| drosophilla melanogaster | Drosophilla melanogaster, the common fruit fly, is frequently used in genetics and developmental research. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| drossy | Of, pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure; worthless. " Drossy gold." . "Drossy rhymes." . Dross"iness. Origin: Drossier; Drossiest. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| drosulphakinin | <protein> Drosophila homologues of the gastrin family of peptide hormones. (18 Nov 1997) |
| drought | 1. Dryness; want of rain or of water; especially, such dryness of the weather as affects the earth, and prevents the growth of plants; aridity. "The drought of March hath pierced to the root." (Chaucer) "In a drought the thirsty creatures cry." (Dryden) 2. Thirst; want of drink. 3. Scarcity; lack. "A drought of Christian writers caused a dearth of all history." (Fuller) Origin: OE. Droght, drougth, dru, AS. Druga, from drugian to dry. See Dry, and cf. Drouth, which shows the original final sound. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| drove | 1. A collection of cattle driven, or cattle collected for driving; a number of animals, as oxen, sheep, or swine, driven in a body. 2. Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as, a finny drove. 3. A crowd of people in motion. "Where droves, as at a city gate, may pass." (Dryden) 4. A road for driving cattle; a driftway. 5. <agriculture> A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land. 6. A broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth surface; called also drove chisel. The grooved surface of stone finished by the drove chisel; called also drove work. Origin: AS. Draf, fr. Drifan to drive. See Drive. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| drowning | Death within 24 hours of immersion in liquid, either due to anoxia or cardiac arrest caused by sudden extreme lowering of temperature (immersion syndrome). See: near drowning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| drowsiness | A state of impaired awareness associated with a desire or inclination to sleep. Synonym: hypnesthesia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| drowsy | 1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy. "When I am drowsy." "Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray." (Shak) "To our age's drowsy blood Still shouts the inspiring sea." (Lowell) 2. Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific. "The drowsy hours, dispensers of all good." (Tennyson) 3. Dull; stupid. " Drowsy reasoning." Synonym: Sleepy, lethargic, dozy, somnolent, comatose, dull heavy, stupid. Origin: Drowsier; Drowsiest. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| droxidopa | <chemical> A precursor of noradrenaline that is used in the treatment of parkinsonism. The racaemic form (dl-threo-3,4-dihydroxyphenylserine) has also been used, and has been investigated in the treatment of orthostatic hypotension. There is a deficit of noradrenaline as well as of dopamine in parkinson's disease and it has been proposed that this underlies the sudden transient freezing seen usually in advanced disease. Administration of dl-threo-3,4-dihydroxyphenylserine has been claimed to result in an improvement in this phenomenon but controlled studies have failed to demonstrate improvement. (reynolds jef(ed): martindale: the extra pharmacopoeia (electronic version). Micromedex, inc, englewood, co, 1995) Pharmacological action: antiparkinson agents. Chemical name: L-Tyrosine, beta,3-dihydroxy-, threo- (12 Dec 1998) |
| drug | 1. Any animal, vegetable, or mineral substance used in the composition of medicines; any stuff used in dyeing or in chemical operations. "Whence merchants bring" "Their spicy drugs." 2. Any commodity that lies on hand, or is not salable; an article of slow sale, or in no demand. "But sermons are mere drugs." "And virtue shall a drug become." (Dryden) Origin: F. Drogue, prob. Fr. D. Droog; akin to E. Dry; thus orig, dry substance, hers, plants, or wares. See Dry. To prescribe or administer drugs or medicines. Origin: Cf. F. Droguer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| drug abuse | Use of a drug for a reason other than which it was intended or in a manner or in quantities other than directed. Drug dependence is a compulsion to take a drug to produce a desired effect or prevent unpleasant effects when the drug is withheld. Risk factors for drug abuse include: low self esteem, inability to deal with stress and emotional instability. Juveniles use drugs due to peer pressure. Signs of drug use in children include: a change in friends or group, long absences from home, poor performance in school, seclusion, stealing, lying, criminal behaviour, deteriorating family relationships, signs of drug intoxication and changes in behaviour. Commonly abused drugs include narcotic analgesic agents, benzodiazepines, cocaine, amphetamines, barbiturates, marijuana, LSD and phencyclidine. Many labs now offer quick and inexpensive urine drug screening. Psychological counseling and parental support will be necessary in children with this problem. (27 Sep 1997) |
