| pian | <medicine> The yaws. See Yaws. Origin: Pg. Pian, epian, or. Sp. Pian; from the native name in South America: cf. F. Pian. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| pian bois | A form of New World cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania braziliensis guyanensis in the Amazon delta; a small proportion of cases are said to metastasize to the nasal mucosa with espundia-like involvement. Synonym: bosch yaws, bush yaws, forest yaws. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pianet | <zoology> The magpie. Alternative forms: pianate, and pyenate. The lesser woodpecker. Origin: Cf. Pie magpie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pianissimo | Very soft; a direction to execute a passage as softly as possible. (Abbrev. Pp) Origin: It, superl. Of piano. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pianist's cramp | A dystonia that affects the muscles of the hand and sometimes the forearm and only occurs when playing the piano (or another keyboard instrument such as the harpsichord). Similar focal dystonias have also been called writer's cramp, typist's cramp, musician's cramp, and golfer's cramp. (12 Dec 1998) |
| piano percussion | Examination for dullness by striking the chest wall directly with the fingertips of one hand successively, beginning with the fifth finger. Synonym: piano percussion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pianograph | A form of melodiograph applied to a piano. Origin: Piano + -graph. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| haemorrhagic pian | A late, eruptive stage of bartonellosis; characterised by soft conical or pedunculated vascular papules anywhere on the skin or mucous membranes from miliary size to several centimeters, resolving without scars after a few months. Synonym: haemorrhagic pian, Peruvian wart, verruca peruana, verruca peruviana. (05 Mar 2000) |
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