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Dietary Services
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D004045 |
[Services provided by dietitians or nutritionists to meet the nutritional needs of individuals, including consultation with other professional personnel.
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Dietary Sucrose
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D019422 |
[Sucrose present in the diet. It is added to food and drinks as a sweetener.
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Dietary Sugars
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D000073417 |
[MONOSACCHARIDES and DISACCHARIDES present in food, such as those present in fruits and vegetables and milk products, or those added to food such as DIETARY SUCROSE (table sugar) or HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP.
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Dietary Supplements
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D019587 |
[A term coined from a contraction of nutrition and pharmaceutical to mean a component of food that has bioactive effects. It is used in marketing and has no regulatory definition.
, Products in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide dietary ingredients, and that are intended to be taken by mouth to increase the intake of nutrients. Dietary supplements can include macronutrients, such as proteins, carbohydrates, and fats; and/or MICRONUTRIENTS, such as VITAMINS; MINERALS; and PHYTOCHEMICALS.
, Phytochemicals, botanicals and other plant-based products intended to be taken by mouth.
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Dietetics
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D004046 |
[The application of nutritional principles to regulation of the diet and feeding persons or groups of persons.
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Diethyl Pyrocarbonate
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D004047 |
[Preservative for wines, soft drinks, and fruit juices and a gentle esterifying agent.
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Diethylamines
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D004048 |
[Diethylamine with the formula CH3CH2NHCH2CH3 and its derivatives.
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Diethylcarbamazine
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D004049 |
[An anthelmintic used primarily as the citrate in the treatment of filariasis, particularly infestations with Wucheria bancrofti or Loa loa.
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Diethylhexyl Phthalate
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D004051 |
[An ester of phthalic acid. It appears as a light-colored, odorless liquid and is used as a plasticizer for many resins and elastomers.
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Diethylnitrosamine
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D004052 |
[A nitrosamine derivative with alkylating, carcinogenic, and mutagenic properties.
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Diethylpropion
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D004053 |
[A appetite depressant considered to produce less central nervous system disturbance than most drugs in this therapeutic category. It is also considered to be among the safest for patients with hypertension. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p2290)
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Diethylstilbestrol
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D004054 |
[A synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen used in the treatment of menopausal and postmenopausal disorders. It was also used formerly as a growth promoter in animals. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), diethylstilbestrol has been listed as a known carcinogen. (Merck, 11th ed)
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Differential Thermal Analysis
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D004055 |
[Technique by which phase transitions of chemical reactions can be followed by observation of the heat absorbed or liberated.
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Differential Threshold
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D004056 |
[The smallest difference which can be discriminated between two stimuli or one which is barely above the threshold.
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Diffuse Axonal Injury
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D020833 |
[A relatively common sequela of blunt head injury, characterized by a global disruption of axons throughout the brain. Associated clinical features may include NEUROBEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; DEMENTIA; and other disorders.
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Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder
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D002549 |
[A rare central nervous system demyelinating condition affecting children and young adults. Pathologic findings include a large, sharply defined, asymmetric focus of myelin destruction that may involve an entire lobe or cerebral hemisphere. The clinical course tends to be progressive and includes dementia, cortical blindness, cortical deafness, spastic hemiplegia, and pseudobulbar palsy. Concentric sclerosis of Balo is differentiated from diffuse cerebral sclerosis of Schilder by the pathologic finding of alternating bands of destruction and preservation of myelin in concentric rings. Alpers' Syndrome refers to a heterogeneous group of diseases that feature progressive cerebral deterioration and liver disease. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p914; Dev Neurosci 1991;13(4-5):267-73)
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Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
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D000080443 |
[A rare, aggressive brain tumor that forms in the GLIAL CELLS in the PONS.
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Diffuse Neurofibrillary Tangles with Calcification
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D055956 |
[A form of presenile DEMENTIA characterized by cortical dementia, NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES without SENILE PLAQUES, Fahr's type CALCINOSIS, and ATROPHY in frontotemporal or TEMPORAL LOBE.
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Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Control
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D059328 |
[A physiological process by which the perception of pain at a local area of the body is inhibited by a second painful stimulus administered at a distal body site
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Diffusion
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D004058 |
[The tendency of a gas or solute to pass from a point of higher pressure or concentration to a point of lower pressure or concentration and to distribute itself throughout the available space. Diffusion, especially FACILITATED DIFFUSION, is a major mechanism of BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT.
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