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noun
- A poetical foot of three sylables (-- ~ ~), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.
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| deferent |
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adjective - showing deference
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| deltoid |
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noun
- The w:deltoid muscle, deltoid muscle, a triangular muscle on the human shoulder.
adjective
- In the shape of the upper case Greek letter delta �; triangular.
- Of, or connected with the w:deltoid muscle, deltoid muscle
- (botany, of leaves) Of a triangular or roughly triangular shape and attached to the stem via the side.
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| dendrite |
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noun (plural dendrites)
- (cytology) A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendron.
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| dermal |
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adjective
- Of or pertaining to skin or integument.
- ({2, The muscles in the face are used to form expressions)}
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| dermatome |
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noun
- an instrument used surgically to remove a thin slice of skin for grafting
- an area of skin which is innervated by afferent nerve fibers coming to a single posterior spinal root
- the cutis plate
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| dermic |
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adjective
- Of or relating to the dermis or skin.
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| dimple |
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noun
- A small depression in a surface.
- The accident created a in the hood of the car.
- Specifically, a small depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.
- You have very cute dimples.
verb (dimpl, ing)
- (transitive) To create a dimple in.
- The hailstorm dimpled the roof of our car.
- (intransitive) To create a dimple in one's face by smiling.
- The young girl dimpled in glee as she was handed a cupcake.
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| dissect |
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verb
- (transitive) To study a dead animal's anatomy by cutting it apart; to perform a necropsy or an autopsy.
- (transitive) To study a plant or other organism's anatomy similarly.
- (transitive) To analyze an idea in detail by separating it into its parts.
- (context, transitive, anatomy, surgery) To separate muscles, organs, and so on without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture.
- Now the triceps away from its attachment on the humerus.
- (context, transitive, pathology) Of an infection or foreign material, following the fascia separating muscles or other organs.
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| dorsal |
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adjective
- (anatomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located.
- (context, of a knife) Having only one sharp side.
- An anatomical term referring to the top surface of either foot and/or hand.
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| ductless gland |
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noun - (anatomy) Any gland that secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream; especially the endocrine gland
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| dug |
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noun
- mammary gland on domestic mammal containing more than two breasts. Usually used in the plural form.
verb
- (past of, dig)
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| dura mater |
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noun
- The tough and inflexible outermost of the three layers of the meninges
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