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called autographic skin ; autographism. See Urticaria 



ermographic {der-mo-graf -ik) [depua, skin ; ypaoeiv, 

 tel. Affected with dermographia. D. pseudo- 

 urticaria. Same as Dermographia. 

 ermographism {der-mo-graf -izm) [depua, skin ; 



v, to write]. Autographism. See Autographic 



uid Urticaria factitia. 

 ermography {der-mof -ra-fe) [depua, skin ; ypapeiv, 

 .0 write] . Dermographia ; dermal autographism. 

 >:rmohemal {der-mo-he' '-mat) [dkpua, skin ; alua, 

 Dlood]. In biology, applied to parts of the ventral or 

 riemal tins of certain fishes. 



i:rmoid uier'-moid). See Dermatoid. D. Cyst, atera- 

 :oma. 



:rmology {der-mol' -o-je) . See Dermatology. 

 :rmoneural {der-mo-nu' -ral) [depua, skin ; vevfwv, 

 nerve]. In biology, applied to parts of the dorsal or 

 neural tins of certain fishes. 



:rmoneurosis {der-mo-nu-ro / -sis). See Dermatoneu- 

 r osis. 



:rmoplasty (der 1 '-mo-plas-te) [depua, skin ; KAacceiv, 

 :o form] . Restoration of skin ; skin-grafting. 

 :rmorhynchous {der-mo-ring / -kus) [depua, skin ; 

 ji'y^of, snout]. In biology, having a bill or beak 

 rovered with skin, as the duck, 

 trmorrhagia (der-mor-a'-je-ah) [rfep/Mt.skin; ptjyvirvai, 



break forth] . Hemorrhage from the skin ; bloody 

 •weat ; hematidrosis. 



.^rmosclerite {der-mo-skle' '-rit) [dep/ia, skin ; aiO.rjpdq, 



iard]. In biology, one of the spicular masses found 



n certain actinozoans. 



;rmoskeleton {der-mo-skel f -et-un) [depua, skin ; 

 r6v, a skeleton]. The exoskeleton of inverte- 

 brates ; the skin and its appendages. 

 ;rmo-syphilopathy {der-mo-sifil-op/ -a-the) [dipua, 

 skin; syphilis; Tradoc, affection]. A syphilitic skin- 

 disease. 



.irmotomy {der-mot'-o-me). See Dermatotomy . 

 ;rodidymus {der-o-did' -im-us) [Sept), neck ; didvfioc, 

 ■louble]. A sysomic monstrosity with a single body, 

 two necks and heads, two upper and lower extremities, 

 with other rudimentary limbs occasionally present. 

 :rospasmus (der-o-spaz' '-mus) [depr/, neck; c^aaubc, 



pasm]. Spasm or cramp in the neck. 



rtrotheca {der-tro-the'-kah) [deprpov, a vulture's 



:>eak ; &rjnt], a sheath]. In biology, the skin of the 



:im or tip of the upper mandible in certain birds. 



irtrum {der'-trum) [Seprpov, a beak]. See Deriro- 



heca. 

 1 Salle, Line of. See Lines, Table of. 



!sanimania {des-an-im-a' -ne-ah) [des (dis) priv. ; 

 nimus, mind ; uavia, mania]. Mindless insanity; 

 mentia. 

 sault's Apparatus or Bandage. See Bandage. 

 I). Operations. See Operations, Table of. 

 J:sbassins' Test. Same as Richmond s Test. See 



• Table of. D. Splint. See Splint. 

 Isccmet's Membrane. The internal or posterior 

 ning membrane of the cornea. Also called the Mem- 

 rane of Demours. 

 I scemetitis (des-em-et-i'-tis) [Descemet ; itic , inflam- 



1 lation]. Inflammation of Descemet's membrane. 

 Iscemetocele {des-em-et'-o-sel) [Descemet; M7/.17, 



emia]. Hernia of Descemet's membrane. 

 I scendens { de-sen' '-denz) [descendere, to go down]. 



)ownward. D. noni, a branch of the hypoglossal 

 I erve. See Nerves, Table of. 



I scent {de-sent') [descensus, a going down]. The 

 »ct of going down; downward motion. D. Stage 



I Labor, one of the stages in labor, consisting in 



ie entrance of the fetal head into the pelvis. D. of 



DESPUMATION 



Testicle. See Testicle. D. of Womb. See Pro- 

 lapsus. 



