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deinfibulation

The practice of cutting open the narrowed vaginal opening in a woman who has been infibulated, which is often necessary for improving health and well-being as well as to allow intercourse or to facilitate childbirth... Read More

delayed discovery rule

A legal doctrine that suspends the running of statutes of limitations during periods of time in which the victims did not discover, or by the exercise of reasonable diligence, could not have discovered, the injuries that would lead to their causes of action against the defendant/perpetrator... Read More

delta

Pertaining to friction ridge identification, the point on a friction ridge at or nearest to the point of divergence of two type lines and located at or directly in front of the point of divergence... Read More

dental development

Growth and maturation of the dentition (i... Read More

dental eruption

The process of emergence of the primary (deciduous) or secondary (permanent) teeth through the alveolar bone... Read More

dental floss

Street name, slang, or code word for lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)... Read More

dentate

A descriptive term for triangular, scalloped, notched, or toothed divisions... Read More

denudation

The process of removing surface layers of the skin... Read More

denuded

Loss of the surface layers of the skin (epidermis)... Read More

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

A department of the U... Read More

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