| patent ductus arteriosus |
a ductus arteriosus that failed to close at birth; may require surgical correction
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| patent medicine |
medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription
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| paternal |
belonging to or inherited from one's father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits" characteristic of a father parental: relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance" agnate: related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt"
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| paternalism |
the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
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| paternity test |
a test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child; negative results prove he was not the father but positive results show only that he could be
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