| diplomatic | The science of diplomas, or the art of deciphering ancient writings, and determining their age, authenticity, etc.; paleography. See: diplomatical. A minister, official agent, or envoy to a foreign court; a diplomatist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| diplomatical | 1. Pertaining to diplomacy; relating to the foreign ministers at a court, who are called the diplomatic body. 2. Characterised by tact and shrewdness; dexterous; artful; as, diplomatic management. 3. Pertaining to diplomatics; paleographic. Origin: Cf. Diplomatique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| diplomatically | According to the rules of diplomacy; in the manner of a diplomatist; artfully. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| diplomatism | 1. The art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations (particularly in securing treaties), including the methods and forms usually employed. 2. Dexterity or skill in securing advantages; tact. 3. The body of ministers or envoys resident at a court; the diplomatic body. Origin: F. Diplomatie. This word, like supremacy, retains the accent of its original. See Diploma. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| diplomatist | A person employed in, or skilled in, diplomacy; a diplomat. "In ability, Avaux had no superior among the numerous able diplomatics whom his country then possessed." (Macaulay) Origin: Cf. F. Diplomatiste a student of diplomatics. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| diplomelituria | The occurrence of diabetic and nondiabetic glycosuria in the same individual. Origin: diplo-+ G. Meli, honey, + ouron, urine (05 Mar 2000) |
| diplomonadida | An order of protozoa characterised by the presence of one or two karyomastigonts and either two-fold rotational or mirror symmetry. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diplomyelia | <radiology> True duplication of spinal cord, two dural sacs, two pairs of anterior and posterior nerve roots, distinguish from diastematomyelia (12 Dec 1998) |
| diplon | <radiobiology> A deuterium ion, nucleus consisting of a proton and a neutron. (09 Oct 1997) |
| diplonema | The doubled form of the chromosome strand visible at the diplotene stage of meiosis. Origin: diplo-+ G. Nema, thread (05 Mar 2000) |
| diploneural | Supplied by two nerves from different sources, said of certain muscles. Origin: diplo-+ G. Neuron, nerve (05 Mar 2000) |
| diplopagus | General term for conjoined twins, each with fairly complete bodies, although one or more internal organs may be in common. See: conjoined twins. Origin: diplo-+ G. Pagos, something fixed (05 Mar 2000) |
| diplopia | <ophthalmology, symptom> The perception of two images of a single object. Synonym: ambiopia, double vision, binocular polyopia. (18 Nov 1997) |
| diplopod | <zoology> One of the Diplopoda. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| diplopoda | <zoology> An order of myriapods having two pairs of legs on each segment; the Chilognatha. Origin: Gr. Double + -poda. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |