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Duodenum
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D004386 |
[The shortest and widest portion of the SMALL INTESTINE adjacent to the PYLORUS of the STOMACH. It is named for having the length equal to about the width of 12 fingers.
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Duplicate Publication
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D016438 |
[Work consisting of an article or book of identical or nearly identical material published simultaneously or successively to material previously published elsewhere, without acknowledgment of the prior publication.
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Duplicate Publications as Topic
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D015713 |
[Work about simultaneous or successive publishing of identical or near- identical material in two or more different sources without acknowledgment. It differs from reprinted publication in that a reprint cites sources. It differs from PLAGIARISM in that duplicate publication is the product of the same authorship while plagiarism publishes a work or parts of a work of another as one's own.
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Dupuytren Contracture
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D004387 |
[A fibromatosis of the palmar fascia characterized by thickening and contracture of the fibrous bands on the palmar surfaces of the hand and fingers. It arises most commonly in men between the ages of 30 and 50.
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Dura Mater
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D004388 |
[The outermost of the three MENINGES, a fibrous membrane of connective tissue that covers the brain and the spinal cord.
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Durable Medical Equipment
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D004389 |
[Devices which are very resistant to wear and may be used over a long period of time. They include items such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, artificial limbs, etc.
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Durapatite
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D017886 |
[The mineral component of bones and teeth; it has been used therapeutically as a prosthetic aid and in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.
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Duration of Therapy
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D000081206 |
[Planned or actual duration of various treatments or preventive measures.
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Dust
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D004391 |
[DUST mixture of many specific substances which may include fabric fibers, human SKIN particles, animal dander, MITES; BACTERIA; FUNGAL SPORES; food particles, and/or parts of COCKROACHES.
, Earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)
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Dutasteride
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D000068538 |
[A 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE INHIBITOR that is reported to inhibit both type-1 and type2 isoforms of the enzyme and is used to treat BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA.
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Duty to Recontact
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D033002 |
[The ethical and/or legal obligation of a health provider or researcher to communicate with a former patient or research subject about advances in research relevant to a treatment or to a genetic or other diagnostic test provided earlier, or about proposed new uses of blood or tissue samples taken in the past for another purpose.
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Duty to Warn
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D017007 |
[A health professional's obligation to breach patient CONFIDENTIALITY to warn third parties of the danger of their being assaulted or of contracting a serious infection.
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Dwarfism
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D004392 |
[A genetic or pathological condition that is characterized by short stature and undersize. Abnormal skeletal growth usually results in an adult who is significantly below the average height.
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Dwarfism, Pituitary
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D004393 |
[A form of dwarfism caused by complete or partial GROWTH HORMONE deficiency, resulting from either the lack of GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING FACTOR from the HYPOTHALAMUS or from the mutations in the growth hormone gene (GH1) in the PITUITARY GLAND. It is also known as Type I pituitary dwarfism. Human hypophysial dwarf is caused by a deficiency of HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE during development.
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Dydrogesterone
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D004394 |
[A synthetic progestational hormone with no androgenic or estrogenic properties. Unlike many other progestational compounds, dydrogesterone produces no increase in temperature and does not inhibit OVULATION.
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Dye Dilution Technique
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D004395 |
[Method for assessing flow through a system by injection of a known quantity of dye into the system and monitoring its concentration over time at a specific point in the system. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
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Dynactin Complex
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D000072159 |
[A multi-subunit protein of EUKARYOTIC CELLS. It functions in bidirectional intracellular transport of ORGANELLES and CYTOPLASMIC VESICLES by linking them to DYNEIN and KINESIN.
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Dynamic Light Scattering
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D000067493 |
[An analytical technique for measuring particle size of molecules that are less than a micron in diameter dispersed or dissolved in a liquid.
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Dynamin I
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D034284 |
[A subtype of dynamin found primarily in the NEURONS of the brain.
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Dynamin II
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D034285 |
[A subtype of dynamin found ubiquitously expressed in a variety of tissues.
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