| disinterested | Not influenced by regard to personal interest or advantage; free from selfish motive; having no relation of interest or feeling; not biased or prejudiced; as, a disinterested decision or judge. "The happiness of disinterested sacrifices." (Channing) Synonym: Unbiased, impartial, uninterested, indifferent. Origin: Cf. Disinteressed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| disinterestedness | The state or quality of being disinterested; impartiality. "That perfect disinterestedness and self-devotion of which man seems to be incapable, but which is sometimes found in woman." (Macaulay) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| disinvagination | Relieving an invagination. (05 Mar 2000) |
| disjoined pyeloplasty | A reconstructive procedure for correction of ureteropelvic obstruction, whereby the obstructed segment is resected and the upper ureter reanastomosed into the lower renal pelvis, usually utilizing a modified elliptical anastomotic technique. (05 Mar 2000) |
| disjunct | 1. Disjoined; separated. 2. <zoology> Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by a deep constriction. Disjunct tetrachords, tetrachords so disposed to each other that the gravest note of the upper is one note higher than the acutest note of the other. Origin: L. Disjunctus, p. P. Of disjungere to disjoin. See Disjoin, and cf. Disjoint. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| disjunction | The normal separation of pairs of chromosomes at the anaphase stage of meiosis I or II. Origin: dis-+ L. Junctio, a joining, fr. Jungo, pp. Junctum, to join (05 Mar 2000) |
| disjunction mutant | Drosophila mutant in which chromosomes are partitioned unequally between daughter cells at meiosis, as a result of nondisjunction. (18 Nov 1997) |
| disjunctive | 1. Tending to disjoin; separating; disjoining. 2. Pertaining to disjunct tetrachords. "Disjunctive notes." Disjunctive conjunction, one in which the major proposition is disjunctive; as, the earth moves in a circle or an ellipse; but in does not move in a circle, therefore it moves in an ellipse. Origin: L. Disjunctivus: cf. F. Disjonctif. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| disjunctive absorption | Absorption of living tissue in immediate relation with a necrosed part, producing a line of demarcation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| disk | 1. A discus; a quoit. "Some whirl the disk, and some the javelin dart." (Pope) 2. A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper. 3. <astronomy> The circular figure of a celestial body, as seen projected of the heavens. 4. <biology> A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc. 5. <botany> The whole surface of a leaf. The central part of a radiate compound flower, as in sunflower. A part of the receptacle enlarged or expanded under, or around, or even on top of, the pistil. 6. <zoology> The anterior surface or oral area of coelenterate animals, as of sea anemones. The lower side of the body of some invertebrates, especially when used for locomotion, when it is often called a creeping disk. In owls, the space around the eyes. Disk engine, a form of rotary steam engine. <zoology> Disk shell, any species of Discina. Origin: L. Discus, Gr. See Dish Alternative forms: disc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| disk disease | A condition that results in the abnormal protrusion (bulging), herniation or prolapse of a vertebral disc from its normal position in the vertebral column. The displaced disc may exert force on a nearby nerve root causing the typical neurologic symptoms of radiating pain (to an extremity), numbness, tingling and weakness. Recurrent episodes of severe back pain are common. Treatment includes non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, corticosteroids and rest. More advanced cases may require surgical intervention (for example laminectomy, micro-disc surgery). (27 Sep 1997) |
| disk kidney | A disk-shaped organ produced by fusion of both poles of the contralateral kidney anlagen. Synonym: disk kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| disk sensitivity method | A procedure for testing the relative effectiveness of various antibiotics; small disks of paper (or other suitable material) are impregnated with known, appropriate amounts of antibiotic, and then placed on the surface of semisolid medium that has been previously inoculated with the organism being tested; after suitable periods of incubation at 37캜, the lack of growth in zones about the various disks indicates the relative effectiveness of the antibiotic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| disk space | On radiographs of the spine, the radiolucent region between each pair of vertebral bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| disk syndrome | <syndrome> A constellation of symptoms and signs, including pain, paresthesias, sensory loss, weakness, and impaired reflexes, due to a compressive radiculopathy caused by intervertebral disk pressure. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| DIS | trained mentally or physically by instruction or exercise |
| DIS | make a disclaimer about |
| DIS | renounce a legal claim or title to |
| DIS | (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something |
| DIS | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret |
| DIS | disclose to view as by removing a cover |
| DIS | no longer concealed |
| DIS | made known (especially something secret or concealed) |
| DIS | allowing to be seen |
| DIS | the speech act of making something evident |
| DIS | a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music |