Category: D

  • Depilatory technique

    One of several temporary procedures to remove hair from the body, including shaving the area, plucking a few unwanted hairs, chemical means, or wax treatment. If chemical depilation is used, care must be taken to avoid skin irritation. The wax treatment involves application of molten wax, which is allowed to cool; then, when the wax…

  • Dephosphorylation

    Removal of a phosphate group form a compound.  

  • Depersonalize

    To make impersonal; to deprive of personality or individuality.  

  • Dependent care

    The support and nurturing of persons who cannot meet their own needs, such as children or functionally impaired adults.  

  • Dependent adult

    Any individual between the ages of 18 and 65 whose functional limitations prevent him or her from maintaining legal rights or living alone without support from others.  

  • Dependence

    A form of behavior that suggests inability to make decisions. A state in which a person’s body has become resistant to a drug and requires the drug to function normally. A condition in which an individual necessitates a consistent intake of a specific substance to prevent the onset of withdrawal symptoms is referred to as…

  • Deoxyuridine suppression test

    A test primarily used in research laboratories to detect early or mild cases of vitamin B12 deficiency.  

  • Deoxyribozyme

    A DNA molecule capable of cleaving itself (i.e., of cutting itself into smaller pieces).  

  • Deoxyribonucleoside

    One of a class of nucleotides in which the pentose is 2-deoxyribose.  

  • Deoxyribonucleoprotein

    One of a class of conjugated proteins that contain deoxyribonucleic acid.