Opitz G/BBB Family Connection
(Canada)

43 Swallow Street, Kitimat, British Columbia V8C 1K6

Phone: 250-632-7026  Fax:250-639-9062 E-Mail

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Diaphragm:  the large, dome-shaped muscle separating the abdomen and chest that contracts and relaxes to make breathing possible; also, a thin, rubber dome that is used as a method of female contraception

Dysphasia:  language disorder. Inability to speak words which one has in mind or to think of correct words, or inability to understand spoken or written words. symptom common to tumours of the dominant cerebral hemisphere, particularly the frontal, temporal and parietal lobes.

Distention: swelling, enlargement, or stretching

Dominant gene:  a gene that always produces its effect when it is present

Dyspnea:  difficulty breathing

Dystrophy:  any disorder in which cells become damaged or do not develop properly because they do not receive adequate nutrition

Diaphragmatic hernia: Passage of a loop of bowel through the diaphragm muscle. This type of hernia occurs as the bowel from the abdomen "herniates" upward through the diaphragm into the chest (thoracic) cavity.

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