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DISH
DISH Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis. Florid new bone formation at entheses results in spinal stiffness. May be confused with ankylosing spondylitis. (Forestier's disease, Ankylosing hyperostosis)
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Diffuse
Not definitely localized or limited; spread widely through a tissue or substance.
Idiopathic
Of unexplained origin, as in the development of a symptom or syndrome that is apparently spontaneously generated.
Bone
Bone refers either to a hardened connective tissue or to one of the individual structures, or organs, into which it is formed, found in many animals. Bones support body structures, protect internal organs, and (in conjunction with muscles) facilitate movement; are also involved with cell formation, calcium metabolism, and mineral storage. The bones of an animal are, collectively, known as the skeleton.
Ankylosing
Undergoing ankylosis (stiffening or fusion of a joint).
Spondylitis
Inflammation of the vertebrae.
Disease
Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the rubella (German measles) virus.
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DEXA
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A syndrome in which there are multiple enchondromata.
Diastrophic dwarfism
Short stature, cleft palate, thick pinnae and other features. Autosomal recessive inheritance.
Disc prolapse
Condition in which an intervertebral disc is damaged and some of it protrudes. May cause sciatica if it does so in the vicinity of a major nerve in the spine.
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DMARD
Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug.
Dowager's hump
Severe thoracic kyphosis in an elderly lady with osteoporosis.
Duypuytrens contracture
Fixed flexion deformity of finger(s) due to thickening, nodularity and contracture of palmar aponeurosis.
DXA
See DEXA. A means of measuring bone density to detect osteoporosis.
Doctor search
Device allowing the public to find a specific medical doctor within the introduced parameters, normally online.
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