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Dermatitis: skin inflammation, regardless of its origin.

Desensitization:  a therapeutic method which consists of injecting an allergen at gradually  increasing doses to decrease a subject's reactivity to an allergen which exists in the  subject's surrounding environment, and enabling the subject to tolerate a protective dose. It  tends to be reserved for IgE dependant allergies. Synonyms: hypo-sensitization,  immunotherapy or specific vaccination.

Disinsectization: systematic destruction of insects.

Drainage: method for evacuation of bronchial mucus, used by asthmatic patients ; surgical  removal (or evacuation) of purulent secretions from sinus cavities.

Drug Interaction: change in the effects of a medicinal product by another medicinal product  (administered at about the same time) or a given substance. The effect can be positive or  negative on treatment, both with regard to efficacy and side effects. 

Dyspnea: objective or subjective difficulty in breathing.