Category: D
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Deviate
To move steadily away from a designated norm.
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Developmental test of visual motor integration
A test of visual perception and motor planning requiring the copying of shapes and forms.
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Developmental phonological disorders
A group of language disorders occurring before age 4 in children and evidenced by difficulty in producing readily understandable speech.
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Deuteroplasm
The reserve food supply in the yolk or ovum.
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Deuteron
The nucleus of deuterium or heavy hydrogen.
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Deuteromycotina
In one system of taxonomy, the phylum of the imperfect fungi. It is equivalent to the class Hyphomycetes in another system of taxonomy.
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Deuteranopsia
Green blindness; color blindness in which there is a defect in the perception of green.
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Detrusor urinae
The external longitudinal layer of the muscular coat of the bladder.
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Detrusor instability
Contractions of the muscles of the urinary bladder during the filling phase of a urodynamic study or during coughing, sneezing, or other activities that raise intra-abdominal pressures. It is a cause of urinary incontinence, especially in women. Some experts believe detrusor overactivity to be the most common cause of urinary incontinence in older adults. Causes…
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Detox
Colloquial term for detoxification.