Device, assistive
Device, assistive: Any device that is designed, made, and/or adapted to assist a person to perform a particular task. Canes, crutches, walkers, wheel chairs, and shower chairs are all assistive devices.
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Dextrocardia: The heart is reversed and is in the right side of the chest rather than in its normal location on the left. This is a true anatomic reversal. With dextrocardia, for example, the apex (tip) of the heart points to the right rather than (as is normal) to the left. Dextrocardia occurs in an […]
- Dextromethorphan
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- Dextroposition of the heart
Dextroposition of the heart: The heart is displaced to the right (from its usual location in the left chest). There is no anatomic alteration in the heart itself, just in its location. Dextroposition occurs when the contents of the left side of the chest shove the heart to the right or when the contents of […]
- Delta cell, pancreatic
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