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dabbawalla(India) A deliveryperson in Mumbai, India who collects freshly cooked food in lunchboxes from workers' residences (mostly in the suburbs), delivers it to their respective workplaces, and returns the empty containers.dakimakuraA body-length pillow, originating in Japan, which can be embraced or wrapped around one's body while sleeping.dalamalikaIn Indian art, a figure depicted holding a branch.dauerlarvaA morphologically recognizable, nongrowing stage in the postembryological development of the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.decennalia(historical) The festival and religious rituals celebrating a Roman emperor's 10th year of rule.delospermaAny of the genus Delosperma of succulent plants, common in Africa.delphinulaA sea snail of the species Angaria delphinusdemophobia(rare) A phobia, or fear, of crowds, masses, or people.desiderataplural of desideratumdessiatinaA Russian measure of land, roughly 1.1 hectares.dextrodopa(biochemistry) The counterpart of levodopa that has opposite chirality and does not have biological effects.dhahabiyyaAlternative form of dahabieh.dharmakaya(Buddhism) One of the three bodies of a Buddha in Mahāyāna Buddhism, constituting the unmanifested, "inconceivable" aspect of a Buddha out of which Buddhas arise and to which they return after their dissolution.dharmapala(Buddhism) Buddhist deity; protector of BuddhismdharmshalaAlternative form of dharmsala.dhurmsalla(India, historical) A rest-house for wayfarers; a choultry.diabulimia(medicine) The manipulation of insulin dosage by a diabetic person in order to effect loss of weight.diaceturia(pathology) The presence of acetoacetic acid (diacetic acid) in the urinedialetheiaA statement that is both true and false; a true contradiction.diastemataplural of diastemadiblastulaAn embryonal sac having two cell layers, ectoderm and entoderm.didymalgia(pathology) Pain in the testes.dinacharyaA concept in Ayurvedic medicine that prescribes daily activities around cycles of nature; daily regimen.diphtheria(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.diplopodiaA congenital anomaly in tetrapods that involves duplication of elements of the foot on the hind limb.dipsomania(pathology) Addiction to alcohol.discomaniaEnthusiasm for disco music.distitibia(zoology) The portion of the tibia of an arachnid that is furthest from the body.domophobiaA compulsive flight from domesticity.doraphobiaThe fear of touching the fur or skin of an animal.dorsodyniaSynonym of dorsalgia.doxophobiaA fear of expressing one's opinion.dragphobia(LGBTQ, uncommon) Hatred or fear of drag queens and drag kings.dromomaniaAn irrational impulse to wander or travel without purpose.drosophilaAny fruit fly of the genus Drosophiladrugeteria(US) A drugstore; a pharmacy.dubtronicaA genre of music combining electronica and dub.ductopenia(pathology) A reduction in the number of intrahepatic bile ductsdykephobia(informal, very rare) Dislike or hatred of homosexual women.dysacousia(pathology) Synonym of dysacusisdysarthria(neurology, neuropsychology) Difficulty in articulating words due to a disturbance in the form or function of the structures that modulate voice into speech; one of the first indicative symptoms of myasthenia gravis, brought about by an autoimmune response to acetylcholine receptors.dyschromia(pathology) Any disorder affecting the pigmentation of the skin, hair or nails.dysgnathiamalformation of the jawdysgraphiaA language disorder that affects a person's ability to write.dyshepatia(pathology) A disorder of liver functiondyskalemia(biology, medicine) A unhealthy concentration of potassium in the blood.dyskinesia(uncountable) A state of involuntary muscle movements, like tics and torticollis, and reduced voluntary muscle movements.dysmorphia(medicine) dysmorphismdysphrasiaA speech defect characterised by an inability to put words into an intelligible orderdysphrenia(obsolete) A group of mental disorders characterized by different cognitive, verbal or behavioral deficits.dyssebacia(pathology) A condition due to incorrect function of the sebaceous gland.dysspermiaAny abnormality of the spermatozoa or the semen.dysynergiaAlternative form of dyssynergia.