| disconjugate | Not paired in action or joined together; the opposite of conjugate. See: disconjugate movement of eyes. Origin: L. Dis-, apart, + jugatus, yoked (05 Mar 2000) |
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| disconjugate movement of eyes | Rotation of the two eyes in opposite directions, as in convergence or divergence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| disconnection syndrome | <syndrome> General term for various neurological disorders due to interruption of fibre pathways of the cerebrum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| discontinuation test | A test to determine whether a certain drug is responsible for a reaction by observation of a remission of symptoms following cessation of its use. (05 Mar 2000) |
| discontinuous | 1. Not continuous; interrupted; broken off. "A path that is zigzag, discontinuous, and intersected at every turn by human negligence." (De Quincey) 2. Exhibiting a dissolution of continuity; gaping. "Discontinuous wound. <mathematics>" Discontinuous function, a function which for certain values or between certain values of the variable does not vary continuously as the variable increases. The discontinuity may, for example, consist of an abrupt change in the value of the function, or an abrupt change in its law of variation, or the function may become imaginary. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| discontinuous culture | A technique for production of microbes or microbial products in which the organisms are grown in a closed system until one nutrient factor becomes rate-limiting. (05 Mar 2000) |
| discontinuous phase | The particles contained in a colloid solution. Synonym: discontinuous phase, dispersed phase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| discontinuous sterilization | Exposure to a temperature of 100캜 (flowing steam) for a definite period, usually an hour, on each of several days; at each heating the developed bacteria are destroyed; spores, which are unaffected, germinate during the intervening periods and are subsequently destroyed. Synonym: discontinuous sterilization, intermittent sterilization, tyndallization. (05 Mar 2000) |
| discopathy | Disease of a disk, particularly of an invertebral disk. Origin: disco-+ G. Pathos, disease Traumatic cervical discopathy, an injury characterised by fissuration, laceration and/or fragmentation of a cervical disk or surrounding ligaments, with or without displacement of fragments against spinal cord, nerve roots, or ligaments. (05 Mar 2000) |
| discophora | <zoology> A division of acalephs or jellyfishes, including most of the large disklike species. Discoph"orous. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Disk + to bear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| discoplacenta | A placenta of discoid shape. (05 Mar 2000) |
| discord | 1. Want of concord or agreement; absence of unity or harmony in sentiment or action; variance leading to contention and strife; disagreement; applied to persons or to things, and to thoughts, feelings, or purposes. "A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren." (Prov. Vi. 19) "Peace to arise out of universal discord fomented in all parts of the empire." (Burke) 2. Union of musical sounds which strikes the ear harshly or disagreeably, owing to the incommensurability of the vibrations which they produce; want of musical concord or harmony; a chord demanding resolution into a concord. "For a discord itself is but a harshness of divers sounds ming." (Bacon) Apple of discord. See Apple. Synonym: Variance, difference, opposition, contrariety, clashing, dissension, contention, strife, disagreement, dissonance. Origin: OE. Discord, descord, OF. Discorde, descorde, F. Discorde, from L. Discordia, fr. Discors, -cordis, discordant, disagreeable; dis- + cor, cordis, heart; cf. F. Discord, n, and OF. Descorder, discorder, F. Discorder, to discord, L. Discordare, from discors. See Heart, and cf. Discord. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| discordance | Dissociation of two characteristics in the members of a sample from a population; used as a measure of dependence. Compare: concordance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| discordant | 1. Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing; not harmonious. "The discordant elements out of which the emperor had compounded his realm did not coalesce." (Motley) 2. [See Discord. 2. Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds. "For still their music seemed to start Discordant echoes in each heart." (Longfellow) 3. <geology> Said of strata which lack conformity in direction of bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by a fault. Synonym: Disagreeing, incongruous, contradictory, repugnant, opposite, contrary, inconsistent, dissonant, harsh, jarring, irreconcilable. Discord"antly, Discord"antness. Origin: OE. Discordant, descordaunt, OF. Descordant, discordant, F. Discordant, p. Pr. Of discorder, OF. Also, descorder. See Discord. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| discordant alternans | Presence of right ventricular and pulmonary artery alternans with peripheral pulsus alternans, but with the strong beat of the right ventricle coinciding with the weak beat of the left and vice versa. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| disco | remove color from |
| disco | change color, often in an undesired manner |
| disco | the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded |
| disco | a soiled or discolored appearance |
| disco | having the color spoiled with spots or streaks |
| disco | remove color from |
| disco | be confusing or perplexing to |
| disco | cause to be confused emotionally |
| disco | having self-possession upset |
| disco | a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused |
| disco | cause to lose one's composure |