dia-, di-

(Greek: through, thoroughly; across; entirely, utterly)

adenodiastasis

Separation or ectopia of glands or glandular tissue from their usual anatomical sites, e.g., pancreatic glands in the wall of the small intestine, gastric glands in the wall of the esophagus.

adiabatic

In thermodynamics, describing a process in which there is no transfer of heat into or out of the system in question; without loss or gain of heat.

adiabolist

A person denying existence of the Devil.

adiadochocinesia

adiadochocinesia, adiadochocinesis; adiadochokinesia,
adiadochokinesis

Loss of the power to perform rapid alternating movements. This symptom is indicative of a disorder of the cerebellum or its tracts.

adiadochocinesis

adiadochokinesia

adiadochokinesis

adiaphon

A keyboard instrument resembling the adiaphonon but having tuning forks instead of steel bars.

adiaphonon

A keyboard instrument resembling the piano but having steel bars instead of strings.

adiaphoria

Non response to stimuli as a result of some previous exposure to similar stimuli.

adiathermance

Impermeability to radiant heat energy.

adiathermancy

The condition of being impervious to or unaffected by heat waves.

adiathermanic

Impermeability to heat (not allowing heat to pass through or to diffuse).

adiathermanous, adiathermic

In physics, a reference to the inability to transmit radiant heat; not affected by heat.

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(Greek: through, thoroughly; across; entirely, utterly)

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