| Dupre's muscle | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, lower fourth of anterior surface of shaft of femur; insertion, suprapatellar bursa of knee joint; action, retracts suprapatellar bursa, during extension of knee; nerve supply, femoral. Synonym: musculus articularis genus, articular muscle of knee, Dupre's muscle, subcrural muscle, subcruralis, subcrureus, subquadricipital muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Dupuy-Dutemps operation | A modified dacryocystorhinostomy for stenosis of the lacrimal duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dupuy-Dutemps, Louis | <person> French ophthalmologist, 1871-1946. See: Dupuy-Dutemps operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dupuytren's amputation | Amputation of the arm at the shoulder joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dupuytren's canal | <anatomy, vein> One of the veins in the diploe of the cranial bones, connected with the cerebral sinuses by emissary veins; the main diploic veins are the frontal, anterior temporal, posterior temporal, and occipital. Synonym: vena diploica, Breschet's vein, Dupuytren's canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dupuytren's contracture | <orthopaedics> A painless thickening of the connective tissue in the palmar hand that can lead to difficulty extending the digits. Causes include hand trauma and genetic predisposition. Features include a painless nodule on the palm, cord-like bands across the palm, thickening of the lines of the palm and curling (contracture) of the 4th and 5th digits. Surgery is performed in some cases unresponsive to conservative measures (splinting, warm soaks, exercises). (27 Sep 1997) |
| Dupuytren's disease of the foot | Nodular fibroblastic proliferation in plantar fascia of one or both feet; rarely associated with contracture. Synonym: Dupuytren's disease of the foot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dupuytren's fascia | The thickened, central portion of the fascia ensheathing the hand; it radiates toward the bases of the fingers from the tendon of the palmaris longus muscle. Synonym: aponeurosis palmaris, Dupuytren's fascia, palmar fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dupuytren's fracture | Fracture of lower part of fibula, with dislocation of ankle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dupuytren's hydrocele | Bilocular hydrocele in which the sac fills the scrotum and also extends into the abdominal cavity beneath the peritoneum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dupuytren's sign | <clinical sign> In congenital dislocation, free up and down movement of the head of the femur occurs upon intermittent traction, a crackling sensation on pressure over the bone in certain cases of sarcoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dupuytren's suture | A continuous Lembert suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dupuytren's tourniquet | An instrument for compression on the abdominal aorta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dupuytren, Baron Guillaume | <person> French surgeon and surgical pathologist, 1777-1835. See: Dupuytren's amputation, Dupuytren's canal, Dupuytren's contracture, Dupuytren's disease of the foot, Dupuytren's fascia, Dupuytren's fracture, Dupuytren's hydrocele, Dupuytren's sign, Dupuytren's suture, Dupuytren's tourniquet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dur dolor | <abbreviation> L. Duarte dolare, while pain lasts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dUMP |
A site used to dispose of solid waste without environmental controls.
출처: www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/dterms.html
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| duplication |
Transferring of records to microfilm, electronic, or magnetic media, or paper photocopies, in order to protect vital information. Copies are made at the time of origination or on a scheduled basis.
출처: www.epa.gov/records/tools/toolkits/vital/b.htm
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| duplication |
Particular kind of mutation: production of one or more copies of any piece of DNA, including a gene or even an entire chromosome.
출처: science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih1/genetic...
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| duodenum |
(doo-o-DE-num). The first section of the small intestine. Digestive juices from the pancreas, liver and gallbladder empty into the duodenum to break down food. See also small intestine. Illustration included.
출처: www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DG/00022.html
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| ductus venosus |
vitelline blood vessel lying within the liver that connects (shunts) the umbilical vein to the inferior vena cava. (More? Cardiovascular Notes)
출처: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/D.htm
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| DU | an exercising weight |
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| DU | an ignorant or foolish person |
| DU | be a mystery or bewildering to |
| DU | as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise |
| DU | bewildering or striking dumb with wonder |
| DU | in an inarticulate manner |
| DU | in a stupid manner |
| DU | the quality of being mentally slow and limited |
| DU | a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another |
| DU | a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound |
| DU | a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound |
| DU | leishmaniasis of the viscera |