Category: D

In psychology, conflict instigated by the necessity of making a choice between two objects neither of which is wholly desirable or undesirable.  

A graph showing the relationship between the size of a drug dose and the size of the response, dose-response relationship. A graph charting the effect of a specific dose of drug, chemical, or ionizing radiation. In radiology, also called survival curve.  

A quantity or amount of a drug taken at a particular time, dosage. A measured quantity of a drug or radiation which is to be given to someone at one time. A short period of experiencing a minor illness (informal). An infection with a sexually transmitted disease (informal). The amount of medication that is administered…

Having distinct lower and upper surfaces.  

Round upper back, kyphosis.  

The artery whose pulse is palpable on the dorsal surface of the foot. The supplies the medial foot and great toe.  

In botany, a period of inactivity in bulbs, buds, seeds, and other plant organs. Temporary inactivity; e.g., a state of transiently reduced metabolic activity.  

The use of ergogenic agents to artificially improve athletic performance. In sports, the illicit use of a drug or blood product by an athlete in an effort to improve performance.  

In politics, the affirmative recommendation made by a committee in sending a bill to the floor for additional action.  

The theory that schizophrenia victims are oversensitive to the neurotransmitter dopamine and are therefore in a state of over arousal. Phenothiazines alleviate schizophrenia symptoms acting as a block to transmission.