| Pfannenstiel's incision | An incision made transversely, and through the external sheath of the recti muscles, about an inch above the pubes, the muscles being split or separated in the direction of their fibres. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Pfannenstiel, Hermann Johann | <person> German gynecologist, 1862-1909. See: Pfannenstiel's incision. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pfaundler, Meinhard von | <person> German physician, 1872-1947. See: Pfaundler-Hurler syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pfaundler-Hurler syndrome | <syndrome> Mucopolysaccharidosis in which there is a deficiency of alpha-l-iduronidase, an accumulation of an abnormal intracellular material, and excretion of dermatan sulfate and heparan sulfate in the urine; with severe abnormality in development of skeletal cartilage and bone, with dwarfism, kyphosis, deformed limbs, limitation of joint motion, spadelike hand, corneal clouding, hepatosplenomegaly, mental retardation, and gargoyle-like facies; autosomal recessive inheritance. See: mucolipidosis. Synonym: dysostosis multiplex, Hurler's disease, lipochondrodystrophy, Pfaundler-Hurler syndrome, type IH mucopolysaccharidosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pfeiffer's bacillus | <bacteria> Bacterium sometimes associated with influenza virus infections, causes pneumonia and meningitis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Pfeiffer's blood agar | Solid agar with a few drops of human blood smeared on the surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pfeiffer's phenomenon | The alteration and complete disintegration of cholera vibrios when introduced into the peritoneal cavity of an immunised guinea pig, or into that of a normal one if immune serum is injected at the same time; extended to include bacteriolysis in general. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pfeiffer's syndrome | Acrocephalosyndactyly with broad short thumbs and great toes, often with duplication (polydactyly) of the great toes and variable syndactyly of other digits; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: Pfeiffer's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pfeiffer, Richard | <person> German physician, 1858-1945. See: Pfeifferella, Pfeiffer's blood agar, Pfeiffer's bacillus, Pfeiffer's phenomenon, Pfeiffer's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pfeifferella | An obsolete genus of bacteria, the type species of which, Pfeifferella mallei, formerly was placed in the genus Actinobacillus and presently is placed in the genus Pseudomonas. Origin: R. F. J. Pfeiffer (05 Mar 2000) |
| PFFD | <abbreviation> Proximal femoral focal deficiency. (05 Mar 2000) |
| PfKIN protein kinase | <enzyme> Snf1 type protein kinase from plasmodium flaciparum; genbank z22868 Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| Pfluger's law | A given segment of a nerve is irritated by the development of catelectrotonus and the disappearance of anelectrotonus, but the reverse does not hold; i.e., excitation occurs at the cathode when the circuit is closed and at the anode when it is opened. Synonym: Pfluger's law. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pfluger, Eduard | <person> German anatomist and physiologist, 1829-1910. See: Pfluger's law. (05 Mar 2000) |
| PFOB | <abbreviation> Perfluorooctyl bromide. (05 Mar 2000) |