| pandemicity | The state or condition of being pandemic. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pander | 1. A male bawd; a pimp; a procurer. "Thou art the pander to her dishonor." (Shak) 2. Hence, one who ministers to the evil designs and passions of another. "Those wicked panders to avarice and ambition." (Burke) Origin: From Pandarus, a leader in the Trojan army, who is represented by Chaucer and Shakespeare as having procured for Troilus the possession of Cressida Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pandermite | <chemical> A hydrous borate of lime, near priceite. Origin: From Panderma, a port on the Black Sea from which it is exported. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pandiculation | One of the more wondrous medical words, pandiculation is the act of stretching and yawning. (if in a public place, you might consider demonstating the versatility of your vocabulary by saying, sorry, but i feel the need to pandiculate. ) (12 Dec 1998) |
| pandora | 1. A beautiful woman (all-gifted), whom Jupiter caused Vulcan to make out of clay in order to punish the human race, because Prometheus had stolen the fire from heaven. Jupiter gave Pandora a box containing all human ills, which, when the box was opened, escaped and spread over the earth. Hope alone remained in the box. Another version makes the box contain all the blessings of the gods, which were lost to men when Pandora opened it. 2. <zoology> A genus of marine bivalves, in which one valve is flat, the other convex. Origin: L, fr. Gr. Pandwra; pa^s, pa^n, all + dw^ron a gift. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pandora's pneumonitis | <radiology> Type of extrinsic allergic alveolitis, from forced air equipment (heating, humidifying, air conditioning systems), organism: thermophilic actinomycetes (12 Dec 1998) |
| pandurate | <botany> Shaped somewhat like a violin, as some leaves. (09 Oct 1997) |
| panduriform | Obovate, with a concavity in each side, like the body of a violin; fiddle-shaped; as, a panduriform leaf; panduriform colour markings of an animal. Origin: L. Pandura a pandore: cf. F. Panduriforme. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Pandy | Kalman, Hungarian neurologist, *1868. See: Pandy's test, Pandy's reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pandy's reaction | A test to determine the presence of proteins (chiefly globulins) in the spinal fluid, by adding one drop of spinal fluid to 1 ml of solution (e.g., carbolic acid crystals in distilled water, cresol, or pyrogallic acid); the reaction varies from a faint turbidity to a dense "milky" precipitate according to the degree of protein content. Synonym: Pandy's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pane | 1. A division; a distinct piece, limited part, or compartment of any surface; a patch; hence, a square of a checkered or plaided pattern. 2. One of the openings in a slashed garment, showing the bright coloured silk, or the like, within; hence, the piece of coloured or other stuff so shown. 3. A compartment of a surface, or a flat space; hence, one side or face of a building; as, an octagonal tower is said to have eight panes. Especially, in modern use, the glass in one compartment of a window sash. 4. In irrigating, a subdivision of an irrigated surface between a feeder and an outlet drain. 5. One of the flat surfaces, or facets, of any object having several sides. One of the eight facets surrounding the table of a brilliant cut diamond. Origin: OE. Pan part, portion of a thing, F. Pan a skirt, lappet, part or piece of a wall, side, fr. L. Pannus a cloth, fillet, rag; akin to E. Vane. See Vane, and cf. Panel, Pawn pledge. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| panel | 1. A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc. 2. A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court. 3. Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing. 4. A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door. 5. One of the faces of a hewn stone. 6. A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of canvas, a picture is painted. 7. <chemical> A heap of dressed ore. One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal. 8. A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament. 9. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss. Panel game, a method of stealing money in a panel house. Panel house, a house of prostitution in which the rooms have secret entrances to facilitate theft by accomplices of the inmates. Panel saw, handsaw with fine teeth, used for cutting out panels, etc. Panel thief, one who robs in a panel house. Origin: Orig, a little piece; OF. Panel, pannel, F. Panneau, dim. Of pan skirt, lappet, part or piece of a wall, side. See Pane. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| panencephalitis | A diffuse inflammation of the brain. Nodular panencephalitis, probably a form of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. Synonym: Pette-Doring disease. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a rare chronic, progressive encephalitis that affects primarily children and young adults, caused by the measles virus. Characterised by a history of primary measles infection before the age of two years, followed by several asymptomatic years, and then gradual, progressive psychoneurological deterioration, consisting of personality change, seizures, myoclonus, ataxia, photosensitivity, ocular abnormalities, spasticity, and coma. Characteristic periodic activity is seen on EEG; pathologically, the white matter of both the hemispheres and brainstem are affected, as well as the cerebral cortex, and eosinophilic inclusion bodies are present in the cytoplasm nuclei of neurons and glial cells. Death usually occurs within three years. Synonym: Bosin's disease, Dawson's encephalitis, inclusion body encephalitis, sclerosing leukoencephalitis, subacute inclusion body encephalitis, subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis, van Bogaert encephalitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| panendoscope | <instrument> An illuminated instrument for inspection of the interior of the urethra as well as the bladder by means of a foroblique lens system. Origin: pan-+ G. Endon, within, + skopeo, to view (05 Mar 2000) |
| panesthesia | The sum of all the sensations experienced by a person at one time. See: cenesthesia. Origin: pan-+ G. Aisthesis, sensation (05 Mar 2000) |