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362 words match “DUNG”

PERIODOSCOPE n.
A table or other means for calculating the periodical functions of women. Dunglison.
PHARMACODYNAMICS n.
branch of pharmacology which considers the mode of action, and the effects, of medicines. Dunglison.
PHARMACON n.
A medicine or drug; also, a poison. Dunglison.
PHARMACOPOEIA n.
A chemical laboratory. [Obs.] Dunglison.
PHTHISIOLOGY n.
A treatise on phthisis. Dunglison.
PIGMENTAL; PIGMENTARY a.
Of or pertaining to pigments; furnished with pigments. Dunglison. Pigmentary degeneration (Med.), a morbid condition in which an undue amount of pigment is deposited in the tissues.
PLASTICITY n.
Plastic force. Dunglison.
PLEUROTHOTONUS n.
A species of tetanus, in which the body is curved laterally. Quain. Dunglison.
PLICA n.
matted together. The disease is of Polish origin, and is hence called also Polish plait. Dunglison.
PNEUMOGRAPHY n.
A description of the lungs. Dunglison.
PNEUMOMETRY n.
Measurement of the capacity of the lungs for air. Dunglison.
POLLUTION n.
The emission of semen, or sperm, at other times than in sexual intercourse. Dunglison.
POLYPHARMACY n.
A prescription made up of many medicines or ingredients. Dunglison.
POSTHETOMY n.
Circumcision. Dunglison.
POTENTIZE v.
To render the latent power of (anything) available. Dunglison.
POTT'S DISEASE n.
tt's fracture, a fracture of the lower end of the fibula, with displacement of the tibia. Dunglison.
PREDISPONENT a.
which predisposes. Predisponent causes. (Med.) See Predisposing causes, under Predispose. Dunglison.
PREGNANT n.
A pregnant woman. [R.] Dunglison.
PROCTOCELE n.
the rectum, from relaxation of the sphincter, with more or less swelling; prolapsus ani. Dunglison.
PROLAPSE n.
the orifice with which it is naturally connected, especially of the uterus or the rectum. Dunglison.
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