dysgenics

Dysgenics


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced (context:cognition)

dysgenics

dysthymic depression

Dysthymic depression


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. mild chronic depression (context:state)


– Sample : “dysthymic depression”

  • I thought she had just been in a bad mood for thirty years, but the doctor called it dysthymia
dysthymic depression

dynamite

Dynamite


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp (context:artifact)
  • (verb)
    1. blow up with dynamite (context:change)


– Sample : “dynamite”

  • The rock was dynamited
dynamite

dysostosis multiplex

Dysostosis multiplex


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. hereditary disease (autosomal recessive) consisting of an error is mucopolysaccharide metabolism; characterized by severe abnormalities in development of skeletal cartilage and bone and mental retardation (context:state)

dysostosis multiplex

dysarthria

Dysarthria


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. impaired articulatory ability resulting from defects in the peripheral motor nerves or in the speech musculature (context:state)

dysarthria

dyspepsia

Dyspepsia


– definition :

  • (noun)
    1. a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea (context:state)

dyspepsia