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Digestible Energy: the energy available from food after it has been digested and absorbed into the body


Decubital ulcer

skin ulcer formed because of excess pressure on the area


Deficiency

a lack of


Deglutition

swallowing


Dehydrated

insufficient water in the body, either from lack of intake or excessive loss of water


Dendrite

carries nervous impulses to the cell body


Dense fibrous connective tissue

a type of connective tissue where the matrix is dense with fibres and some cells


Dentine

hard, dense bony tissue making up the tooth body


Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

a chemical molecule that forms the genetic blueprint of an organism


Dermatitis

inflammation of the skin



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