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Mesothelioma - Glossary

Check out our Mesothelioma and Asbestos Glossary. From Antiangiogenesis to White Blood Cells, use this area to read definitions of terms you may run across while researching Mesothelioma.

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Decortation
The removal of an organ's external layer.
Defendant
The respondent in a legal case; in asbestos cases, the asbestos company or companies being sued.
Dermal
Of the skin.
Diagnosis
The process of identifying a disease by its symptoms, signs, and nature.
Diagnostic
Having to do with diagnosis; the methods used to evaluate and identify a disease.
Diaphragm
The partition separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
Differential diagnosis
A form of diagnosis in which a patient is determined to have one of two conditions that share symptoms.
Diffuse
Widely distributed; lacking limits or localization.
Disease
A sickness or illness.
Dose
A way in which exposure is measured; the amount of any substance to which an individual is exposed over a period of time. "Exposure dose" refers to how much of a harmful substance is encountered; "absorbed dose" refers to the amount of a harmful substance that is absorbed by the body and later found in the organs or internal tissues. As a rule, larger doses increase the likelihood of harmful effects.
Dose-response relationship
An expression of relationship between exposure (dose) and resulting change in bodily function (response).
Double-blind
A type of clinical trial in which participants and doctors do not know which treatment (actual or placebo) a patient is receiving.
Dyspnea
Painful, difficult breathing or shortness of breath. Dyspnea is an early mesothelioma symptom.
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