Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Deaden
To make something such as pain or noise less strong.
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Dead
No longer alive. Not sensitive.
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Dazed
Confused in the mind.
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Day surgery
A surgical operation which does not require the patient to stay overnight in hospital. Surgery done in a clinic or a hospital without an overnight stay either before or after the operation. Improvements in surgery especially the introduction of minimally invasive surgery as well as more effective methods of anaesthesia have simplified many procedures and…
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Day recovery ward
A ward where day patients who have had minor operations can recover before going home.
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Day patient
A patient who is in hospital for treatment for a day and does not stay overnight.
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Day nursery
A place where small children can be looked after during the daytime while their parents or guardians are at work.
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Day centre
A place providing day care.
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Daughter cell
Any of the cells which develop by mitosis from a single parent cell.
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Daughter
A female child of a parent. The product of the decay of a radioactive element.
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