diastolic pressure
- n the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with blood
diastrophism
- n the process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crust
diarrhea
- n frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor