| pharyngoesophageal pads | Venous plexuses on the anterior and posterior walls of the pharyngoesophageal junction. Synonym: pharyngoesophageal pads. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sanitary | Healthful; conducive to health; usually in reference to a clean environment. Origin: L. Sanitus, health (05 Mar 2000) |
| sanitary engineering | A branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction, and maintenance of environmental facilities conducive to public health, such as water supply and waste disposal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| drainage, sanitary | A system of artificial or natural drains, generally used for the disposal of liquid wastes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| incontinence pads | Absorbent pads made of various materials used for personal hygiene usually in urinary incontinence and usually in the elderly. They may be worn as underpants or as pants liners. They are made of absorbent materials such as fluff wood pulp and hydrogel absorbent with viscose rayon, polyester, polypropylene, or polyethylene coverstock. (12 Dec 1998) |
| knuckle pads | An autosomal dominant trait, in which thick pad's of skin appear over the proximal phalangeal joints; occasionally associated with leukonychia and deafness or Dupuytren's contracture, a callus reaction in persons predisposed to producing callus and as the result of occupational or self-inflicted trauma. (05 Mar 2000) |