| purse | 1. A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw together closely, used to carry money in; by extension, any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet; a pocketbook; a portemonnaie. " who steals my purse steals trash." (Shak) 2. Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse. 3. A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse. 4. A specific sum of money; as: In Turkey, the sum of 500 piasters. In Persia, the sum of 50 tomans. Light purse, or Empty purse, poverty or want of resources. Long purse, or Heavy purse, wealth; riches. Purse crab See Pocket gopher, under Pocket. Sword and purse, the military power and financial resources of a nation. Origin: OE. Purs, pors, OF. Burse, borse, bourse, F. Bourse, LL. Bursa, fr. Gr. Hide, skin, leather. Cf. Bourse, Bursch, Bursar, Buskin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| purse-string instrument | An intestinal clamp with jaws at an angle to the handle; when closed across the bowel, large grooved interdigitating serrations allow passage of a straight needle and suture through each side to form a purse-string suture, after which the clamp is removed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purse-string suture | A continuous suture placed in a circular manner either for inversion (as for an appendiceal stump) or closure (as for a hernia). (05 Mar 2000) |
| pursed lips breathing | A technique in which air is inhaled slowly through the nose and mouth and exhaled slowly through pursed lips; used by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to improve their breathing by increasing resistance to air flow, forcibly dilating small bronchi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purser | 1. A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on shipboard; now called paymaster. 2. A clerk on steam passenger vessels whose duty it is to keep the accounts of the vessels, such as the receipt of freight, tickets, etc. 3. Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier. Purser's name, a false name. See: Purse, and cf. Bursar. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sea purse | <zoology> The horny egg case of a skate, and of certain sharks. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| pursed lip breathing |
A breathing technique used to maintain resistance in the airway during exhalation to enhance oxygenation.
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| purse-string m. |
fissures or scarring caused by syphilitic lesions around the mouth in neonates with congenital syphilis.
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| purse-string s. |
a continuous suture placed around a circular opening that is to be inverted; commonly used for the stump of the appendix or a hernia sac. See Plate 47.
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| pursed lip b. |
an abnormal breathing style in which the lips are pursed during exhalation, usually due to dyspnea in an effort to reduce respiratory muscle effort.
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| pursed-lip breathing |
An expiratory maneuver in which the patient exhales through puckered lips to slow expiratory flow and to create slight back pressure. This action may prevent premature closure of intrapulmonary airways, esp. in the patient w
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| purse | a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) |
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| purse | a small bag for carrying money |
| purse | a sum of money offered as a prize |
| purse | a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse |
| purse | contract one's lips into a rounded shape |
| purse | gather or contract into wrinkles or folds |
| purse | a seine designed to be set by two boats around a school of fish and then closed at the bottom by means of a line |
| purse | a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse |
| purse | proud or arrogant because of your wealth (especially in the absence of other distinction) |
| purse | a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman |
| purse | an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare |
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