patent+medicine
121mesencephalon — That part of the brainstem developing from the middle of the three primary cerebral vesicles of the embryo (the caudal of these being the rhombencephalon or hindbrain, the rostral the prosencephalon or forebrain). In the adult, the m. is… …
122pars — SYN: part. [L. p. (part ) a part] p. abdominalis aortae [TA] SYN: abdominal aorta. p. abdominalis ductus thoracici [TA] SYN: abdominal part of thoracic duct. p. abdominalis esophagi [TA] SYN: abdominal part of esophagus. p. abdomina …
123part — A portion. SYN: pars [TA]. abdominal p. of aorta SYN: abdominal aorta. abdominal p. of esophagus [TA] the portion of the esophagus from where it passes through the diaphragm to the stomach. See …
124patulous — SYN: patent. [L. patulus, fr. pateo, to lie open] * * * pat·u·lous pach ə ləs adj spread widely apart: wide open or distended <a patulous eustachian tube> pat·u·lous·ness n * * * pat·u·lous (patґu ləs) [L. patulus] spreading widely… …
125PD — Abbreviation for phenyldichloroarsine. * * * Doctor of Pharmacy; Dublin Pharmacopoeia; interpupillary distance; Paget disease; pancreas divisum; pancreatic duct; panic disorder; papilla diameter; paralyzing dose; Parkinson disease; parkinsonian… …
126Pd — Symbol for palladium. * * * Doctor of Pharmacy; Dublin Pharmacopoeia; interpupillary distance; Paget disease; pancreas divisum; pancreatic duct; panic disorder; papilla diameter; paralyzing dose; Parkinson disease; parkinsonian dementia;… …
127pentalogy — A rarely used term for a combination of five elements, such as five concurrent symptoms. [penta + G. logos, treatise, word] p. of Cantrell a congenital defect involving a cleft lower sternum, an anterior diaphragmatic defect, absence …
128proprietary name — The protected brand name or trademark, registered with the U.S. Patent Office, under which a manufacturer markets its product. It is written with a capital initial letter and is often further distinguished by a superscript R in a circle (®).… …
