Category: D

  • Descriptive statistics

    To inform about the characteristics of a particular group.  

  • Descriptive rule

    Prescriptive rules.  

  • Descriptive responsibility

    In legal proceedings, the judgment that the accused performed an illegal act: ascriptive responsibility.  

  • Descriptive evidence

    In research, a set of facts that describe or summarize a phenomenon. Anecdotal evidence that consists essentially of causal impressions rather than recorded data, epidemiological evidence; experimental evidence.  

  • Descriptive epidemiology

    That phase of epidemiology that deals with time, place, and the people affected by a disease.  

  • Descriptive analysis

    In research, describing the phenomenon being observed in contrast to conducting tests.  

  • Derogatory

    Expressing a low opinion of someone.  

  • Dermis

    The thick underlying layer of the skin that contains sweat glands, sebaceous glands, and the hair follicles. A thick layer of living skin beneath the epidermis. Layer of skin below the epidermis; it consists of several layers and contains blood vessels, lymph vessels, hair follicles, glands, and nerves; also called (colloq) corium. Tumor, usually benign,…

  • Dermatophytosis

    A disease caused by a fungus, e.g., athlete’s foot, dermatitis. A fungal infection of the skin caused by a dermatophyte. Any fungus infection of the skin; more specifically, an infection caused by the parasitic fungus Epidennophyton.  

  • Dermatology

    A specialty of medical practice that is concerned with diseases of the skin. The study and treatment of the skin and its diseases. Medical specialty concerned with the skin and its development, function, diseases, and treatment. The study of the skin, including its anatomical, physiological, and pathological characteristics. Dermatology encompasses the diagnosis and treatment of…