dermatoplasty
Plastic surgery of the skin, especially the use of skin grafts.

dermatosome
Any of the granular bodies in rows, united and surrounded by protoplasm, that form the cell wall.

dermatosomes
plural of dermatosome

dermatothlasia
A cutaneous neurosis characterized by an uncontrollable desire to rub or pinch the skin, sometimes as a defence against pain elsewhere.

dermides
plural of dermis

dermis
The tissue of the skin underlying the epidermis.

dermises
plural of dermis

dermoabrasion
Alternative spelling of dermabrasion.

dermocalyptrogen
Alternative form of dermacalyptrogen.

dermocosmetic
A cosmetic applied to the skin

dermocosmetics
plural of dermocosmetic

dermofasciectomies
plural of dermofasciectomy

dermofasciectomy
The removal (and subsequent grafting) of diseased palmar fascia along with any overlying involved skin

dermograph
An area of skin affected by dermography

dermographs
plural of dermograph

dermography
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.

dermolipectomies
plural of dermolipectomy

dermolipectomy
The removal of fat from beneath the skin

dermopalatine
A bone on the palatine that develops from the skin lining.

dermopalatines
plural of dermopalatine

dermopterotic
A dermal bone that overlays the pterotic

dermopterotics
plural of dermopterotic

dermorphin
A heptapeptide first isolated from the skin of South American frogs, and sometimes used illicitly to enhance the performance of racehorses.

dermorphins
plural of dermorphin

dermosphenotic
A superficial dermal bone behind the eye comprising the sixth infraorbital or suborbital

dermosphenotics
plural of dermosphenotic

dermostoses
plural of dermostosis

dermostosis
ossification of the dermis

descendostomy
An operation involving the formation of an artificial opening from the descending colon through the abdominal wall.

descensories
plural of descensory

descensory
A vessel used in alchemy to extract and filter oils.

desma
An axial filament.

desmocranium
the mesenchymal primordium of the cranium

desmocyte
Any of several elongated interstitial cells, but especially the fibroblasts

desmocytes
plural of desmocyte

desmography
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments

desmology
The branch of anatomy which concerns ligaments.

desmosome
A structural unit that functions in the adhesion of cells to form tissue.

desmosomes
plural of desmosome

desmotomies
plural of desmotomy

desmotomy
Surgical dissection of a ligament.

desquamation
The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.

desquamations
plural of desquamation

destabilase
A form of lysozyme (isopeptidase) found in the secretions from the salivary glands of medicinal leeches

destabilases
plural of destabilase

destrocardia
A congenital cardiac malformation in which the heart is facing to the right instead of the left

desychronization
Misspelling of desynchronization.

desynchronisation
Alternative form of desynchronization.

desynchronisations
plural of desynchronisation

desynchronization
A loss of synchronization of brain waves.
The loss or absence of synchronization; asynchronism.

desynchronizations
plural of desynchronization

detrusor
A smooth muscle in the wall of the bladder that relaxes to allow urine to be stored and contracts to expel it; often used attributively.

detrusorrhaphy
A surgical procedure during which the detrusor muscle is reconstructed around the ureterovesical junction to form a competent one-way valve, often as a treatment for ureterovesical reflux.

detrusors
plural of detrusor

detubulation
The removal or severing of a tubule (especially the T tubules of the heart).

deturgescence
state of relative dehydration necessary to maintain the transparency of the cornea of the eye

deuteranopia
A form of color blindness in which the retina is deficient in or lacks cone cells containing opsins that respond to the color green, resulting in an inability to distinguish red from green.

deuteranopias
plural of deuteranopia

deuterocone
The cusp of a mammalian premolar tooth.

deuterocones
plural of deuterocone

deuteron
the nucleus of deuterium, consisting of a proton and a neutron

deuterons
plural of deuteron

deuteropathies
plural of deuteropathy

deuteropathy
A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, such as headache from an overloaded stomach.

deutomerite
The posterior nucleated portion of an attached cephalont in gregarines.
The fixed segment of the grasping part of chelicerae.

deuton
deuteron

deutons
plural of deuton

deutron
Alternative form of deuteron.

deutrons
plural of deutron

devascularisation
Alternative spelling of devascularization.

devascularization
The destruction or blocking of blood vessels and concomitant loss of blood supply to an organ

devascularizations
plural of devascularization

dexosome
An exosome produced by dendritic cells

dexosomes
plural of dexosome

dextrocardia
A congenital abnormality in which the heart is transposed to the right side of the chest.

dextrocardias
plural of dextrocardia

dextrocardiogram
An electrocardiogram of the right side of the heart

dextrocardiograms
plural of dextrocardiogram

dextrogram
An electrocardiogram of the right side of the heart

dextrograms
plural of dextrogram

dextroscoliosis
A form of scoliosis in which the spine curves to the right

dextroversion
A position of an organ turned to the right (e.g. the heart).
A movement of both eyes to the right.

dextroversions
plural of dextroversion

diachisis
Misspelling of diaschisis.

diachyma
The parenchyma of leaves.

diacoele
The cavity of the diencephalon.

diacytosis
The discharge of an empty pinocytotic vesicle from a cell

diaereses
plural of diaeresis

diaeresis
A separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong, that is, beginning with one sound and ending with another) into two distinct syllables; distraction.
A separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong, that is, beginning with one sound and ending with another) into two distinct syllables; distraction.
An occurrence of separate vowel sounds in adjacent syllables without an intervening consonant; a hiatus.
A division, a separation.
A natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot in a line of verse.
An act of separating body parts or tissues which are normally together.

diafanization
Misspelling of diaphanization.

dialyneury
A direct nerve connection between ganglia that are located on opposite sides of the body of a mollusk.

dialysance
The flow of solute through a membrane during dialysis.
The rate of such flow.

dialysate
A product of dialysis.
A product of dialysis.
The fluid used on the other side of the membrane during dialysis.

dialysates
plural of dialysate

dialyser
Alternative form of dialyzer.

dialysers
plural of dialyser

dialyzate
Alternative spelling of dialysate.

dialyzates
plural of dialyzate

dialyzer
The part of a hemodialysis machine that performs filtration by unequal diffusion through membranes

dialyzers
plural of dialyzer

dianhydrogalactitol
The diepoxide 1,2-bis(oxiran-2-yl)ethane-1,2-diol that causes bone marrow toxicity

diapedeses
plural of diapedesis

diapedesis
The migration of blood cells, especially leucocytes, through the intact walls of blood vessels into the surrounding tissue.

diapertent
The bulge of the male genitalia in a diaper, especially when erect; a diaper bulge.

diapertents
plural of diapertent

diaphanization
A technique in which a biological specimen is treated to make the skin and tissue diaphanous (i.e. transparent) whilst retaining body shape and staining the skeleton; tissue clearing

diaphanography
The examination of a body part (especially a breast) by transillumination

diaphonisation
Alternative form of diaphanization.

diaphonization
Alternative form of diaphanization.

diaphyses
plural of diaphysis