| peter | A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the apostles, Peter boat, a fishing boat, sharp at both ends, originally of the Baltic Sea, but now common in certain English rivers. Peter Funk, the auctioneer in a mock auction. Peter pence, or Peter's pence. An annual tax or tribute, formerly paid by the English people to the pope, being a penny for every house, payable on Lammas or St.Peter's day; called also Rome scot, and hearth money. In modern times, a voluntary contribution made by Roman Catholics to the private purse of the pope. <zoology> Peter's fish, a haddock; so called because the black spots, one on each side, behind the gills, are traditionally said to have been caused by the fingers of St. Peter, when he caught the fish to pay the tribute. The name is applied, also, to other fishes having similar spots. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| peterel | <zoology> See Petrel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| peterman | A fisherman; so called after the apostle Peter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Peters' anomaly | <syndrome> A congenital disorder originating from faulty separation of embryonic structures; it results in bilateral central corneal opacities, with an anterior ring attachment of the iridic pupillary border and anterior polar cataracts; associated with short-limbed dwarfism; autosomal dominant inheritance. See: iridocorneal endothelial syndrome. Synonym: Peters' anomaly. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Peters' ovum | An ovum with a presumptive fertilization age of about 13 days; for many years, it was one of very few young human embryos recovered in good condition and its study furnished many facts regarding early embryonic changes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Peters, Albert | <person> German physician, 1862-1938. See: Peters' anomaly. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Peters, Hubert | <person> Austrian obstetrician, 1859-1934. See: Peters' ovum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Petersen's bag | An obsolete device consisting of a rubber bag introduced into the rectum and inflated to push up the bladder to facilitate suprapubic cystotomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Petersen, C | <person> German surgeon, 1845-1908. See: Petersen's bag. (05 Mar 2000) |
| peterwort | <botany> See Saint Peter's-wort, under Saint. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Bartels, Peter | <person> German scientist in U.S., specializing in optics and computer science, *1929. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Becker, Peter | <person> German geneticist, *1908. See: Becker type tardive muscular dystrophy, Becker type muscular dystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| van Buchem, Francis Steven Peter | <person> Dutch internist, *1897. See: van Buchem's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chamberlen, Peter | <person> English obstetrician, 1560-1631. See: Chamberlen forceps. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Muller, Peter | <person> German obstetrician, 1836-1922. See: Hillis-Muller manoeuvre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Woulfe, Peter | <person> English chemist, 1727-1803. See: Woulfe's bottle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Scardino, Peter | <person> U.S. Urologist, *1915. See: Scardino vertical flap pyeloplasty. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Kerley, Peter | <person> English radiologist, *1900. See: Kerley B lines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Laband, Peter | <person> U.S. Dentist, *1900. See: Laband's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |