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Cuticle. The outer skin. 



Cyst. A bag or sac containing matter or other fluid. 



Debility. Weakness. 



De-coc-tions. Medicines that are prepared by boiling; 



Deg-lu-ti-tion, The act of swallowing. 



De-liq-ui-um. The act of fainting. 



Delirium. Wildness, temporary loss of the mind. 



De-mul-cents. A mucilaginous medicine, as flaxseed or ^lor Arabic, 



Den-ti-tion. The act or process of cutting teeth. 



Den-tri-frice, A preparation for cleaning the teeth. 



De-ob-stru-ent. A mild laxative. 



De ple-tion. To diminish the quantity of blood by bloovJ-letting or othw 



process. 

 Dep-u-ra-tion. Cleansing from impure matter. 

 De-ter-gent. Cleansing medicines as laxatives and purgatives. 

 Di-ag-no-sis. The act of determining diseases by symptoms. 

 Di-a-pho-ret-ics. Medicines which aid or produce perspiration or sweating. 

 Di-a-phragm. Midriff; the muscular division between the clifist and the 



abdomen. 

 Di-ath-e-sis. Tendency of the body to any form of disease, as scrofulous 



diathesis. 

 Di-e-te-tic. Relating to diet. 

 Dil-a-ta-tion. Act of spreading in all directions. 

 Di-lu-ted. Reducing the strength of liquids with water. 

 Di-lu-ting. Weakening. 



Dis-cu-tient. Medicines which scatter or drive away tumors. 

 Dis-in-fec-tants. Articles which purify infected places. 

 Dis-lo-ca-tion, A bone out of its socket. 

 Di-u-ret-ic. A medicine that increases the amount of urine. 

 Dor-sal. Having reference to the back. 

 Dras-tics. Active or strong purgatives. 

 Du-o-de-num. The first of the small intestines. 

 Dys-cra-sia. A bad habit, producing generally a diseased condltiosi of tb*- 



system. 

 Dys-pep-sia. Difficult of digestion. 

 Dys-pha-gi-a. Difficulty of swallowing. 

 Dysp-noe-a. Obstructing the breath. 

 Dys-u-ri-a. Difficulty and pain in discharging urkie. 

 Eb-ul-li-tion. , The motion of a liquid by which it gives off bubbles of vapor. 

 Ef-fer-vesce. To foam as in soda-water. 

 Ef-flor-es-cenee. Redness of the surface, as in measles, etc. 

 Ef-flu-vi-a. Exhalations from substances, as from flowers or decaying mat 



ter. 



Ef-fa-sion. An escape of fluids from their natural position Into the tissues 0* 



cavities of the body. 

 E-lec-tri-za-tiou. Medical use of electricity. 



