List of technical and popular medical terms: English (d)

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• D&C (pop) , curettage
• damaging hearing (pop) , ototoxic
• dark patches on the face (pop) , chloasma
• dark, blood-stained stools or vomit (pop) , melaena
• day blindness (pop) , haemeralopia
• daytime (pop) , diurnal
• deadening of sensation (pop) , anaesthesia
• deafness (pop) , surdity
• decay (pop) , caries
• decompensation (pop) , decompensation
• decompensation , decompensation (pop)
• decongestant , decongestant (pop)
• decongestant (pop) , decongestant
• decorum , good taste (pop)
• decubitus , lying down (pop)
• defaecation , emptying the bowels (pop)
• defective bone formation (pop) , osteodystrophy
• defibrillation , restoring heart beat (pop)
• deficiency (pop) , deficiency
• deficiency , deficiency (pop)
• deficit (pop) , deficit
• deficit , deficit (pop)
• degenerative , worsening (pop)
• degradation , break-down (pop)
• dehydration (pop) , dehydration
• dehydration , dehydration (pop)
• delay (pop) , retard
• delaying (pop) , retardation
• delirium , being delerious (pop)
• dementia , loosing your mind (pop)
• demulcent , soothing (pop)
• dendritic , branching (pop)
• dental plaque (pop) , dental plaque
• dental plaque , dental plaque (pop)
• dentition , set of teeth (pop)
• dependent (pop) , dependent
• dependent , dependent (pop)
• depersonalization , dream-like feeling (pop)
• depigmentation , loss of normal pigment (pop)
• depletion , removal (pop)
• depolarization , nerve impulses (pop)
• depression (pop) , depression
• depression , depression (pop)
• deprivation , loss or lack (pop)
• derivative , substance obtained from something else (pop)
• dermatitis , skin problems (pop)
• dermatological , skin-related (pop)
• dermatomycosis , fungal skin infection (pop)
• dermatophytosis , ringworm (pop)
• dermatosis , skin disease (pop)
• dermographia , using pressure or friction to write on skin (pop)
• desensitization (pop) , desensitization
• desensitization , desensitization (pop)
• desquamation , flaky skin (pop)
• destruction of red blood cells (pop) , haemolysis
• destruction of bacteria (pop) , phagocytosis
• destructive to bone marrow (pop) , myelotoxic
• destructive to nerve tissue (pop) , neurotoxic
• destructive to the kidneys (pop) , nephrotoxic
• detection (pop) , detection
• detection , detection (pop)
• detergent , detergent (pop)
• detergent (pop) , detergent
• detoxication , drug addiction treatment (pop)
• development of breasts in men (pop) , gynaecomastia
• development of over-sensitivity to sunlight (pop) , photosensitization
• development of resistance (pop) , seroconversion
• diabetes drug (pop) , antidiabetic
• diabetes (pop) , diabetes
• diabetes , diabetes (pop)
• diagnosis (pop) , diagnosis
• diagnosis , diagnosis (pop)
• dialysis (pop) , dialysis
• dialysis (pop) , haemodialysis
• dialysis , dialysis (pop)
• diameter (pop) , diameter
• diameter , diameter (pop)
• diaphoresis , sweating (pop)
• diarrhoea (pop) , diarrhoea
• diarrhoea , diarrhoea (pop)
• diastolic , part of blood pressure (pop)
• diathermy , heat treatment (pop)
• diathesis , susceptibility to a disease (pop)
• different sized eyes (pop) , anisocoria
• differentiation (pop) , differentiation
• differentiation , differentiation (pop)
• difficulty in swallowing (pop) , dysphagia
• diffuse , widely distributed (pop)
• diffusion , spreading (pop)
• digestion-related (pop) , alimentary
• digestion-related (pop) , peptic
• digestive , digestive (pop)
• digestive (pop) , digestive
• digitalization , giving heart failure drugs (pop)
• dilatation , stretching (pop)
• diphtheria , diptheria (pop)
• diplopia , double vision (pop)
