| defervescence | Falling of an elevated temperature; abatement of fever. Origin: L. De-fervesco, to cease boiling, fr. De-neg. + fervesco, to begin to boil (05 Mar 2000) |
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| defervescency | 1. A subsiding from a state of ebullition; loss of heat; lukewarmness. "A defervescency in holy actions." (Jer. Taylor) 2. <medicine> The subsidence of a febrile process; as, the stage of defervescence in pneumonia. Origin: L. Defervescere to grow cool. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| defervescent stage | Falling of an elevated temperature; abatement of fever. Origin: L. De-fervesco, to cease boiling, fr. De-neg. + fervesco, to begin to boil (05 Mar 2000) |
| defiance | 1. The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat. "A war without a just defiance made." (Dryden) "Stood for her cause, and flung defiance down." (Tennyson) 2. A state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition to resist; contempt of opposition. "He breathed defiance to my ears." (Shak) 3. A casting aside; renunciation; rejection. "Defiance to thy kindness." To bid defiance, To set at defiance, to defy; to disregard recklessly or contemptuously. Origin: OF. Defiance, desfiance, challenge, fr. Desfier to challenge, F. Defier. See Defy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| defibrillation | <cardiology, physiology> The act to arrest the fibrillation of (heart muscle) by applying electric shock across the chest, thus depolarising the heart cells and allowing normal rhythm to return. (18 Nov 1997) |
| defibrillator | <equipment> A device which delivers a measured electrical shock to arrest fibrillation of the heart (ventricle). (27 Sep 1997) |
| defibrillators, implantable | Implantable devices which continuously monitor the electrical activity of the heart and automatically detect and terminate ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. They consist of an impulse generator, batteries, and electrodes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| defibrinate | To deprive of fibrin, as fresh blood or lymph by stirring with twigs. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| defibrination | Removal of fibrin from the blood, usually by means of constant agitation while the blood is collected in a container with glass beads or chips. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deficiency | A lack or defect. (18 Nov 1997) |
| deficiency anaemia | Any anaemia resulting from a dietary deficiency of materials essential to red blood cell formation, e.g., iron, vitamins (especially folic acid), protein. Synonym: deficiency anaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deficiency dermatitis and diarrhoea, zinc | A genetic disease called acrodermatitis enteropathica is characterised by the simultaneous occurrence of skin inflammation (dermatitis) and diarrhoea. The skin on the cheeks, elbows and knees and tissue about the mouth and anus are inflammed. There is also balding of the scalp, eyebrows and lashes, delayed wound healing and recurrent bacterial and fungal infections due to immune deficiency. The key laboratory finding is an abnormally low blood zinc level reflecting impaired zinc uptake. Oral treatment with zinc is curative. (12 Dec 1998) |
| deficiency disease | Any disease resulting from undernutrition or an inadequacy of calories, proteins, essential amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, or trace minerals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deficiency diseases | A condition produced by dietary or metabolic deficiency. The term includes all diseases caused by an insufficient supply of essential nutrients, i.e., protein (or amino acids), vitamins, and minerals. It also includes an inadequacy of calories. (12 Dec 1998) |
| deficiency mutant | Mutant with a nutritional requirement not present in the wild type organism. Synonym: defective organism, deficiency mutant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| defensive |
intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance" attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
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| deferent |
showing deference
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| deferential |
deferent: showing deference
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| defervescence |
abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature
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| defibrillation |
treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)
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| DEF | have a bowel movement |
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| DEF | the elimination of fecal waste through the anus |
| DEF | normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum |
| DEF | a person who defecates |
| DEF | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) |
| DEF | a failing or deficiency |
| DEF | an imperfection in a bodily system |
| DEF | an imperfection in a device or machine |
| DEF | desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army |
| DEF | withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility |
| DEF | the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) |
| DEF | not working properly |