Category: D

  • Duplicity theory of vision

    The theory that has essentially the status of fact, that vision involves two separate senses, rods: cones.  

  • Duplicity

    Inconsistency between a person’s beliefs and actions.    

  • Duplication

    In genetics, the occurrence of a segment more than once in the same chromosome or genome. Doubling or folding of a part or an organ; the state of being folded.  

  • Dumbcane

    A tropical American herb that, when chewed, causes the tongue to swell. The reaction can be severe enough to cause obstruction of the airway.  

  • Dues checkoff

    In labor relations, the arrangement whereby employers deduct union dues from the wages of employees and transmit them to the union.  

  • Due process

    In law, a legal term referring to the regular administration of the law wherein no person may be denied his or her legal rights. A person’s right to be treated with fairness in any legal proceeding, one of the most basic rights of a U.S. citizen; from the phrase in the Constitution “no person shall…

  • Duct system

    The body’s collection system of tubes and canals.  

  • Ductless glands

    The glands of internal secretion, the glands of the endocrine system whose hormones are secreted directly into the vascular system. Any one of certain glands in the body, the secretion of which goes directly into the bloodstream and so is carried to different parts of the body. These glands the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal and…

  • Dual world prostitute

    A prostitute who identifies with her family and has middle class values.  

  • Dual sports

    Physical activities that require two participants, wrestling.