Disinfectants. Agents used to destroy the germs or particles of living matter that are believed to be the causes of infection.
Dislocation (Lat. dislocare, to put out of place). An injury to a joint in which the bones are displaced or forced out of their sockets.
Dissection (Lat. dis, apart, and seco, to cut). The cutting up of an animal in order to learn its structure.
Distal (Lat. dis, apart, and sto, to stand). Away from the center.
Duct (Lat. duco, to lead). A narrow tube.
Duodenum (Lat. duodeni, twelve). The first division of the small intestines, about twelve fingers’ breadth long.
Dyspepsia (Gr. -δύς, ill, and πέπτειν, to digest). A condition of the alimentary canal in which it digests imperfectly. Indigestion.
Dyspnœa (Gr. δύς, difficult, and πνέω, to breathe). Difficult breathing.
Efferent (Lat. effero, to carry out). Bearing or carrying outwards, as from the center to the periphery.
Effluvia (Lat. effluo, to flow out). Exhalations or vapors coming from the body, and from decaying animal or vegetable substances.