Deschamps' Angle. See Angle. 



Deshler's Salve. The compound resin cerate of the 

 pharmacopeia. 



Desiccant \des' -ik-ant) [desiccare, to dry up]. I. Caus- 

 ing desiccation ; drying. 2. A drying medicine or 

 application. 



D esiccation \des-ik-a' -shuri) [desiccare, to dry up] . The 

 process of removing moisture from solids and organic 

 tissues. 



Desiccative {des' '-ik-a-tiv) [desiccare, to dry up]. 1. 

 Drying; desiccant. 2. A medicine or application 

 having the property of drying moist tissues, ulcers and 

 running sores. 



Desma {dez'-mak) [dea/ua, a band]. In biology, a 

 term applied to irregular sponge-spicules. 



Desmachyme {des' -mah-kim) [deofia, a band ; ^v,«of» 

 juice]. In biology, the connective tissue of sponge. 



Desmacyte [des' -mah-stt) [deo/ia, a band ; kvtoc , a 

 cell]. In biology, one of the connective-tissue cells 

 of a sponge. 



Desmarres' Operations. See Operations, Table of. 



Desmitis (des-mi'-tis) [deouoq, ligament]. Inflamma- 

 tion of a ligament. 



Desmobacterium {des-mo-bak-te / -re-um) [deauoq, band; 

 fiatiTrjpiov, a small staff: pi. Desmobacteria\ A group 

 of microbes, so-called by Cohn, corresponding to the 

 genus Bacillus of Klein. 



Desmodactylous {des-mo-dak' -til-us) [Seauoq, a band ; 

 d&KTv/Ac, a finger or toe]. In biology, having the 

 flexor tendons of the toes united. 



Desmodynia {des-mo-din' -e-aK) [6eau6c, a band ; bdirvrj, 

 pain]. Pain in a ligament. 



Desmognathism {des-mog f -na-thiztn) [&eauoc, a band; 

 yvadog, jaw]. Union of the maxillo-palatine bones 

 across the middle line ; normal in certain birds, as 

 hawks, ducks, etc. 



Desmognathous {des-mog* '-na-thus) [Seau6c, a band; 

 ■yvadoc, 2l jaw]. In biology, applied to birds of the 

 " bound palate " type, in which the vomer is small or 

 absent, the maxillo-palatines united, and the palatines 

 and pterygoids articulate directly with the sphenoid. 



De sinography {des-mog / -ra-fe) [deauoc, a ligament! 

 ypaoeiv, to write] . The description of the ligaments. 



Desmoid {des'-moid) [decfir/, a bundle ; eldoc , likeness]. 

 Like a small bundle. D. Carcinoma. Synonym of 

 Hodgkin ' s Disease. 



Desmoma {des-mo* -maK) [Aeoudr, a band: pi., 

 Desmomata\ A connective-tissue tumor. 



Desmoneoplasma {des-mo-ne-o-plaz' '-mah) [Seaubq, 



band; ve og, new; Tr'/.aaua, plasma: //. , Desmoneoplas- 



mata']. Any neoplasm made up of connective tissue. 



Desmopathy {des-mop/ -a-the) [deouog, a band ; Tzadoc, 



disease] . Any disease of a ligament. 

 Desmopelmous {des-mo-pel' -mus) [deofia, a band ; 

 ■Kelua, the sole of the foot]. In biology applied to 

 such birds as have the plantar tendons bound together. 

 Desmosis (des-mo / -sis) [6eau6c, a band : pl.,Desmoses']. 

 Any disease of connective tissue, especially of the con- 

 nective tissue of the skin. 

 Desmotomy {des- mot' -0- me) [fteau6$, band; tout/, sec- 

 tion]. The dissection and anatomy of the ligaments; 

 surgical cutting of a ligament. 

 Desmotrophy {des-mof -ro-fe) [deauoc, a band; rpeoeiv, 



to turn]. Tautomerism. 

 Desoxalic Acid {des-oks-al'-ik). See Acid. 

 Desprez' Operation. See Operations, Table of. 

 Despumation {des-pu-ma' -shun) [despumare, to skim 

 froth]. The purification of a liquid by removal of the 

 scum or froth : also the formation of froth ; purifica- 

 tion ; clarification in general. 



