1252 CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR. 



Diploma — A document granted by a legally chartered college, showing 

 that the person named is entitled to practice his or her profession. 



Disinfectant — An agent capable of neutralizing morbific effluvia, or the 

 cause of infection. 



Dislocation — Putting out of joint. 



Disorganization — A complete morbid change in, or even total destruction 

 of, the structure or texture of an organ. 



Dissection — Exposing the different parts of a dead body, that their ar- 

 rangement and structure may be studied. 



Distorted — Deformed, crooked, out of the natural shape. 



Distend — To stretch out, or swell. 



Diuresis — An extraordinary or abundant excretion of urine. 



Diuretic — A medicine to increase the flow of urine. 



Doctor — In a common sense, applied to a person legally qualified to prac- 

 tice medicine. In its real sense, applying to various titles, as Ph, D., 

 Doctor of Philosophy; D. D., Doctor of Divinity; LL. D,, Doctor 

 of Laws. 



Domestic — Relating or belonging to the home or farm. 



Dorsal — Pertaining to the back. The dorsal column : the back-bone. 



Drachm — The eighth part of an ounce. 



Drastic — Powerfully acting medicines or poisons. 



Drench — Liquid medicine given by the mouth. 



Drug — Originally, a medicine in its simple form, but now applied to 

 medicines generally. 



Duct — A tube for conveying a fluid or the secretions of the glands. 



Duodenum — The first portion of the small intestine, through which the 

 bile is poured. 



Dura Mater — ^A fibrous, semi-transparent membrane, lining the cavity of 

 the cranium, and containing the brain, (of which it may be considered 

 the outer membrane), and protecting the same by its thickness and 

 great resisting power. 



Dysentery — Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the large intes- 

 tines, producing mucous or bloody evacuations. 



Dyspepsia — Serious derangement of the digestive functions. 



Dysphagia — Difficulty of swallowing. 



Dyspnoea — ^Difficulty of breathing. 



Dysuria — Painful and incomplete passage of urine. 



EcbolicSf Parturients — Agents causing the contraction of the womb. 



Ectozoon — Parasites, as lice, infesting the surface of the body. Entozoa : 

 parasites within the body. 



Eczema — Small pustules crowded together, not contagious, but producing 

 a smarting pain. 



