| padow | <zoology> A paddock, or toad. Padow pipe. <botany> See Paddock pipe, under Paddock. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| paducahs | <ethnology> See Comanches. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Padykula-Herman stain | <technique> For myosin ATPase, a technique similar to that of Gomori's non-specific alkaline phosphatase stain, except that incubation is carried out with ATP as the substrate at pH 9.4 in the absence of Mg++; enzyme activity is demonstrated as blackened deposits in the A band of striated muscle sarcomeres; control tissue sections lacking substrate and containing sulfhydryl inhibitors are necessary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paean | 1. An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities. 2. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph. "Public paeans of congratulation." 3. See Paeon. Origin: L. Paean, Gr, fr. The physician of the gods, later, Apollo. Cf. Paeon, Peony Alternative forms: pean. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| paecilomyces | A deuteromycetous fungal genus occasionally causing human diseases such as pulmonary infections, mycotic keratitis, endocarditis, and opportunistic infections. (12 Dec 1998) |
| paeciloycosis | A systemic (mainly pulmonary) mycosis of humans and various lower animals caused by fungi of the genus Paecilomyces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paediatric | 1. Relating to the care and medical treatment of children, belonging to or concerned with paediatrics. 2. <study> The medical study of the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders in children is called paediatrics. (10 Jan 1998) |
| paediatric arthritis | Arthritis is not just a problem for the retired. It can and does affect children in the form of paediatric arthritis. Also called juvenile arthritis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| paediatric assistants | Persons academically trained to provide medical care, under the supervision of a physician, to infants and children. (12 Dec 1998) |
| paediatric dentistry | The practice of dentistry concerned with the dental problems of children, proper maintenance, and treatment. The dental care may include the services provided by dental specialists. (12 Dec 1998) |
| paediatric nursing | The nursing care of children from birth to adolescence. It includes the clinical and psychological aspects of nursing care. (12 Dec 1998) |
| paediatric radiology | The clinical subspecialty concerned with the radiological manifestations of diseases of children. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paediatrician | <specialist> A medical doctor who treats children and infants. (10 Jan 1998) |
| paediatrics | Paediatrics is concerned with the health of infants, children and adolescents, their growth and development, and their opportunity to achieve full potential as adults. (r.e. Behrman in nelson's textbook of paediatrics) (12 Dec 1998) |
| paediatrist | <specialist> A medical doctor who treats children and infants. (10 Jan 1998) |