• diptheria (pop) , diphtheria
• direct (pop) , direct
• direct , direct (pop)
• discharging pus (pop) , suppuration
• discoid , disk-shaped (pop)
• disease-producing organism (pop) , pathogen
• disease study-related (pop) , pathological
• disease usually excluded by body defences (pop) , opportunistic
• disease site transfer (pop) , metastasis
• disease prevention (pop) , prophylaxis
• disease contracted in hospital (pop) , nosocomial
• diseased state (pop) , morbidity
• disenfectant (pop) , disinfectant
• disinfectant , disenfectant (pop)
• disinfection (pop) , antiinfective
• disk-shaped (pop) , discoid
• dislocation , moving out of position (pop)
• dislocation (pop) , luxation
• disorientation (pop) , disorientation
• disorientation , disorientation (pop)
• displacement of the womb (pop) , flexion
• disposition , tendency (pop)
• disseminate , scatter (pop)
• dissociation , separation (pop)
• dissolving blood clots (pop) , thrombolytic
• distal , further from central (pop)
• distension , enlarging (pop)
• distil , purify (pop)
• distortion of sense of taste (pop) , dysgeusia
• distortion , distortion (pop)
• distortion (pop) , distortion
• distribution (pop) , distribution
• distribution , distribution (pop)
• diuresis , more urine than normal (pop)
• diuretic , drug to increase urine output (pop)
• diurnal , daytime (pop)
• diverticulitis , colon inflammation (pop)
• dividing wall (pop) , septum
• doctor-caused disease-related (pop) , iatrogenic
• document , document (pop)
• document (pop) , document
• dominance , ability to influence (pop)
• donor , donor (pop)
• donor (pop) , donor
• doping (pop) , doping
• doping , doping (pop)
• dorsal , back-related (pop)
• dosage , dosage (pop)
• dosage (pop) , dosage
• dosage schedule (pop) , dosage schedule
• dosage schedule , dosage schedule (pop)
• dose (pop) , dose
• dose , dose (pop)
• double vision (pop) , diplopia
• doubleblind (pop) , doubleblind
• doubleblind , doubleblind (pop)
• douching , washing out (pop)
• drainage (pop) , drainage
• drainage , drainage (pop)
• dream-like feeling (pop) , depersonalization
• driving (pop) , propulsive
• droopy upper eyelid (pop) , ptosis
• dropsy (pop) , ascites
• drug to help breathing (pop) , bronchodilatation
• drug to deaden sensation (pop) , anaesthetic
• drug addiction treatment (pop) , detoxication
• drug to increase urine output (pop) , diuretic
• drug to stop breakdown of blood clots (pop) , antifibrinolytic
• drug to stop immune response (pop) , immunosuppressant
• drug (pop) , pharmacon
• drug science-related (pop) , pharmacological
• drug addiction (pop) , toxicomania
• drug to promote uric acid excretion (pop) , uricosuric
• drugs used to treat depression (pop) , tricyclic
• dry eyes (pop) , xerophthalmia
• dry mouth (pop) , xerostomia
• duct , passage (pop)
• duct narrowing (pop) , stenosis
• dumbness (pop) , mutism
• duodenum , gut (pop)
• duplication (pop) , replication
• dura mater , covering of brain and spinal chord (pop)
• dysarthria , speech defect (pop)
• dyscrasia , bad temper (pop)
• dysentery , dysentry (pop)
• dysentry (pop) , dysentery
• dysfunction , malfunction (pop)
• dysgenesis , malformation (pop)
• dysgeusia , distortion of sense of taste (pop)
• dyskinesia , jerky movements (pop)
• dysmenorrhoea , bad periods (pop)
• dyspareunia , painful intercourse (pop)
• dyspepsia , indigestion (pop)
• dysphagia , difficulty in swallowing (pop)
• dysphoria , anxiety (pop)
• dysplasia , abnormality of development (pop)
• dyspnoea , laboured breathing (pop)
• dystonia , muscle disorders (pop)
• dystrophy , growth failure in tissue (pop)
• dysuria , painful urination (pop)

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