the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy, development and diseases of the teeth
dental medicine
Noun
the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
dental surgery
Noun
the branch of dentistry involving surgical procedures
dental orthopedics
Noun
the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
dental orthopaedics
Noun
the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
dermatology
Noun
the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases
direct correlation
Noun
a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small
distribution free statistic
Noun
a statistic computed without knowledge of the form or the parameters of the distribution from which observations are drawn
diagnostics
Noun
the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease
dynamics
Noun
the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies
developmental psychology
Noun
the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children
differential psychology
Noun
the branch of psychology that studies measurable differences between individuals
dialectology
Noun
the branch of philology that is devoted to the study of dialects
descriptive grammar
Noun
a grammar that is produced by descriptive linguistics
derivational morphology
Noun
the part of grammar that deals with the derivations of words
descriptive anthropology
Noun
the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies
defensive attitude
Noun
an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
dialectics
Noun
a rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces
deixis
Noun
the function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of speech or writing
denominationalism
Noun
the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations
denominationalism
Noun
a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination
devices
Noun
an inclination or desire
domestic science
Noun
theory and practice of homemaking
descriptive linguistics
Noun
a description (at a given point in time) of a language with respect to its phonology and morphology and syntax and semantics without value judgments
deontic logic
Noun
the modal logic of obligation and permissibility
doxastic logic
Noun
the modal logic of belief and disbelief
demography
Noun
the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations
dialect geography
Noun
the study of the geographical distribution of linguistic features
diachronic linguistics
Noun
the study of linguistic change
diachrony
Noun
the study of linguistic change
disinterestedness
Noun
freedom from bias or from selfish motives
dynamical system
Noun
(physics) a phase space together with a transformation of that space
disinterest
Noun
tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement
descriptivism
Noun
(linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics
descriptivism
Noun
(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
dogmatism
Noun
the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot
dovishness
Noun
any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict
deism
Noun
the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation
druidism
Noun
the system of religion and philosophy taught by the Druids and their rites and ceremonies
disfavor
Noun
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
disfavor
Noun
the state of being out of favor
disfavor
Verb
put at a disadvantage
disfavour
Noun
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
disfavour
Noun
the state of being out of favor
disfavour
Verb
put at a disadvantage
dislike
Noun
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
dislike
Noun
a feeling of aversion or antipathy
dislike
Verb
have or feel a dislike or distaste for
domino theory
Noun
the political theory that if one nation comes under communist control then neighboring nations will also come under communist control
deictic word
Noun
a word specifying identity or spatial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occurs