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Directed DNA sequencing
Directed DNA sequencing Successively sequencing DNA from adjacent stretches of a chromosome.
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Adjacent
Lying nearby. Related terms include superjacent, subjacent, and circumjacent. From ad-, near + the Latin jacere, to lie = to lie near.
Chromosome
A structural unit within a eukaryotic nucleus that carries genes. A chromosome consists of a long, continuous strand of DNA and associated proteins.
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Direct-entry midwife
A midwife who has entered the profession of midwifery as an apprentice to a practicing midwife rather than attending a formal school program.
Direction selectivity
A difference in the response of a cell to a pattern of light moving through it receptive field according to the direction of movement. Cells respond well when a stimulus moves in one direction and not in the opposite direction.
Directives, advance
Known also as advance medical directives, these are documents that pertain to treatment preferences and the designation of a surrogate decision-maker in the event that a person should become unable to make medical decisions on their own behalf. Advance directives generally fall into three categories: living will, power of attorney and health care proxy.
Directives, advance medical
These documents pertain to treatment preferences and the designation of a surrogate decision-maker in the event that a person should become unable to make medical decisions on their own behalf. Advance directives generally fall into three categories: living will, power of attorney and health care proxy.
Diredawa doctors
All doctors near Diredawa, Ethiopia. Doctors who can assist a patient in Diredawa.
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Diplopia, monocular
Double vision (diplopia) in only one eye. The double vision persists when the other eye is covered. Monocular diplopia can be caused by astigmatism (abnormal curvature of the front of the cornea), keratoconus (cone-shaped cornea), pterygium (thickening of the conjunctiva over the cornea), a cataract, dislocation of the lens, a mass in the eyelid pressing on the front of the eye, xerophthalmia (dry eye), and certain retinal problems. Treatment depends upon the specific cause.
Dipper
A person in whom there is the normal nocturnal fall (dip) in blood pressure. The opposite of a dipper is a nondipper.
Diprosopus
Two-faced conjoined twins (incompletely separated identical twins). The twins have almost complete fusion of their bodies with one set of limbs. Part or all of the face is duplicated. The condition usually results in stillbirth.
Dipsophobia
An abnormal and persistent fear of drinking alcohol. Sufferers of dipsophobia experience undue anxiety about addiction to alcohol and the effect this addiction can have on their body. (However, their abstinence from alcohol certainly should not be criticized.)
Direct-entry midwife
A midwife who has entered the profession of midwifery as an apprentice to a practicing midwife rather than attending a formal school program.
Directed DNA sequencing
Directives, advance
Known also as advance medical directives, these are documents that pertain to treatment preferences and the designation of a surrogate decision-maker in the event that a person should become unable to make medical decisions on their own behalf. Advance directives generally fall into three categories: living will, power of attorney and health care proxy.
Directives, advance medical
These documents pertain to treatment preferences and the designation of a surrogate decision-maker in the event that a person should become unable to make medical decisions on their own behalf. Advance directives generally fall into three categories: living will, power of attorney and health care proxy.
Disaster supplies kit
Items stored in case of emergency, such as a prolonged power outage, earthquake, or flood.
Disc
Shortened terminology for an intervertebral disc, a disk-shaped piece of specialized tissue that separates the bones of the spinal column.
Disc, cervical
A disk shaped piece of specialized tissue that separates the vertebral bones of the spinal column in the neck.
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