Webster's Dictionary 1913

6724

Dysodile

Dys″o‐dile (?), n. [Gr. � ill smell, from � ill-smelling; δυσ- ill, bad + � to smell.] (Min.) An impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly fetid odor when burning.

6725

Dyspepsia

{ Dys‐pep″si‐a (?), Dys‐pep″sy (?; 277), } [L. dyspepsia, Gr. �, fr. � hard to digest; δυσ- ill, hard + � to cook, digest; akin to E. cook: cf. F. dyspepsie. See Dys-, and 3d Co...

6726

Dyspeptic

{ Dys‐pep″tic (?), Dys‐pep″tic‐al (?), } a. Pertaining to dyspepsia; having dyspepsia; as, a dyspeptic or dyspeptical symptom.

6727

Dyspeptic (2)

Dys‐pep″tic, n. A person afflicted with dyspepsia.

6728

Dyspeptone

Dys‐pep″tone (?), n. [Pref. dys- + peptone.] (Physiol. Chem.) An insoluble albuminous body formed from casein and other proteid substances by the action of gastric juice. Meissner.

6729

Dysphagia

{ ‖Dys‐pha″gi‐a (?), Dys″pha‐gy (?), } n. [NL. dysphagia, fr. Gr. δυσ- ill, hard + � to eat.] (Med.) Difficulty in swallowing.

6730

Dysphonia

{ ‖Dys‐pho″ni‐a (?), Dys″pho‐ny (?), } n. [NL. dysphonia, Gr. �; δυσ- ill, hard + � sound, voice: cf. F. dysphonie.] (Med.) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds; enfeebled or ...

6731

Dysphoria

‖Dys‐pho″ri‐a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �, fr. � hard to bear; δυσ- ill, hard + φέρειν to bear: cf. F. dysphorie.] (Med.) Impatience under affliction; morbid restlessness; dissatisf...

6732

Dyspnœa

‖Dysp‐nœ″a (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. �, fr. � short of breath; pref. δυσ- ill, hard + �, �, breathing, � to blow, breathe: cf. F. dyspnée.] (Med.) Difficulty of breathing.

6733

Dyspnoic

Dysp‐no″ic (?), a.(Med.) Affected with shortness of breath; relating to dyspnœa.

6734

Dysprosium

Dys‐pro″si‐um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. δυσπρόσιτοσ hard to get at.] (Chem.) An element of the rare earth-group. Symbol Dy; at. wt., 162.5.

6735

Dysteleology

Dys‐te′le‐ol″o‐gy (?), n. [Pref. dys- + teleology.] (Biol.) The doctrine of purposelessness; a term applied by Haeckel to that branch of physiology which treats of rudimentary o...

6736

Dystocia

‖Dys‐to″ci‐a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �; δυσ- ill, hard + τόκοσ delivery.] (Med.) Difficult delivery pr parturition.

6737

Dystome

Dys″tome (?), a. [Gr. δυσ- ill, hard + τομόσ cutting, διατέμνειν to cut.] (Min.) Cleaving with difficulty.☞ Datolite was called dystome spar by Mohs.

6738

Dysuria

{ ‖Dys‐u″ri‐a (?), Dys″u‐ry (?), } n. [L. dysuria, Gr. �; δυσ- + � urine: cf. F. dysurie.] (Med.) Difficult or painful discharge of urine.

6739

Dysuric

Dys‐u″ric (?), a. [Gr. �: cf. F. dysurique.] Pertaining to, or afflicted with, dysury.

6740

Dzeren

{ Dze″ren (?), Dze″ron (?), } n.(Zoöl.) The Chinese yellow antelope (Procapra gutturosa), a remarkably swift-footed animal, inhabiting the deserts of Central Asia, Thibet, and C...

6741

Dziggetai

Dzig″ge‐tai (?), n.(Zoöl.) The kiang, a wild horse or wild ass of Thibet (Asinus hemionus).☞ The name is sometimes applied also to the koulan or onager. See Koulan.