| Parker, Edward Mason | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1860-1941. See: Parker-Kerr suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Parker-Kerr suture | A continuous inverting suture used to close an open end of intestine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parkeria | <zoology> A genus of large arenaceous fossil Foraminifera found in the Cretaceous rocks. The species are globular, or nearly so, and are of all sizes up to that of a tennis ball. Origin: NL. So named from W. K. Parker, a British zoologist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |