| defensive circle | An obsolete term for the addition of a secondary affection that limits or arrests the progress of the primary affection, as thought to occur when pneumothorax supervenes on pulmonary tuberculosis, the former having a therapeutic effect on the latter. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| defensive medicine | The alterations of modes of medical practice, induced by the threat of liability, for the principal purposes of forestalling lawsuits by patients as well as providing good legal defense in the event that such lawsuits are instituted. (12 Dec 1998) |
| defensor | 1. A defender. 2. A defender or an advocate in court; a guardian or protector. 3. The patron of a church; an officer having charge of the temporal affairs of a church. Origin: L. See Defenser. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| deference | A yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of another; submission in opinion; regard; respect; complaisance. "Deference to the authority of thoughtful and sagacious men." (Whewell) "Deference is the most complicate, the most indirect, and the most elegant of all compliments." (Shenstone) Synonym: Deference, Reverence, Respect. Deference marks an inclination to yield one's opinion, and to acquiesce in the sentiments of another in preference to one's own. Respect marks the estimation that we have for another, which makes us look to him as worthy of high confidence for the qualities of his mind and heart. Reverence denotes a mingling of fear with a high degree of respect and esteem. Age, rank, dignity, and personal merit call for deference; respect should be paid to the wise and good; reverence is due to God, to the authors of our being, and to the sanctity of the laws. Origin: F. Deference. See Defer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| deferent | Carrying away. Origin: L. Deferens, pres. P. Of defero, to carry away (05 Mar 2000) |
| deferent canal | The secretory duct of the testicle, running from the epididymis, of which it is the continuation, to the prostatic urethra where it terminates as the ejaculatory duct. Synonym: deferent canal, deferent duct, spermatic duct, spermiduct, testicular duct, vas deferens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deferent duct | The secretory duct of the testicle, running from the epididymis, of which it is the continuation, to the prostatic urethra where it terminates as the ejaculatory duct. Synonym: deferent canal, deferent duct, spermatic duct, spermiduct, testicular duct, vas deferens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deferentectomy | Synonym: vasectomy. Origin: (ductus) deferens, + G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| deferential | Relating to the ductus deferens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deferential artery | Origin, anterior division of internal iliac, or sometimes superior vesical; distribution, ductus deferens, seminal vesicles, testicle, ureter; anastomoses, testicular, cremasteric arteries. Synonym: arteria ductus deferentis, arteria deferentialis, deferential artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deferential plexus | An autonomic plexus on the seminal vesicle and ampulla of the ductus deferens on each side, derived from the inferior hypogastric plexus. Synonym: plexus deferentialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deferentitis | Inflammation of the ductus deferens. Synonym: vasitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deferoxamine | <chemical> Natural product isolated from streptomyces pilosus. It forms iron complexes and is used as a chelating agent, particularly in the form of its mesylate. Because of its ability to form nonabsorbable and rapidly excretable complexes with iron, it is effective in the treatment of conditions associated with excessive iron storage and iron poisoning. Pharmacological action: antidotes. Chemical name: Butanediamide, N'-(5-((4-((5-(acetylhydroxyamino)pentyl)amino)-1,4-dioxobutyl)hydroxyamino)pentyl)-N-(5-aminopentyl)-N-hydroxy- (12 Dec 1998) |
| deferoxamine mesylate | Methanesulfonate of 30-amino-3,14,25-trihydroxy-3,9,14,20,25-penta-azatriacontane-2,10,13,21,24-pentaone;chelate used in the treatment of iron poisoning. Synonym: desferrioxamine mesylate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deferred shock | Delayed shock, a state of shock coming on at a considerable interval after the receipt of the injury. (05 Mar 2000) |