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Medical Term D's
| Medical terms | Definition |
|---|---|
| decongestant | a drug used to open the air passages of the nose and lungs |
| deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) | double stranded structure that is the molecular basis of heredity |
| diabetes mellitus | chronic disease affecting carbohydrate metabolism |
| diagnosis | identification of a disease from it's sighn and symptoms |
| disastolis pressure | the force exerted by the blood on the blood vessel when the ventricles of the heart are in the state of rest before systole |
| diluent | agent that dilutes or reconstitue a solution or mixture |
| diuretic | drug used to increase urinary output(aka) water pill |