| digitalisation | The administration of digitalis in a dosage schedule designed to produce and then maintain optimal therapeutic concentrations of its cardiotonic glycosides. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| digitalism | The symptoms caused by digitalis poisoning or overdosage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digitalization | Administration of digitalis by any one of a number of schedules until sufficient amounts are present in the body to produce the desired therapeutic effects. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digitate | Branching from the main stem or stalk like the fingers of a hand. (09 Oct 1997) |
| digitate dermatosis | See: parapsoriasis en plaque. Synonym: small plaque parapsoriasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digitate impressions | The depressions on the inner surface of the skull which correspond to the convolutions of the brain. Synonym: impressiones digitatae, digitate impressions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digitate wart | A wart in which the papillae project like fingers; they occur in groups, often on the scalp. Synonym: digitate wart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digitated | <botany> Having several leaflets arranged, like the fingers of the hand, at the extremity of a stem or petiole. Also, in general, characterised by digitation. Dig"itately. Origin: L. Digitatus having fingers. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| digitation | A division into fingers or fingerlike processes; also, a fingerlike process. Origin: Cf. F. Digitation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| digitationes hippocampi | Synonym: foot of hippocampus. Origin: Mod. L. Pl. Of digitatio (05 Mar 2000) |
| digiti | Plural of digitus. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digiti hippocratici | An obsolete term for clubbed digits or fingers. See: clubbing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digitigrade | <zoology> Walking on the toes; distinguished from plantigrade. Origin: L. Digitus finger, toe + gradi to step, walk: cf. F. Digitigrade. <zoology> An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf, etc.; distinguished from a plantigrade, which walks on the palm of the foot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| digitin | <protein> See saponin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| digitipartite | <botany> Parted like the fingers. Origin: L. Digitus finger + partite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |