callback |
a request to a worker to return to work, esp. after a layoff or after normal working hours. [1/3 definitions] |
calm down |
to become less full of tension; return to normal. [1/3 definitions] |
carcinogenesis |
the development of cancerous cells from normal ones. |
cardiology |
the medical study of the heart, its normal functioning, and its diseases. |
chiropractic |
a system of healing in which manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures is used to restore normal nerve function and thus good health. |
cold |
having a body temperature below normal. [1/7 definitions] |
complement |
a heat-sensitive substance in normal blood serum and plasma that, in combination with antibodies, destroys antigens. [1/7 definitions] |
contrabass |
with a pitch an octave below the normal bass. [1/4 definitions] |
cram |
to force entry beyond normal capacity; jam. [1/8 definitions] |
dead |
lacking normal life functions; not alive. [1/16 definitions] |
decompress |
gradually to return (a person such as a diver who has been under compression) to normal air pressure. [1/3 definitions] |
degeneracy |
the process of declining, or condition of having declined, from an elevated position, or below a normal or desired state. [1/2 definitions] |
degraded |
below normal standards; uncivilized or depraved. [1/2 definitions] |
delta wave |
a low-frequency electric brain wave present during deep sleep in normal adults; delta rhythm. |
deviate |
to cause to stray from normal or accepted behavior. [1/6 definitions] |
diastole |
in physiology, the normal rhythmic expansion of the heart chambers, during which the chambers fill with blood. (Cf. systole.) |
disinflation |
a decline of prices in general from an inflated to a more normal level. [1/2 definitions] |
disorder |
to disturb the normal functions of, esp. to derange the physical or mental health of. [1/5 definitions] |
distorted |
twisted or changed from a thing's normal shape, character, or way or behaving. [2 definitions] |
diverticulum |
a tubular pouch or sac that branches out from a body canal, organ, or cavity, occurring as a normal or abnormal growth. |
dopamine |
an intermediate product in the body's synthesis of many substances, such as melanin, and a neurotransmitter essential to normal nerve functioning. |