| Di antigen | diego blood group |
|---|---|
| Di Ferrante syndrome | <syndrome> Associated with a deficiency of N-acetylglucosamine 6-sulfatase and urinary excretion of heparan sulfate and keratan sulfate. Synonym: type VIII mucopolysaccharidosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Di George syndrome | <syndrome> Congenital absence of the thymus and parathyroid glands (a branchial cleft anomaly), as a result of which the T lymphocyte system is absent. (06 Mar 2000) |
| Di Guglielmo | Giovanni, Italian physician, 1886-1961. See: Di Guglielmo's disease, Di Guglielmo's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Di Guglielmo's disease | The acute form of erythraemic myelosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Di Guglielmo's syndrome | <syndrome> Eponym for the acute form of erythraemic myelosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| di(2-chloroethyl)sulfide | <chemical> 1,1'-thiobis(2-chloroethane). Severe irritant and vesicant of skin, eyes, and lungs. It may cause blindness and lethal lung oedema and was formerly used as a war gas. The substance has been proposed as a cytostatic and for treatment of psoriasis. It has been listed as a known carcinogen in the fourth annual report on carcinogens (ntp-85-002, 1985) (merck, 11th ed). Pharmacological action: carcinogens, chemical warfare agents, dermatologic agents. Chemical name: Ethane, 1,1'-thiobis(2-chloro- (12 Dec 1998) |
| di- | 1. <chemistry, prefix> A prefix, signifying twofold, double, twice; denoting two atoms, radicals, groups, or equivalents, as the case may be. See Bi-. 2. A prefix denoting through; also, between, apart, asunder, across. Before a vowel dia- becomes di-; as, diactinic; dielectric, etc. Origin: Gr. Twice; akin to two, L. Bis twice. See Two, and cf. Bi-, Dia-. The L. Pref. Dis- sometimes assumes the form di-. Gr. Through; orig, dividing into two parts; akin to two. (29 Oct 1998) |
| di-amelia | Absence of two limbs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dia- | <prefix> Prefix from the Greek meaning through, throughout, completely. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diabase | <chemical> A basic, dark-coloured, holocrystalline, igneous rock, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and pyroxene with magnetic iron; often limited to rocks pretertiary in age. It includes part of what was early called greenstone. Origin: F. Diabase, fr. Gr. A crossing or passing over, fr.; + to go; so called by Brongniart, because it passes over to diorite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| diabaterial | Passing over the borders. Origin: Gr. (sc) offerings before crossing the border, fr. To pass over. See Diabase. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| diabetes | <disease> (Gr. Diabetes a syphon, from dia through + bainein to go) a general term referring to disorders characterised by excessive urine excretion (polyuria), as in diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus. When used alone, the term refers to diabetes mellitus. (18 Nov 1997) |
| diabetes and fibre | Soluble fibres (oat bran, apples, citrus, pears, peas/beans, psyllium, etc.) slow down the digestion of carbohydrates (sugars), which results in better glucose metabolism. Some patients with the adult-onset diabetes may actually be successfully treated with a high-fibre diet alone, and those on insulin, can often reduce their insulin requirements by adhering to a high-fibre diet. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diabetes innocens | The recurring or persistent excretion of glucose in the urine, in association with blood glucose levels that are in the normal range; results from the failure of proximal renal tubules to reabsorb glucose at a normal rate from the glomerular filtrate (low renal threshold); defect in the glucose carrier in the nephron. Synonym: diabetes innocens, normoglycaemic glycosuria, renal diabetes. (05 Mar 2000) |