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- Dalmane tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia
- Dapsone antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy and some kinds of skin diseases
- Daricon an anticholinergic drug (trade name Daricon) used in treating peptic ulcers
- Darvon a mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive
- Daypro a nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug (trade name Daypro)
- Decadron a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
- Declomycin tetracycline antibacterial (trade name Declomycin) effective in the treatment of some bacterial and rickettsial and other infections
- Delivery the act of delivering a child; the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another; the event of giving birth; recovery or preservation from loss or danger; (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter; your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
- Deltasone a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant
- Demeclocycline hydrochloride tetracycline antibacterial (trade name Declomycin) effective in the treatment of some bacterial and rickettsial and other infections
- Demerol a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain
- Demulen trade name for an oral contraceptive
- Dental of or relating to the teeth; of or relating to dentistry; a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
- Desyrel oral antidepressant (trade name Desyrel) that is a nontricyclic drug used as a sedative
- Dexamethasone a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
- Dexamethasone intensol a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
- Dexedrine an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant
- Dexone a corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
- Dextrose an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits
- Diabeta an oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas
- Dial the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours; a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called; the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments; the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning; verb choose by means of a dial; operate a dial to select a telephone number
- Diazepam a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning
- Diazoxide vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension
- Dichloride a compound containing two chlorine atoms per molecule
- Diclofenac potassium a nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug (trade name Cataflam)
- Diclofenac sodium a nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug (trade name Voltaren) that is administered only orally
- Dicumarol an anticoagulant drug that has now been largely replaced by warfarin
- Diethylstilbestrol a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
- Diflunisal nonsteroidal anti inflammatory (trade name Dolobid) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions
- Digitoxin digitalis preparation used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia
- Digoxin digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully
- Dilantin an anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative
- Dilaudid a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain
- Dimenhydrinate antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness
- Dimetane antihistamine (trade name Dimetane) used to treat hypersensitivity reactions (as rhinitis)
- Disc a flat circular plate; (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored; sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove; something with a round shape like a flat circular plate
- Disulfiram a drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism; causes nausea and vomiting if alcohol is ingested
- Diuril a diuretic drug (trade name Diuril) used in the treatment of edema and hypertension
- Dolobid nonsteroidal anti inflammatory (trade name Dolobid) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions
- Dolophine hydrochloride synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
- Doriden sedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders
- Doxepin hydrochloride a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)
- Doxy a woman who cohabits with an important man
- Doxycycline an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections
- Dressing the act of applying a bandage; the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes; processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather; a cloth covering for a wound or sore; savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type; making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure; a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
- Drixoral the trade name for a drug used to treat upper respiratory congestion; it contains an antihistamine and a bronchodilator and a vasoconstrictor
- Dronabinol psychoactive substance present in marijuana; used therapeutically to control nausea associated with cancer therapy
- Durabolin an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis
- Dynapen antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin
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