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Diaphragm
- noun - (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration
- a contraceptive device consisting of a flexible dome-shaped cup made of rubber or plastic; it is filled with spermicide and fitted over the uterine cervix
- a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens;
- electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves
Diazonium
- noun - the univalent cation R-N:N- (where R is an aromatic hydrocarbon); found in salts that are used in manufacturing azo dyes
Dibbukkim
- noun - (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior
Dichroism
- noun - pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions
Dicrotism
- - A condition in which there are two beats or waves of the arterial pulse to each beat of the heart.
Diltiazem
- noun - a calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure
Disaffirm
- - To assert the contrary of; to contradict; to deny; -- said of that which has been asserted.
Disciform
- adjective - having a round or oval shape like a disc; "a disciform skin lesion"
Disesteem
- noun - have little or no respect for; hold in contempt
- the state in which esteem has been lost
Dogmatism
- noun - the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot