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DRE (digital rectal exam) — An exam done to detect abnormalities that can be felt (palpated) from within the rectum. The doctor inserts a lubricated, gloved finger into the rectum and feels for anything that is not normal. The digital rectal exam is an important screening… … Medical dictionary
Rectal exam, digital (DRE) — An exam done to detect abnormalities that can be felt (palpated) from within the rectum. The doctor inserts a lubricated, gloved finger into the rectum and feels for anything that is not normal. The digital rectal exam is an important screening… … Medical dictionary
Examination, digital rectal (DRE) — An exam done to detect abnormalities that can be felt (palpated) from within the rectum. The doctor inserts a lubricated, gloved finger into the rectum and feels for anything that is not normal. The digital rectal exam is an important screening… … Medical dictionary
Rectal (noun) — An informal term for a digital rectal exam (DRE) done to detect abnormalities that can be felt (palpated) from within the rectum. The doctor inserts a lubricated, gloved finger into the rectum and feels for anything that is not normal. The… … Medical dictionary
Rectal examination — Intervention Digital rectal exam: side view of the male reproductive and urinary anatomy, including the prostate, rectum, and bladder. ICD 9 CM 89.34 … Wikipedia
DRE — damage response element [DNA]; digital rectal examination; dioxin responsive elements; dioxin responsive enhancer; direct response element * * * DRE abbr digital rectal exam; digital rectal examination * * * digital rectal examination … Medical dictionary
DRE — Dressing (Medical » Physiology) ** Digital Rectal Examination (Computing » General) * Digital Rectal Exam (Medical » Physiology) * Director Of Religious Education (Community) * Drug Recognition Expert (Governmental » Police) * Dynamic Reasoning… … Abbreviations dictionary
Colorectal cancer — Classification and external resources Diagram of the lower gastrointestinal tract ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
Polyp (medicine) — Infobox Disease Name = Colon polyps Caption = Polyp of sigmoid colon as revealed by colonoscopy. Approximately 1 cm in diameter. The polyp was removed by snare cautery DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|K|63|5|k|55 various ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM =… … Wikipedia
Antigen, prostate specific (PSA) — A test used to screen for cancer of the prostate and to monitor treatment. PSA is a protein produced by the prostate gland. Although most PSA is carried out of the body in semen, a very small amount escapes into the blood stream. The PSA test is… … Medical dictionary
