| 1. | Danazol | inhibits pituitary gonadotrophin secretion and is used in the treatment of endometriosis, menorrhagia and gynaecomastia. The dose is usually of the order of 100 mg twice daily and More… 0.3 KB |
| 2. | Dandy Walker syndrome | (DWS), or Dandy-Walker complex, is a congenital brain malformation involving the cerebellum and the fluid filled spaces around it. The Dandy-Walker complex is a genetically sporadic disorder More… 2.8 KB |
| 3. | Dantrolene | is a muscle-relaxing drug that is providing of value in relieving the muscular spasm in some cases of multiple sclerosis. |
| 4. | Dapsone | is one of the most effective drugs in the treatment of leprosy. |
| 5. | Dariers disease | Darier's disease is a genetic disorder discovered by French dermatologist Ferdinand-Jean Darier. Darier's is characterized by dark crusty patches on the skin, sometimes containing More… 1.9 KB |
| 6. | Dartos | is the thin muscle just under the skin of the scrotum which enables the scrotum to alter its shape. |
| 7. | Day blindness | is a condition in which the patient sees better in a dim light or by night than in daylight. It is only found in conditions in which the light is very glaring, as in the desert and snow, and More… 0.3 KB |
| 8. | Deadly nightshade | is the popular name of Atropa belladonna, from which atropine is procured, its poisonous black berries are sometimes eaten by children. |
| 9. | Degos disease | (also known as malignant atrophic papulosis) is an extremely rare vasculopathy that affects the lining of the medium and small veins and arteries, resulting in occlusion (blockage of the More… 1.2 KB |
| 10. | Dejerine Sottas syndrome | Dejerine-Sottas Syndrome/Neuropathy (hereditary motor and sensory polyneuropathy type III; sometimes also described as a subtype III of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease) is an autosomal dominant More… 0.9 KB |
| 11. | Delayed sleep phase syndrome | abbr(DSPS), also known as delayed sleep-phase disorder (DSPD) or delayed sleep-phase type (DSPT), is a circadian rhythm sleep disorder, a chronic disorder of the timing of sleep, peak period More… 1.8 KB |
| 12. | Delta waves | is the term given to abnormal electrical waves observed in the electroencephalogram. The frequency of the normal alpha waves is ten per second. That of the delta waves is seven or less per More… 0.3 KB |
| 13. | Deltoid | is the powerful triangular muscle attached above to the collar-bone and should er-blade, and below, by its point, to the humerus, nearly half-way down the outer side of the upper arm. Its More… 0.3 KB |
| 14. | Delusions | are errors in judgment, regarding simple facts, which interfere with the ordinary conduct of life. Thus a man may have the delusion that he has no stomach and refuse to take food. No amount More… 0.5 KB |
| 15. | Demyelinating disease | A demyelinating disease is any disease of the nervous system in which the myelin sheath of neurons is damaged. This impairs the conduction of signals in the affected nerves, causing More… 0.7 KB |
| 16. | Dental abrasion | a form of trauma in which the teeth are worn away. This may be by bruxism or excessive use of the toothbrush, particularly if an abrasive toothpaste is used. It usually occurs at the More… 0.4 KB |
| 17. | Dental braces | Dental braces (also known as orthodontic braces) are a device used in orthodontics to align teeth and their position with regard to a person's bite. They are often used to correct More… 0.6 KB |
| 18. | Dental caries | Dental caries, also called tooth decay or cavity, is a disease where bacterial processes damage hard tooth structure (enamel, dentin and cementum). These tissues progressively break down, More… 2.7 KB |
| 19. | Dental extraction | A dental extraction (also referred to as exodontia) is the removal of a tooth from the mouth. Extractions are performed for a wide variety of reasons, including tooth decay that has More… 2.7 KB |
| 20. | Dental fear | Dental fear refers to the fear of dentistry and of receiving dental care. A pathological form of this fear (specific phobia) is variously called dental phobia, odontophobia, dentophobia, More… 1.6 KB |
