disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
dysgenesis
Noun
infertility between hybrids
diabetic acidosis
Noun
acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies
drowsiness
Noun
a very sleepy state
detainment
Noun
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
durance
Noun
imprisonment (especially for a long time)
diverticulosis
Noun
presence of multiple diverticula in the walls of the colon
desperate straits
Noun
a state of extreme distress
dependence
Noun
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
dependence
Noun
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
dire straits
Noun
a state of extreme distress
dependance
Noun
the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
dependance
Noun
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming,especially alcohol or narcotic drugs
dynamic balance
Noun
(aeronautics) the state of equilibrium in which centrifugal forces due to a rotating mass (e.g., a propeller) do not produce force in the shaft and so vibration is reduced
diestrus
Noun
(of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity
deep freeze
Noun
temporary inactivity or suspension
deep freeze
Verb
store in a deep-freeze, as for conservation
diestrum
Noun
(of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity
desuetude
Noun
a state of inactivity or disuse
deadlock
Noun
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
degenerative disorder
Noun
condition leading to progressive loss of function
demyelination
Noun
loss of the myelin covering of some nerve fibers resulting in their impaired function
dysaphia
Noun
a disorder in the sense of touch
disease
Noun
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
dysosmia
Noun
a disorder in the sense of smell
dysphagia
Noun
condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful
dysuria
Noun
painful or difficult urination
dystrophy
Noun
any degenerative disorder resulting from inadequate or faulty nutrition
dystrophy
Noun
any of several hereditary diseases of the muscular system characterized by weakness and wasting of skeletal muscles
drug addiction
Noun
an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
dyscrasia
Noun
an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body
diplegia
Noun
paralysis of corresponding parts on both sides of the body
distributive shock
Noun
shock caused by poor distribution of the blood flow
decompression sickness
Noun
pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
dyskinesia
Noun
abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements
deviated septum
Noun
abnormal displacement of any wall that separates two chambers (usually in the nasal cavity)
deviated nasal septum
Noun
abnormal shift in location of the nasal septum
dextrocardia
Noun
abnormal condition where the heart is located toward the right side of the chest
disseminated sclerosis
Noun
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
disseminated multiple sclerosis
Noun
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
diabetes
Noun
a polygenic disease characterized by abnormally high glucose levels in the blood
diabetes mellitus
Noun
diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria
dyscalculia
Noun
impaired ability to learn grade-appropriate mathematics
dysgraphia
Noun
impaired ability to learn to write
dyslexia
Noun
impaired ability to learn to read
dyssynergia
Noun
inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements
dysphasia
Noun
an impairment of language, especially speech production, that is usually due to brain damage
diabetes insipidus
Noun
a rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the kidneys)