Deglutition (deg-lu-tish’un).  The act of swallowing.

Dejection (de-jek’shun).  Discharge of excrementitious material; mental
                         depression.

Deleterious (del-e-te’re-us).  Hurtful; injurious.

Deliquium (de-lik’we-um).  A fainting or syncope.

Delirium (de-lir’e-um).  A condition of mental excitement with confusion
                        and usually hallucinations and illusions.

Demulcents (de-mul’sents).  Soothing; allays irritation, especially of
                           mucous surfaces.

Dentition (den-tish’in).  Teething; cutting of teeth.

Dentrifice (den’trif-is).  A substance for cleansing teeth.

Duodenum (du-o-de’num).  The first part of the small intestine.

Deobstruent (de-ob’stru-ent).  A medicine to remove obstruction.

Depletion (de-ple’shun).  Diminished quantity of fluid in the body or in a
                         part, especially by bleeding, conditions due to
                         excessive loss of blood or other fluids.

Depuration (dep’u-ra-shun).  Purify or cleanse.

Derm (derm).  The skin.

Desiccate (des-ik-at).  To dry thoroughly.

Detergent (de-ter’gent).  A cleansing, purifying medicine.

Desquamation (des-kwam-a’shun).  Scaling; shedding of the epithelial
                                elements, chiefly of the skin.

Determination (de-term-in-a’shun).  Tendency of the blood to collect in a
                                   part.

Diagnosis (di-ag-no’sis).  The art of distinguishing one disease from
                          another.

Diaphragm (di’af-ram).  The membrane that separates the abdomen from the
                       chest cavity.

Diaphoretics (di-af-o-ret’ik).  Sweating remedies.

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Diathesis (di-ath’es-is).  Natural or congenital predisposition to a
                          special disease.

Dietetics (di-ct-et’iks).  The science or study and regulation of food.

Dilatation (di-la-ta’shun).  Stretched beyond the normal dimension.

Diluent (dil’u-ent).  Makes less irritant; an agent that makes less
                     irritant.

Discutients (dis-ku’te-ent).  Remedies that scatter.

Disinfectant (dis-in-fek’tant).  Agent that destroys disease germs or
                                renders ferments inactive.

Dislocation (dis-lo-ka’shun).  The displacement of any part, especially a
                              bone.

Diuretic (diu-ret’ik).  Agent to increase secretion of the urine.

Dorsal (dor’sal).  Pertaining to the back or back of any part.

Drastic (dras’tic).  Powerful acting remedy or agent.

Dyspepsia (dis-pep’se-ah).  Difficult digestion.  Impairment of the power or
                           function of digestion.