| degenerative myopia | pathologic myopia |
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| deglazing | The process of giving a dull or ground surface to glass by acid or by mechanical means. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| degloving | 1. Intraoral surgical exposure of the anterior mandible used in various orthognathic surgical operations such as genioplasty or mandibular alveolar surgery. See: degloving injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| degloving injury | Avulsion of the skin of the hand (or foot) in which the part is skeletonised by removal of most or all of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deglutition | The act or process of swallowing food; the power of swallowing. "The muscles employed in the act of deglutition." (Paley) Origin: L. Deglutire to swallow down; de- + glutire to swallow: cf. F. Deglutition. See Glut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| deglutition apnea | Inhibition of breathing during swallowing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deglutition pneumonia | <chest medicine> Refers to the inappropriate passage of food, water, stomach acid, vomit or another foreign material into the lungs. Aspiration, particularly involving gastric acid, will often result in a serious pneumonia. (27 Sep 1997) |
| deglutition reflex | The act of swallowing (second stage) induced by stimulation of the palate, fauces, or posterior pharyngeal wall. Synonym: deglutition reflex, pharyngeal reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deglutitive | Relating to deglutition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Degos' acanthoma | <tumour> An obsolete term for clear cell acanthoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Degos' disease | malignant atrophic papulosis |
| Degos' syndrome | malignant atrophic papulosis |
| Degos, R | <person> French dermatologist, *1904. See: Degos' acanthoma, Degos' disease, Degos' syndrome, Kohlmeier-Degos syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| DegP protease | <enzyme> Cleaves thE colicin a lysis protein precursor into 2 acetylated fragments; essential for E coli survival at high temperatures Registry number: EC 3.4.21.- Synonym: degp gene product, htra protein (26 Jun 1999) |
| degradation | <biochemistry, chemistry> The reduction of a chemical compound to one less complex, as by splitting off one or more groups. (18 Nov 1997) |