| podo- | <prefix> A combining form or prefix from Gr. Poys, podos, foot; as, podocarp, podocephalous, podology. See: Foot. (29 Oct 1998) |
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| podobranch | <zoology> One of branchiae attached to the bases of the legs in Crustacea. See: Podo-, and Branchia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| podobranchia | Origin: NL. <zoology> Same as Podobranch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| podobromidrosis | Foul-smelling perspiration of the feet. Origin: podo-+ G. Bromos, a foul smell, + hidros, sweat (05 Mar 2000) |
| podocalyxin | <protein> Major sialoprotein (140 kD) of renal glomerular epithelial cells (podocytes). (18 Nov 1997) |
| podocarp | <botany> A stem, or footstalk, supporting the fruit. Origin: Podo- + Gr. Fruit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| podocephalous | <botany> Having a head of flowers on a long peduncle, or footstalk. Origin: Podo- + Gr. Head. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| podocyte | <pathology> Cells of the visceral epithelium that closely invest the network of glomerular capillaries in the kidney. most of the cell body is not in contact with the basal lamina, but is separated from it by trabeculae that branch to give rise to club shaped protrusions, known as pedicels, interdigitating with similar processes on adjacent cells. The complex interdigitation of these cells produces thin filtration slits that seem to be bridged by a layer of material (of unknown composition), that acts as a filter for large macromolecules. (18 Nov 1997) |
| pododerm | The corium of the foot; that portion of the skin which lies under the hoof and secretes the horny structure. The regions of the pododerm are the periople (corium limbi), coronary band (corium coronae), wall (corium parietis), and sole (corium solae). Synonym: corium ungulae. Origin: podo-+ G. Derma, skin (05 Mar 2000) |
| pododermatitis | Inflammation of the pododerm. See: laminitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pododynamometer | An instrument for measuring the strength of the muscles of the foot or leg. Origin: podo-+ G. Dynamis, force, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| pododynia | Synonym: podalgia. Origin: podo-+ G. Odyne, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| podogram | An imprint of the sole of the foot, showing the contour and the condition of the arch, or an outline tracing. Origin: podo-+ G. Gramma, written (05 Mar 2000) |
| podograph | A device for taking an outline at the foot and an imprint of the sole. Origin: podo-+ G. Grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| podogynium | <botany> Same as Basigynium Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Poys, podos, foot + woman. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |