| Danielssen-Boeck disease | A form of leprosy chiefly affecting the nerves, marked by hyperesthesia succeeded by anaesthesia, and by paralysis, ulceration, and various trophic disturbances, terminating in gangrene and mutilation. Synonym: Danielssen's disease, Danielssen-Boeck disease, dry leprosy, trophoneurotic leprosy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| danish | <zoology> Danish dog, one of a large and powerful breed of dogs reared in Denmark also called a great Dane. Belonging to the Danes, or to their language or country. The language of the Danes. (04 Mar 1998) |
| dank | Damp; moist; humid; wet. "Now that the fields are dank and ways are mire." (Milton) "Cheerless watches on the cold, dank ground." (Trench) Origin: Cf. Dial, Sw. Dank a moist place in a field, Icel. Dokk pit, pool; possibly akin to E. Damp or to daggle dew. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Danlos, Henri | <person> French dermatologist, 1844-1912. See: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| DANS | <abbreviation> 1-dimethylaminonaphthalene-5-sulfonic acid; a green fluorescing compound used in immunohistochemistry to detect antigens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| danseuse | A professional female dancer; a woman who dances at a public exhibition as in a ballet. Origin: F, fr. Danser to dance. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dansyl | The 5-dimethylaminonaphthalene-1-sulfonyl radical;a blocking agent for NH2 groups, used in peptide synthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dansyl chloride | <chemical> A strongly fluorescent compound that will react with the terminal amino group of a protein. After acid hydrolysis of all the other peptide bonds, the terminal amino acid is identifiable as the dansylated residue. (18 Nov 1997) |
| dansyl compounds | <chemical> Compounds that contain a 1-dimethylaminonaphthalene-5-sulfonyl group. Pharmacological action: indicators and reagents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| danthron | 1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone;an anthraquinone laxative. Synonym: chrysazine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dantrolene | <chemical> Skeletal muscle relaxant that acts by interfering with excitation-contraction coupling in the muscle fibre. It is used in spasticity and other neuromuscular abnormalities. Although the mechanism of action is probably not central, dantrolene is usually grouped with the central muscle relaxants. Pharmacological action: muscle relaxants, central. Chemical name: 2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-(((5-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-furanyl)methylene)amino)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| dantrolene sodium | 1-[5-(p-Nitrophenyl)furfurylidene]aminohydantoin sodium hydrate;a synthetic skeletal muscle relaxant which acts directly on muscle by uncoupling electrical from mechanical events; also, the specific agent for prevention and treatment of malignant hyperthermia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Danubian endemic familial nephropathy | A tubulointerstitial disease of unknown aetiology occurring in a limited geographic area including adjacent regions of romania, bulgaria, and yugoslavia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Danysz | Jean, Polish pathologist in France, 1860-1928. See: Danysz phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Danysz phenomenon | Reduction of the neutralizing effect of an antitoxin when toxin is mixed with it in divided portions, rather than adding the same total quantity of toxin in one step. (05 Mar 2000) |