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Dysfunctional
Dysfunctional
Working improperly or abnormally.
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Dysfunction
Difficult function or abnormal function.
Dysfunction, erectile
A consistent inability to sustain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse. Also commonly known as "impotence." Medically, the term "erectile dysfunction" is used to differentiate impotence from other problems that interfere with sexual intercourse (such as lack of sexual desire and problems with ejaculation and orgasm). Impotence usually has a physical cause, such as disease, injury, drug side-effects, or a disorder that impairs blood flow in the penis. Impotence is treatable in all age groups.
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Delivery
See drug delivery.
Density
The amount of darkness or light in an area of a scan reflects the compactness and density of tissue. Differences in tissue density are the basis for CT and MR scans.
Differentiate
The process cells undergo as they mature into normal cells. Differentiated cells have distinctive characteristics, perform specific functions, and are less likely to divide. See dedifferentiate, undifferentiated.
Drug delivery
The method and route used to provide medication.
Dura mater
The outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membranes (meninges) that cover the brain and spinal cord.
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Dietician
An individual trained in diet and nutrition.
Data base
A collection of data, typically organised for easy search and retrieval
Data monitoring
Process by which case report forms are examined for completeness, consistency, and accuracy.
Data-monitoring committee (DMC)
A committee that may be established by the sponsor to assess at intervals the progress of a blinded clinical trial, the safety data, and the critical efficacy endpoints, and to recommend to the sponsor whether to continue, modify, or stop a trial. See also data and safety monitoring board.
Declaration of Helsinki
A set of recommendations or basic principles that guide medical doctors in the conduct of biomedical research involving human subjects.
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