| demrep | A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character; an adventuress. Origin: Contr. Fr. Demi-reputation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| demucosation | Rarely used term for excision or stripping of the mucosa of any part. (05 Mar 2000) |
| demulcent | Soothing, bland, allaying the irritation of inflamed or abraded surfaces. (18 Nov 1997) |
| demyelinated myelitis | Acute multiple sclerosis presenting as a myelitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| demyelinating disease | Diseases in which the myelin sheath of nerves is destroyed and that often have an autoimmune component. Examples are multiple sclerosis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (a complication of acute viral infection), experimental allergic encephalomyelitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome. (18 Nov 1997) |
| demyelinating diseases | Any condition characterised by the destruction of myelin and extensive loss of the myelin sheaths of the nerve fibres. It affects both the central and peripheral nervous systems. Its aetiology is at present unknown. (12 Dec 1998) |
| demyelinating encephalopathy | Extensive idiopathic loss of myelin sheaths in the brain, as occurs in leukodystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| demyelinating polyneuropathy | A type of polyneuropathy in which almost solely the peripheral nerve myelin is affected; can be both familial (e.g., Charcot-Marie Tooth disease, type 1), or acquired (e.g., Guillain-Barre syndrome); on motor nerve conduction studies, manifested as conduction slowing or block. Synonym: segmental demyelinating polyneuropathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| demyelination | Loss of myelin with preservation of the axons or fibre tracts. Central demyelination occurs within the central nervous system (e.g., the demyelination seen with multiple sclerosis); peripheral demyelination affects the peripheral nervous system (e.g., the demyelination seen with Guillain-Barre syndrome). (05 Mar 2000) |
| demyelinisation | The destruction of the protective myelin sheath that surrounds nerve fibres, resulting in the loss of function of those nerves. Demyelinisation happens in some degenerative nerve diseases like multiple sclerosis and polio. (09 Oct 1997) |
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(deme) (d[emacr]m) [Gk. d[emacr]mos common people] a population of very similar organisms interbreeding in nature and occupying a circumscribed area; called also genetic population.
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| DEM | a former Dutch colony in South America |
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| DEM | a river in northern Guyana that flows northward into the Atlantic |
| DEM | dark rum from Guyana |
| DEM | light brown cane sugar |
| DEM | the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection |
| DEM | a mark against a person for misconduct or failure |
| DEM | a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain |
| DEM | territory over which rule or control is exercised |
| DEM | extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use |
| DEM | (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology |
| DEM | son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia |
| DEM | son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia |