Glossary
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DEDigestible Energy: the energy available from food after it has been digested and absorbed into the body | |
Decubital ulcerskin ulcer formed because of excess pressure on the area | |
Deficiencya lack of | |
Deglutitionswallowing | |
Dehydratedinsufficient water in the body, either from lack of intake or excessive loss of water | |
Dendritecarries nervous impulses to the cell body | |
Dense fibrous connective tissuea type of connective tissue where the matrix is dense with fibres and some cells | |
Dentinehard, dense bony tissue making up the tooth body | |
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)a chemical molecule that forms the genetic blueprint of an organism | |
Dermatitisinflammation of the skin | |