| desaturation |
term commonly used to indicate decrease in oxygen saturation of hemoglobin. Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonitis (DIP) - thought by some to be an early stage of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. This type of interstitial pneumonia occurs in current or past smokers [VHosp]
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| DES |
A synthetic estrogen, diethylstilbestrol is used as a growth stimulant in food animals. Residues in meat are thought to be carcinogenic.
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| desalination |
[Desalinization] (1) Removing salts from ocean or brackish water by using various technologies. (2) Removal of salts from soil by artificial means, usually leaching.
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| desiccant |
A chemical agent that absorbs moisture; some desiccants are capable of drying out plants or insects, causing death.
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| DES |
Diethylstilbestrol or diethylstilbetrol, a drug prescribed to women from 1938-1971 to prevent miscarriage in high-risk pregnancies. Acts as a potent estrogen (mimics natural hormone) and therefore a potential endocrine disruptor. Female fetus, increased risk abnormal reproductive tract and cancer. Male fetus, abnormal genitalia. Banned by USA FDA in 1979 as a teratogen, previously used as livestock growth promoter. (More? Abnormal Development)
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/D.htm
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