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Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. A technique used to measure bone mineral density, but which can also be used to measure body composition. Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) is a test that uses x-rays to measure the thickness of the bones in the hip, spine,...
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A problem with water balance in the body causing excess urine production and great thirst, due to pituitaryhypothalamic damage. Diabetes mellitus, which has the same symptoms, is due to insufficient insulin production by the pancreas. Diabetes Insipidus symptoms...
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A metabolic disease in which carbohydrate utilization is reduced and that of lipid and protein enhanced; it is caused by an absolute or relative deficiency of insulin and is characterized, in more severe cases, by chronic hyperglycemia, glycosuria, water and...
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An expert in the practical application of diet in the prevention of disease or of a process that can lead to disease, and in the treatment of disease. Plan and conduct food-service or nutritional programs to assist in the promotion of health and disease control. May...
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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.
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Lacking a distinct border, not localized, spread out. Opposite of circumscribed. Widely spread; not localized or confined. Example: Cancer treatment depends on whether the tumor is diffuse (spread throughout the brain) or focal (in one area of the brain).
