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DefinitionD-dimer tests are used to check for blood clotting problems. Blood clots can cause health problems, such as: Deep vein thrombosis? (DVT) Pulmonary embolism? (PE) Stroke? Disseminated intravascular...
DefinitionD-Glycerate dehydrogenase deficiency—also known as 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH) deficiency—is a rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder in which the enzyme PHGDH is nonfunctional or absent. PHGDH catalyzes...
DefinitionXylose tolerance test; Diarrhea? – xylose; Malnutrition – xylose; Sprue – xylose; Celiac – xylose D-xylose absorption is a laboratory test? to determine how well the...
DefinitionXylose tolerance test; Diarrhea? – xylose; Malnutrition – xylose; Sprue – xylose; Celiac – xylose D-xylose absorption is a laboratory test? to determine how well the...
DefinitionDabai is a plant that is found in the tropical rainforest of Sarawak. Fruits are white when they are still immature and turn to purplish pink...
DefinitionDabrafenib is a selective inhibitor of mutated forms of BRAF kinase and is used alone or in combination with trametinib in the treatment of advanced malignant? melanoma....
DefinitionDabska tumor, also known as papillary intralymphatic angioendothelioma, is a rare type of vascular tumor that primarily affects children and young adults. It is characterized by...
DefinitionDabska-type hemangioendothelioma is a rare type of vascular tumor that occurs in the skin and soft tissues of the body. It is also known as Dabska...
DefinitionDacarbazine (also known as DTIC) is an intravenously administered alkylating agent used in the therapy of Hodgkin’s disease and malignant? melanoma. Dacarbazine therapy has been associated...
DefinitionDacomitinib is a multi-kinase receptor inhibitor used in the therapy of cases of non-small cell lung cancer that harbor activating mutations in the epidermal growth factor...
DefinitionDacryoadenitis means inflammation? of the lacrimal gland. “Dacryo-” refers to tears, and “-adenitis” means gland inflammation. So it literally means the tear gland is inflamed. This...
