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allied health 1

vocabulary #4

TermDefinition
decubitus the position assumed in lying down
dehydration the condition that results from undue loss of water
diagnosis determination of the nature of a disease
diarrhea rapid movement of fecal matter through the intestine resulting in poor absorption of nutrition producing watery stools
diplopia double vision
donor an organism that supplies living tissue to be used in another body
dysphasia difficulty in speaking
dysfunction disturbance, impairment, or abnormality of functioning of an organ
disease a definite pathological process having a characteristic set of signs and symptoms
dysmenorrhea painful menstruation
dysphagia difficulty in swallowing
dyspnea labored or difficult breathing
dysuria painful or difficult urination
dysplasia abnormal development
desiccation the act of drying
edema abnormal accumulation of fluid in the tissues
elimination discharge from the body of indigestible materials/ waste matter
emaciation wanted condition of the body; excessive leannesse
emesis the act of vomiting
enucleate to remove whole and clean, as an eye from its socket
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