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pill-rolling tremor — a parkinsonian tremor of the hand consisting of flexion and extension of the fingers in conjunction with adduction and abduction of the thumb. Called also pill rolling … Medical dictionary
Pill millipede — Pill millipedes Glomeris marginata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Pill — Pill, n. [F. pilute, L. pilula a pill, little ball, dim. of L. pila a ball. Cf. {Piles}.] 1. A medicine in the form of a little ball, or small round mass, to be swallowed whole. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively, something offensive or nauseous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pill beetle — Pill Pill, n. [F. pilute, L. pilula a pill, little ball, dim. of L. pila a ball. Cf. {Piles}.] 1. A medicine in the form of a little ball, or small round mass, to be swallowed whole. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively, something offensive or nauseous … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pill bug — Pill Pill, n. [F. pilute, L. pilula a pill, little ball, dim. of L. pila a ball. Cf. {Piles}.] 1. A medicine in the form of a little ball, or small round mass, to be swallowed whole. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively, something offensive or nauseous … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pill wood louse — Pill Pill, n. [F. pilute, L. pilula a pill, little ball, dim. of L. pila a ball. Cf. {Piles}.] 1. A medicine in the form of a little ball, or small round mass, to be swallowed whole. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively, something offensive or nauseous … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pill bug — ☆ pill bug n. any of various isopods capable of rolling up into a ball, as a common species (Armadillidium vulgare) found in damp places … English World dictionary
Pill (pharmacy) — A pill is a small, round, solid pharmacological oral dosage form in use before the advent of tablets and capsules. Pills were made by mixing the active ingredients with an excipient such as glucose syrup in a mortar and pestle to form a paste,… … Wikipedia
pill pipe — noun Etymology: pill (IV) : a thin rod that is formed by rolling the mixture from a pill masser on a pill tile and is then cut into pieces of the proper size for pills … Useful english dictionary
pill bug — noun Etymology: 2pill; from its rolling into a ball when disturbed Date: 1843 wood louse; especially a wood louse capable of curling itself into a ball … New Collegiate Dictionary
