| diazepam |
a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning
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| diazotize |
convert (an amine) into a diazo compound
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| diarrhoea |
diarrhea: frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
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| diazoxide |
vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension
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| diastolic pressure |
the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with blood
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