Glossary

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  • Detrusor urinae

    The external longitudinal layer of the muscular coat of the bladder.  

  • Detrusor instability

    Contractions of the muscles of the urinary bladder during the filling phase of a urodynamic study or during coughing, sneezing, or other activities that raise intra-abdominal pressures. It is a cause of urinary incontinence, especially in women. Some experts believe detrusor overactivity to be the most common cause of urinary incontinence in older adults. Causes…

  • Detox

    Colloquial term for detoxification.  

  • Detorsion

    Surgical therapy for torsion of a testicle, ureter, or volvulus of the bowel.  

  • Smoking deterrent

    Any agent, such as nicotine, nicotine antagonists, or some antidepressant drugs, that relieves the desire to smoke tobacco products.  

  • Deterministic effect

    An effect that has a threshold of chemical or radiation exposure below which are no measurable effects and above which the severity is dose-related.  

  • Determinant

    That which determines the character of something.  

  • Anionic detergent

    A natural or synthetic chemical substance with disinfectant properties due to the presence of an active, negatively charged chemical group.  

  • Radiation detector

    An instrument used to detect the presence of radiation.  

  • Optical detector

    The sensor in a typical colorimeter or photometer that senses the light transmitted by the sample.