| drug activity | A measure of the physiological response a drug produces. A less active drug produces less response (and visa versa). (12 Dec 1998) |
| drug addiction | Use of a drug for a reason other than which it was intended or in a manner or in quantities other than directed. Drug dependence is a compulsion to take a drug to produce a desired effect or prevent unpleasant effects when the drug is withheld. Risk factors for drug abuse include: low self esteem, inability to deal with stress and emotional instability. Juveniles use drugs due to peer pressure. Signs of drug use in children include: a change in friends or group, long absences from home, poor performance in school, seclusion, stealing, lying, criminal behaviour, deteriorating family relationships, signs of drug intoxication and changes in behaviour. Commonly abused drugs include narcotic analgesic agents, benzodiazepines, cocaine, amphetamines, barbiturates, marijuana, LSD and phencyclidine. Many labs now offer quick and inexpensive urine drug screening. Psychological counseling and parental support will be necessary in children with this problem. (27 Sep 1997) |
| drug administration routes | The various ways of administering a drug or other chemical to a site in a patient or animal from where the chemical is absorbed into the blood and delivered to the target tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| drug administration schedule | Time schedule for administration of a drug in order to achieve optimum effectiveness and convenience. (12 Dec 1998) |
Synonyms : Anti-Cancer Drug Screens, Antitumor Drug Screening Assays, Tumor-Specific Drug Screening Tests, Anti Cancer Drug Screens, Anti-Cancer Drug Screen, Antitumor Drug Screen, Cancer Drug Test, Drug Screen, Anti-Cancer, Drug Screen, Antitumor, Drug Screens, Antitumor
Synonyms : Drug Stabilities, Stabilities, Drug, Stability, Drug
Synonyms : Drug Storages, Storage, Drug, Storages, Drug
Synonyms : Drug Potentiations, Drug Synergisms, Potentiation, Drug, Potentiations, Drug, Synergism, Drug, Synergisms, Drug
Synonyms : Therapy, Drug, Chemotherapies, Drug Therapies, Pharmacotherapies, Therapies, Drug
| dry pack |
dry, hot blankets or towels for wrapping the body or an extremity.
출처: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspz...
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| dronabinol |
Tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as THC, Δ9-THC, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol(delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), Δ1-tetrahydrocannabinol (using an older numbering scheme), or dronabinol, is the main psychoactive substance found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. It was isolated by Raphael Mechoulam and Yechiel Gaoni from the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel in 1964. In pure form it is glassy solid when cold and becomes viscous and sticky if warmed. ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dronabinol
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| drop |
A drop is a small volume of liquid, bounded completely or almost completely by free surfaces. The simplest way to form a drop is to allow liquid to flow slowly from the lower end of a vertical tube of small diameter. When the pendant drop exceeds a certain size it is no longer stable and detaches itself. Drops may also be formed by the condensation of a supercooled vapor or by atomization of a larger mass of liquid. ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop_(liquid)
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This spell transfers a certain amount of HP from the target to the caster. This spell can be used to increase the HP of the caster, or to reduce the HP of the target. This spell can be very effective against monsters with a high (physical) defense but a low magic defense.
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_magic
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| drupe |
In botany, a drupe is a type of fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp or skin and mesocarp or flesh) surrounds a shell (the pit or stone) of hardened endocarp with a seed inside. These fruits develop from a single carpel, and mostly from flowers with superior ovaries. ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drupe
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| DR | a removable plug for holding water in a tub or basin |
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| DR | adult male of a wild or domestic duck |
| DR | English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596) |
| DR | 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams |
| DR | a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains |
| DR | the quality of being arresting or highly emotional |
| DR | the literary genre of works intended for the theater |
| DR | a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage |
| DR | an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional |
| DR | a critic of theatrical performances |
| DR | antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness |
| DR | suitable to or characteristic of drama |