| ped- | Foot, feet. Origin: L. Pes, foot (05 Mar 2000) |
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| alkaline milk drip | A variable mixture of sodium bicarbonate in whole milk dripped into the stomach through a small oral or nasal tube to produce constant achlorhydria; used in the treatment of certain ulcers. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Murphy drip | Slow continuous administration of saline solution by instillation into the rectum and sigmoid colon. Synonym: Murphy drip, rectoclysis. Origin: procto-+ G. Klysis, a washing out (05 Mar 2000) |
| postnasal drip | Term sometimes used to describe sensation of excessive mucoid or mucopurulent discharge from the posterior nares. (05 Mar 2000) |
| drip | 1. To flow a drop at a time. 2. A flowing in drops. (05 Mar 2000) |
| drip-suck irrigation | A type of drainage in which antibiotics are continuously infused into a cavity at the same time fluid is being drained (aspirated) from the cavity. Synonym: drip-suck irrigation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| drip transfusion | Transfusion slow enough to measure by drops. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intravenous drip | The slow but continuous introduction of solutions intravenously, a drop at a time. (05 Mar 2000) |