CULT. A system of religious belief.
CURD. The coagulated or curdled part of milk, which
is usually made into cheese. CUTANEOUS. Pertaining to the skin. CUTICLE. The epidermis or outer layer of the skin. CYST. A membranous sack containing fluid.
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DEBILITY. Weakness, loss or want of strength.
DECOMPOSITION. Putrefaction, decay.
DEGENERATE. Fallen off from a better to a worse
state ; declined in natural or moral worth. DELIRIUM. Mental aberration due to disease. DELIVERY. Parturition, child-birth. DENSITY. The quality of being close or compact. DENUDE. To make bare or naked. DEPLETE. To reduce, to lessen. DESIDERATA. Plural of Desideratum, a state of things
to be desired. DETERIORATION. The act of reducing anything in
value or quality.
DETRIMENTAL. Causing hurt; injurious. DIAGNOSIS. The recognition of disease from its
symptoms.
DIAGNOSTICIAN. One skilled in diagnosing. DIAPHRAGM. The muscular wall between the chest
and the abdomen. DIARRHEA. Excessive discharge of fluid evacuations
from the bowels.
DIET. Food; a system of feeding. DIETARY. Pertaining to diet; a system of feeding. DIETETICS. The branch of treatment referring to diet.
