Change: The chemical reduction of the silver-halide ions to metallic silver of the exposed grains of the film emulsion. development fog An artifact that results from crystals that had not been exposed reducing to metallic silver as a result of the lack of a restrainer.dextral(deks'tral) Of or   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2283)

Change: dacryo dacryo(dak'ri-o) Combining form denoting relation to tears or to lacrimal apparatus. dark adaptationThe process by which the eye adapts itself to a lower level of ambient illumination when entering a darkened room.Data acquisition system (DAS) A computer-controlled electronic amplifier and switching   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2216)

Change: Static images produced with either a fan x-ray beam intercepted by a linear array of radiation detectors or an area x-ray beam intercepted by a photostimulable phosphor plate or a direct-capture solid-state device.dimagneticNonmagnetic materials that are unaffected when brought into a magnetic field.dimensional stability The property   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2017)

Change: (dak'-ri-o)(dak'ri-o) Combining form denoting relation to tears or to lacrimal apparatus. dark adaptationThe process by which the eye adapts itself to a lower level of ambient illumination when entering a darkened room.debility(de-bil'i-te) Weakness, lack or loss of strength.decay curveThe activity of   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1441)

Change: A monitoring device used for measuring or evaluating the absorbed dose or exposure. It is normally worn by radiographers to detect and record the radiation received. Often called a thermoluminescent device (TLD)dropsy(drop'se) Abnormal accumulation of fluid in cellular tissue or in a cavity of body (also called hydrops).   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1249)

Change: (de''mar-kashun) Act ot process of marking off boundaries, line of seperation, between healthy and diseased tissue.dendrite(den´dr=1t)(den´dr-ite) A nerve cell process that transmits impulses toward a neuron cell body. dens(denz) Odontoid process of second cervical vertebradentin(den´tin) The main substance of   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 797)

Change: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y |   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 623)

Change: Latin = back. During development, the lower limb rotates medially so that extensors are at the front, flexors at the back, the knee points forward (not backward like the elbow) and the dorsum of the foot is at the front, not the back. ductus arteriosus(duk´tus ar-tir´´e-o´sus) The   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 597)