| diaphoretic |
used to produce perspiration inducing perspiration
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| diabetes insipidus |
a rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the kidneys); characterized by the chronic excretion of large amounts of pale dilute urine which results in dehydration and extreme thirst
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| diaphragm |
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically" (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves
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| diaphragmatic hernia |
hiatus hernia: hernia resulting from the protrusion of part of the stomach through the diaphragm
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| diaphragmatic pleurisy |
epidemic pleurodynia: an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest)
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