Medical terms explained- Letters D

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  • Created on: 22-05-20 22:05
Dilation and Evacuation (D&E)
Surgery using instruments to end the pregnancy
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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
A blood clot that forms in a deep vein
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Delayed cord clamping
Delaying the cutting of the umbilical cord for a few minutes, which allows time for extra blood to flow from the placenta into the baby
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Delayed miscarrige
A pregnancy that has ended although the fetus is still inside the uterus. Sometimes, because the fetus hasn’t developed, it can no longer be seen and there is just a fluid-filled sac inside the womb
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Delivery
Birth of a baby and its afterbirth. A baby may be delivered through the vagina or by caesarean section.
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Diabetes
A condition caused by high levels of glucose (a form of sugar) in the blood. The amount of glucose in your blood is controlled by a hormone called insulin
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Diabetes- Type 1
A serious, lifelong condition where your blood glucose level is too high because your body can't make a hormone called insulin, which controls the amount of glucose in the blood
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Diabetes- Type 2
A serious condition where the insulin your pancreas makes can’t work properly, or your pancreas can’t make enough insulin. Insulin is a hormone that controls blood glucose levels.
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Diagnosis
The way a medical professional recognises a condition or disease
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Diathermy
A surgical procedure to heat up and destroy body tissue or stop bleeding. Also known as electrocoagulation
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Disease
An abnormal condition in the body causing harm
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DNR
Do not resuscitate
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Donor insemination
When sperm from a donor is put into a woman’s vagina, cervix or womb to help start a pregnancy
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Doppler
A method for measuring the flow of blood, for example through the umbilical cord during pregnancy
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Dysmenorrhoea
Painful menstruation
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Dyspareunia
Pain during or after sexual intercourse
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A blood clot that forms in a deep vein

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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

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Delaying the cutting of the umbilical cord for a few minutes, which allows time for extra blood to flow from the placenta into the baby

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Card 4

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A pregnancy that has ended although the fetus is still inside the uterus. Sometimes, because the fetus hasn’t developed, it can no longer be seen and there is just a fluid-filled sac inside the womb

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Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

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Birth of a baby and its afterbirth. A baby may be delivered through the vagina or by caesarean section.

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