| DeLee's manoeuvre | A method by which obstetrical forceps are used to rotate the foetal head. Synonym: DeLee's manoeuvre. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| deleterious | Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example. Delete"riously, Delete"riousness. Origin: LL. Deleterius noxious, Gr, fr. To hurt, damage; prob. Akin to L. Delere to destroy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| deletery | Destructive; poisonous. "Deletery medicines." Origin: LL. Deleterius: cf. F. Deletere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| deletion | <genetics> A chromosome abnormality in which part of a single chromosome has been lost. (13 Nov 1997) |
| deletion mutation | <molecular biology> A mutation in which one or more (sequential) nucleotides is lost by the genome. If the number lost is not divisible by 3 and is in a coding region, the result is a frameshift mutation. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Delhi sore | <disease> Skin disease caused by the flagellate protozoan, Leishmania tropica. (18 Nov 1997) |
| deliberate | To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to consider; to hesitate in deciding; sometimes with on, upon, concerning. "The woman the deliberation is lost." (Addison) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| deliberate release | Generally refers to putting a genetically manipulated organism into field trials. (14 Nov 1997) |
| delicacy | Origin: From Delicate. 1. The state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to the senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of odour, and the like. "What choice to choose for delicacy best." (Milton) 2. Nicety or fineness of form, texture, or constitution; softness; elegance; smoothness; tenderness; and hence, frailty or weakness; as, the delicacy of a fibre or a thread; delicacy of a hand or of the human form; delicacy of the skin; delicacy of frame. 3. Nice propriety of manners or conduct; susceptibility or tenderness of feeling; refinement; fastidiousness; and hence, in an exaggerated sense, effeminacy; as, great delicacy of behavior; delicacy in doing a kindness; delicacy of character that unfits for earnest action. "You know your mother's delicacy in this point." (Cowper) 4. Addiction to pleasure; luxury; daintiness; indulgence; luxurious or voluptuous treatment. "And to those dainty limbs which Nature lent For gentle usage and soft delicacy?" (Milton) 5. Nice and refined perception and discrimination; critical niceness; fastidious accuracy. "That Augustan delicacy of taste which is the boast of the great public schools of England." (Macaulay) 6. The state of being affected by slight causes; sensitiveness; as, the delicacy of a chemist's balance. 7. That which is alluring, delicate, or refined; a luxury or pleasure; something pleasant to the senses, especially to the sense of taste; a dainty; as, delicacies of the table. "The merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies." (Rev. Xviii. 3) 8. Pleasure; gratification; delight. "He Rome brent for his delicacie." (Chaucer) Synonym: See Dainty. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| delicate | 1. Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring. "Dives, for his delicate life, to the devil went." (Piers Plowman) "Haarlem is a very delicate town." (Evelyn) 2. Pleasing to the senses; refinedly; hence, adapted to please a nice or cultivated taste; nice; fine; elegant; as, a delicate dish; delicate flavor. 3. Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; as, "a delicate creature." 4. Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; said of a thread, or the like; as, delicate cotton. 5. Slight or smooth; light and yielding; said of texture; as, delicate lace or silk. 6. Soft and fair; said of the skin or a surface; as, a delicate cheek; a delicate complexion. 7. Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour; as; as, a delicate blue. 8. Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior; delicate attentions; delicate thoughtfulness. 9. Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail; effeminate; said of constitution, health, etc.; as, a delicate child; delicate health. "A delicate and tender prince." (Shak) 10. Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily dealt with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or question. "There are some things too delicate and too sacred to be handled rudely without injury to truth." (F. W. Robertson) 11. Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious. 12. Nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite; as, a delicate taste; a delicate ear for music. 13. Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes; as, a delicate thermometer. Origin: L. Delicatus pleasing the senses, voluptuous, soft and tender; akin to deliciae delight: cf. F. Delicat. See Delight. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| delicious | 1. Affording exquisite pleasure; delightful; most sweet or grateful to the senses, especially to the taste; charming. "Some delicious landscape." (Coleridge) "One draught of spring's delicious air." (Keble) "Were not his words delicious?" (Tennyson) 2. Addicted to pleasure; seeking enjoyment; luxurious; effeminate. "Others, lastly, of a more delicious and airy spirit, retire themselves to the enjoyments of ease and luxury." (Milton) Synonym: Delicious, Delightful. Delicious refers to the pleasure derived from certain of the senses, particularly the taste and smell; as, delicious food; a delicious fragrance. Delightful may also refer to most of the senses (as, delightful music; a delightful prospect; delightful sensations), but has a higher application to matters of taste, feeling, and sentiment; as, a delightful abode, conversation, employment; delightful scenes, etc. "Like the rich fruit he sings, delicious in decay." (Smith) "No spring, nor summer, on the mountain seen, Smiles with gay fruits or with delightful green." (Addison) Origin: OF. Delicieus, F. Delicieux, L. Deliciosus, fr. Deliciae delight, fr. Delicere to allure. See Delight. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| deligate | <surgery> To bind up; to bandage. Origin: L. Deligatus, p. P. Of deligare to bind up; de- + ligare to bind. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| deligation | <surgery> A binding up; a bandaging. Origin: Cf. F. Deligation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| delightful | Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction. "Delightful bowers." Spenser. "Delightful fruit." Synonym: Delicious, charming. See Delicious. Delight"fully, Delight"fulness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| delimitation | Marking off; putting bounds or limits; preventing the spread of a morbid process in the body or of a disease in the community. Origin: L. De-limito, pp. -atus, to bound, fr. Limes, boundary (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms : Community-Based Distribution, Contraceptive Distribution, Delivery of Healthcare, Dental Care Delivery, Distribution, Non-Clinical, Distribution, Nonclinical, Distributional Activities, Healthcare, Healthcare Delivery, Healthcare Systems, Care, Health
Synonyms : Delivery System, Integrated, Delivery Systems, Integrated, Integrated Delivery System, System, Integrated Delivery, Systems, Integrated Delivery
Synonyms : Birth Centers, Hospital, Center, Hospital Birth, Center, Hospital Birthing, Centers, Hospital Birth, Centers, Hospital Birthing, Delivery Room, Hospital Birth Centers, Hospital Birthing Centers, Room, Delivery, Rooms, Delivery, Birth Center, Hospital
Synonyms : Obstetric Delivery, Deliveries, Obstetric, Obstetric Deliveries
Synonyms : Delphi Studies, Delphi Technic, Delphi Study, Delphi Technics, Delphi Techniques, Studies, Delphi, Study, Delphi, Technic, Delphi, Technics, Delphi, Technique, Delphi, Techniques, Delphi
| delta rhythm |
the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person in deep dreamless sleep; occurs with high voltage and low frequency (1 to 4 hertz)
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delta rhythm: the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person in deep dreamless sleep; occurs with high voltage and low frequency (1 to 4 hertz)
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| deliquescent |
(especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air
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| dell |
a small wooded hollow
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| deltoid |
of a leaf shape; suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
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| del | a mechanism that automatically delays the release of a camera shutter for a fixed period of time so that the photographer can appear in the picture |
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| del | an allergic reaction that becomes apparent only hours after contact |
| del | operating after a predetermined lapse of time |
| del | a person who delays |
| del | United States biologist (born in Germany) who studied how viruses infect living cells (1906-1981) |
| del | extreme appetizingness |
| del | capable of arousing desire |
| del | extremely pleasing to the sense of taste |
| del | act of receiving pleasure from something |
| del | a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction |
| del | the appointment of a delegate |
| del | a group of representatives or delegates |