Medical terms beginning with D

Dyscrasia refers to an abnormal condition of the blood, most often involving the cells or proteins that circulate within it.

Dysesthesia is a distorted sense of touch that makes an ordinary stimulus feel painful, unpleasant, or otherwise abnormal.

Dysfunction refers to the abnormal or impaired operation of an organ, system, or process, ranging from mild to severe depending on the cause.

A type of tumor that begins in the type of cells that give rise to egg cells and is most often found in the ovaries.

Dysgeusia is a general term for any disturbance in the sense of taste, including reduced, distorted, or absent taste perception.

Dyspepsia, or indigestion, is a group of upper-abdominal symptoms such as pain, burning, discomfort, early fullness, or uncomfortable fullness after eating.

Dysphagia is difficulty swallowing food, liquid, or saliva, ranging from mild discomfort to an inability to swallow safely.

Dysphonia is any disruption in normal voice production, most often experienced as hoarseness or an altered vocal pitch or quality.

Pathologists grade this finding from mild to severe, and the grade, not the label alone, carries most of its meaning.

A dysplastic nevus itself is benign, but its presence, particularly in larger numbers, is linked to an increased likelihood of developing melanoma.

When it comes on and in what position narrows the cause far faster than the sensation itself ever does.