| discordant alternation | The alternation in cardiac activities of either the systemic or the pulmonary circulations, but not of both, or in both but oppositely directed in each. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| discordant atrioventricular connections | Connections in which each atrium is connected with a morphologically inappropriate ventricle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| discordant thyroid nodule | <radiology> Hot on Tc-99m pertechnetate, cold on I-123 or I-131, indicates trapping, but no organification, same work-up as cold nodule (12 Dec 1998) |
| discotomy | Synonym: discectomy. Origin: disco-+ G. Tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| discount rate | A rate used to convert future costs or benefits to their present value. (05 Dec 1998) |
| discounting | A method of converting future dollars into present values, accounting for interest costs or forgone investment income. Used to convert a future payment into a value that is equivalent to a payment now. (05 Dec 1998) |
| discourage | 1. To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like attempt. "Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged." (Col. Iii. 21) 2. To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts. Synonym: To dishearten, dispirit, depress, deject, dissuade, disfavor. Origin: Pref. Dis- + courage: cf. OF. Descoragier, F. Decourager: pref. Des- (L. Dis-) + corage, F. Courage. See Courage. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| discourageable | Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| discouragement | 1. The act of discouraging, or the state of being discouraged; depression or weakening of confidence; dejection. 2. That which discourages; that which deters, or tends to deter, from an undertaking, or from the prosecution of anything; a determent; as, the revolution was commenced under every possible discouragement. "Discouragements from vice." Origin: Cf. OF. Descouragement, F. Decouragement. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| discover | 1. To uncover. "Whether any man hath pulled down or discovered any church." (Abp. Grindal) 2. To disclose; to lay open to view; to make visible; to reveal; to make known; to show (what has been secret, unseen, or unknown). "Go, draw aside the curtains, and discover The several caskets to this noble prince." (Shak) "Prosperity doth best discover vice; but adversity doth best discover virtue." (Bacon) "We will discover ourselves unto them." (1 Sam. Xiv. 8) "Discover not a secret to another." (Prov. Xxv. 9) 3. To obtain for the first time sight or knowledge of, as of a thing existing already, but not perceived or known; to find; to ascertain; to espy; to detect. "Some to discover islands far away." (Shak) 4. To manifest without design; to show. "The youth discovered a taste for sculpture." (C. J. Smith) 5. To explore; to examine. Synonym: To disclose, bring out, exhibit, show, manifest, reveal, communicate, impart, tell, espy, find, out, detect. To Discover, Invent. We discover what existed before, but remained unknown, we invent by forming combinations which are either entirely new, or which attain their end by means unknown before. Columbus discovered America, Newton discovered the law of gravitation, Whitney invented the cotton gin, Galileo invented the telescope. Origin: OE. Discoveren, discuren, descuren, OF. Descovrir, descouvrir, F. Decouvrir; des- (L. Dis-) + couvrir to cover. See Cover. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| discoverable | Capable of being discovered, found out, or perceived; as, many minute animals are discoverable only by the help of the microscope; truths discoverable by human industry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| discovert | Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow. Origin: Cf. F. Decouvert uncovered, OF. Descovert. See Discover, Covert. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| discoverture | 1. Discovery. 2. A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband. Origin: Pref. Dis- + coverture: cf. OF. Descoverture. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| discovery | 1. The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing; as, the discovery of a plot. 2. A making known; revelation; disclosure; as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets. "In the clear discoveries of the next [world]" (South) 3. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognised; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood. "A brilliant career of discovery and conquest." (Prescott) "We speak of the "invention" of printing, the discovery of America." (Trench) 4. That which is discovered; a thing found out, or for the first time ascertained or recognised; as, the properties of the magnet were an important discovery. 5. Exploration; examination. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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The Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording has been awarded since 1998. ... The Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album was first awarded in 2005. ...
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| discogram |
An injection used to evaluate the health of a spinal intervertebral disc, particularly to identify annular tears.
출처: www.backpain-guide.com/Glossary_Files/Glossary_Pag...
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| discogram |
A test used to determine the source of low back pain. During this procedure, a discographer inserts a needle into the patient's back into the center of a disc. Then, dye is injected into the disc. The response to this injection helps determine whether the selected disc is indeed the source of pain.
출처: www.hopkinshospital.org/health_info/Bones/Reading/...
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Company or entity responsible for distributing to the public the electricity produced by the generating company (genco). Electric power is transmitted over the system operated by a grid company (gridco), also known as a wires company.
출처: www.stanford.edu/group/Power-Systems/electrical_te...
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| discoidal cleavage |
meroblastic cleavage in which a disk of cells is produced at the animal pole of the zygote (as in bird eggs)
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| disco | people who are defeated |
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| disco | caused to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable |
| disco | disappointingly unsuccessful |
| disco | anxious embarrassment |
| disco | an uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body |
| disco | the state of being tense and feeling pain |
| disco | to cause inconvenience or discomfort to |
| disco | cause to lose one's composure |
| disco | having your composure disturbed |
| disco | a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure |
| disco | anxious embarrassment |
| disco | any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes |