DSM

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Glossary

Me´decins Sans Frontie`res, and five public research institutes from around the world in order to address the lack of Research and Development for the world’s most neglected diseases.

altered by removing the greater curve of the stomach, dividing the small intestine, where one portion of the small intestine is connected to the large intestine, and the other portion is attached to the remaining stomach.

Drug-Resistance Definition The reduction in effectiveness of a drug in curing a disease or improving a patient’s symptoms.

DSM ▶ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

DSM IV-TR Definition Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition. Text revision.

Duration of CINV Definition In this article, the Duration of CINV is roughly measured by the number of days (out of 5) when patient suffered from vomiting or nausea. At any rate, a more accurate measure of duration of CINV had never been used in antiemetic research.

Duration of Diabetes Definition Time between age at the onset of diabetes and current age.

▶ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

DSQL ▶ Dermatology-Specific Quality of Life

DTPP Definition Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, and Poliomyelitis Vaccine.

Duodenal Switch (Biliopancreatic Diversion) Definition Weight loss surgery resulting in malabsorption and restriction. The intestinal tract is

DXA Definition Dual energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA, previously DEXA) is a means of measuring Bone Mineral Density (BMD).

Dysarthria Definition A disturbance of language articulation, caused by loss of mobility of the muscles related to language (tongue, pharynx, larynx) or by alteration of the central control of speech (due to pyramidal, extrapyramidal or cerebellar lesions). It causes a reduction of intelligibility of speech.