sx | signs; symptoms |
|---|---|
| NIADDK | National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
| NIAMDD | National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases |
| ADDS | American Digestive Disease Society |
| DD | dangerous drug; data definition; day of delivery; degenerated disc; degenerative disease; delusional... |
D factor
| withdrawal symptoms | A group of morbid symptom's, predominantly erethistic, occurring in an addict who is deprived of his accustomed dose of the addicting agent. Synonym: abstinence symptoms. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| pregnancy, ectopic, symptoms of | Symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy can often be vague and include vaginal bleeding, abdominal or pelvic pain (usually stronger on one side),shoulder pain, weakness, or dizziness. Weakness, dizziness, and a sense of passing out upon standing can represent serious internal bleeding, requiring immediate medical attention. (12 Dec 1998) |
| schneiderian first rank symptoms | Those symptom's that, when present, indicate that the diagnosis of schizophrenia is likely, provided that organic or toxic aetiology is ruled out: delusion of control, thought broadcasting, thought withdrawal, thought insertion, hearing one's thoughts spoken aloud, auditory hallucinations that comment on one's behaviour, and auditory hallucinations in which two voices carry on a conversation. Synonym: first rank symptoms, schneiderian first rank symptoms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schneider's first rank symptoms | Those symptom's that, when present, indicate that the diagnosis of schizophrenia is likely, provided that organic or toxic aetiology is ruled out: delusion of control, thought broadcasting, thought withdrawal, thought insertion, hearing one's thoughts spoken aloud, auditory hallucinations that comment on one's behaviour, and auditory hallucinations in which two voices carry on a conversation. Synonym: first rank symptoms, schneiderian first rank symptoms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diagnostic techniques, digestive system | Methods and procedures for the diagnosis of diseases or dysfunction of the digestive system or its organs or demonstration of their physiological processes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| digestive | Pertaining to digestion. (18 Nov 1997) |
| digestive apparatus | The digestive tract from the mouth to the anus with all its associated glands and organs. Synonym: apparatus digestorius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digestive enzymes | Enzymes that are utilised in the digestive system, enzymes that are hydrolases of macromolecules (e.g., amylases, proteinases). (05 Mar 2000) |
| digestive fever | A slight rise of body temperature occurring during the period of digestion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digestive glycosuria | Glycosuria developing after the ingestion of a moderate amount of sugar or starch, which normally is disposed of without appearing in the urine, because rate of intestinal absorption exceeds capacity of the liver and the other tissues to remove the glucose, thus allowing blood glucose levels to become high enough for renal excretion to occur. Synonym: alimentary diabetes, digestive glycosuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digestive leukocytosis | Leukocytosis occurring normally after ingestion of food. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digestive physiology | Functions and activities of the digestive system as a whole or of any of its parts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| digestive system | The organs that are responsible for getting food into and out of the body and for making use of food to keep the body healthy. These include the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestine, colon, and rectum. (12 Dec 1998) |
| digestive system abnormalities | Congenital structural abnormalities of the digestive system. (12 Dec 1998) |
| digestive system fistula | An abnormal passage communicating between any parts of the digestive system or between any part of the digestive system and other organs. (12 Dec 1998) |