Medical terms beginning with D

Borrowed from Latin, the phrase de novo marks something arising fresh and new rather than developing from a prior state.

Tingling, numbness, heaviness, and other feelings that occur after an acupuncture needle has been properly placed in the body.

A type of poisonous mushroom that has harmful effects on the kidneys and liver.

The sound distresses the people at the bedside far more than it distresses the person making it.

A protein on the surface of certain cells that binds another protein called TRAIL, which may kill some cancer cells.

A protein on the surface of certain cells that binds another protein called TRAIL, which may kill some cancer cells.

Surgical removal of as much of a tumor as possible.

Deceased means dead; as a noun, it refers to a person who has died.

A drug that is used to treat myelodysplastic syndromes and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.

A substance that blocks the process cells use to repair DNA.

In thoracic surgery, decortication strips a thickened fibrous membrane from the lung's surface so the lung can re-expand fully.

A clot lodged in a leg vein matters less for the leg than for what happens if a piece of it breaks loose.

Movement of feces (undigested food, bacteria, mucus, and cells from the lining of the intestines) through the bowel and out the anus.

The body has no way to excrete surplus iron, so anyone transfused repeatedly needs a drug to carry it out for them.

Deficiency describes an insufficient amount of a substance the body needs, such as a vitamin, mineral, or hormone, to function normally.

The treatment plan for a disease or disorder that has been chosen as the best one for a patient after all other choices have been considered.

A disease in which the function or structure of the affected tissues or organs changes for the worse over time.

Dehydration affects infants, older adults, and people with chronic illness disproportionately, since each group is less able to compensate for fluid losses.

A substance being studied in the prevention of cancer.

An inflammatory response that develops 24 to 72 hours after exposure to an antigen that the immune system recognizes as foreign.