Depuration (dep'u-ra-shun). Purify or cleanse.

Derm (derm). The skin.

Desiccate (des-ik-at). To dry thoroughly.

Detergent (de-ter'gent). A cleansing, purifying medicine.

Desquamation (des-kwam-a'shun). Scaling; shedding of the epithelial
elements, chiefly of the skin.

Determination (de-term-in-a'shun). Tendency of the blood to collect in a
part.

Diagnosis (di-ag-no'sis). The art of distinguishing one disease from
another.

Diaphragm (di'af-ram). The membrane that separates the abdomen from the
chest cavity.

Diaphoretics (di-af-o-ret'ik). Sweating remedies.

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