| 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) |