Dual photon absorptiometry. A technique used to measure body composition.

The method and route used to provide medication.

The outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membranes (meninges) that cover the brain and spinal cord.

Impairment of speech (articulation), caused by damage or disorder of the tongue or speech muscles. Symptom may indicate pressure on the brain stem (medulla oblongata) or elsewhere in the posterior fossa.

Working improperly or abnormally.

Difficulty in swallowing or inability to swallow.