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Cyst — A small bladder or bag. 

 Cystitis — Inflammation of the bladder. 



Debris — Broken or detached fragments. 



Decoction — A fluid impregnated with any substance by boiling. 



Defecation — A voiding of excrement from the body. 



Deglutition — The act of swallowing. 



Dejection — Matter voided from the bowels. 



Degenerate — To grow worse or inferior. 



Decarbonize — To free from carbon. 



Deleterious — Destructive, poisonous. 



Depletion — The act of emptying. 



Dentition — Cutting of the teeth in infancy. 



Deodorizer — A substance that destroys a bad smell. 



Dermal — Belonging to the skin. 



Depravation — Corruption. 



Detergent — Cleansing. 



Dermatologist — One who makes diseases of the skin a specialty. 



Desiccate — To dry up. 



Desquamation — Scaling off of the skin. 



Diabetes — A disease which is attended with an inordinate flow of urine. 



Diagnosis — The act of distinguishing one disease from another. 



Diaphoretic — A medicine which increases perspiration. 



Diaphragm — A muscular partition which divides the cavity of the chest 



from that of the abdomen. 

 Diathesis — Peculiarity of constitution. 

 Disinfect — To free from infectious matter. 

 Dilatation — Expansion; enlargement. 



Diluent — A fluid which thins the blood, or holds medicines in solution. 

 Diuretic — A medicine which increases the flow of urine. 

 Douche — Dashes of water. 



Drastic — A medicine which moves the bowels harshly. 

 Dropsy — An unnatural accumulation of fluid in the body. 

 Dorsal — Pertaining to the back. 

 Duct — A tube or vessel for conveying fluid. 

 Duodenum — The first portion of the intestine. 



Dura Mater — A thick fibrous membrane lining th(! cavity of the skulT. 

 Dyspnoa — Difficulty of breathing. 



Ecchymoma — An effusion of blood into the cellular tissue under the skin. 



Ecchymosis — A black or yellow spot produced by effused blood. 



Ecraseur — Instrument for castration. 



Eczematous — Of the nature of eczema. 



Effluvium — An unpleasant odor or exhalation from decaying or putrefy- 

 ing matter. 



Effusion — The pouring out of blood or other fiuid from its proper vessels 

 into the cellular tissue or into a cavity. 



