| direct nuclear division | <cell biology> An unusual form of nuclear division, in which the nucleus simply constricts, rather like a cell without chromosome condensation or spindle formation. Partitioning of daughter chromosomes is haphazard. Observed in some Protozoa. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| direct ophthalmoscope | <instrument> An instrument designed to visualise the interior of the eye, with the instrument relatively close to the subject's eye and the observer viewing an upright magnified image. (05 Mar 2000) |
| direct ophthalmoscopy | Ophthalmoscopy performed with a direct ophthalmoscope. (05 Mar 2000) |
| direct percussion | The striking of the part under examination directly with the finger or a plessor, without the intervention of another finger or plessimeter. Synonym: direct percussion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| direct pulp capping | A procedure for covering and protecting an exposed vital pulp. (05 Mar 2000) |
| direct pyramidal tract | Uncrossed fibres forming a small bundle in the pyramidal tract. See: pyramidal tract. Synonym: tractus corticospinalis anterior, tractus pyramidalis anterior, anterior corticospinal tract, anterior pyramidal fasciculus, direct pyramidal tract, fasciculus corticospinalis anterior, fasciculus pyramidalis anterior, Turck's bundle, Turck's column, Turck's tract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| direct rays | Cosmic ray's in the form in which they first strike the atmosphere, X-ray's generated at the focal spot of the tube. Synonym: direct rays. (05 Mar 2000) |
| direct reacting bilirubin | The fraction of serum bilirubin which has been conjugated with glucuronic acid in the liver cell to form bilirubin diglucuronide; so called because it reacts directly with the Ehrlich diazo reagent; increased levels are found in hepatobiliary diseases, especially of the obstructive variety. Synonym: conjugated bilirubin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| direct resin restoration | A direct restoration made by inserting a plastic mix of auto or light-polymerised resins in a cavity prepared in a tooth. Synonym: direct composite resin restoration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| direct retainer | A clasp or attachment applied to an abutment tooth for the purpose of maintaining a removable appliance in position. (05 Mar 2000) |
| direct retention | Retention obtained in a removable partial denture by the use of attachments or clasps which resist their removal from the abutment teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| direct service costs | Costs which are directly identifiable with a particular service. (12 Dec 1998) |
| direct technique | In dentistry, an inlay technique in which the wax pattern is made directly in the prepared cavity in the tooth. Synonym: direct technique. (05 Mar 2000) |
| direct terminal repeat | A particular sequence of nucleotides which appears on both ends of a DNA or RNA molecule. (09 Oct 1997) |
| direct transfusion | Transfusion of blood from the donor to the receptor, either through a tube connecting their blood or by suturing the vessels together. Synonym: immediate transfusion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| direct restoration |
A restoration fabricated inside the mouth.
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1. To move a planet or point foreward as in a progression. 2. A planet that is transiting foreward in motion. Sometimes called "additive in numbers".
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| direct antiglobulin test |
ABBR: DAT. A laboratory test for the presence of complement or an antibody that are bound to a patient's red blood cells (RBCs). The test is used in patients with autoimmune hemolytic anemia, hemolytic disease of the ne
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| direct contact |
Transmission of a communicable disease from the host to a healthy person by way of body fluids, such as respiratory droplets, blood, and semen; cutaneous contact; or placental transmission.
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| direct emetic |
An emetic that acts by its presence in the stomach (e.g., mustard).
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| DIR | (mathematics) varying in the same manner as another quantity |
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| DIR | (astronomy) moving from west to east on the celestial sphere |
| DIR | immediate or direct in bearing or force |
| DIR | in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker |
| DIR | in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child |
| DIR | as an immediate result or consequence |
| DIR | without deviation |
| DIR | a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands |
| DIR | antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet' and `dry') |
| DIR | the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared |
| DIR | a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small |
| DIR | an electric current that flows in one direction steadily |