Dry

(dri) I. Without moisture. 2. Barren. 3. To evaporate. D.-ash System. See Dry-earth System. D. Belly-ache. See Girdle pain. D. Caries. See Ony cho mycosis . D. Cupping. See Cupping . D. -earth System, Dry-ash System; a method of disposing of feces by mingling with them dry earth or ashes in sufficient quantity to absorb all moisture from them, so as to render them inodorous and to prevent decomposition. D. Gangrene. See Gangrene . D. Itch. Synonym of Lichen. D. Labor, one in which there is but a slight discharge of liquor amnii. D. Mouth. See Xerostomia . D.-nurse, a nurse who attends and feeds a child, but does not suckle it. D. Pile, a hemorrhoid that does not bleed. D. Pleurisy, pleurisy without effusion. D.-scall, a synonym of psoriasis. D.swimming, swimming exercise in the air, a useful gymnastic measure. D. Tetter. See Psoriasis . D. Wine, a wine containing little or no sugar. See Wines.