| primary transcript | <molecular biology> RNA transcript immediately after transcription in the nucleus, before RNA splicing or polyadenylation to form the mature mRNA. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| primary tuberculosis | First infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, typically seen in children but also occurs in adults, characterised in the lungs by the formation of a primary complex consisting of small peripheral pulmonary focus with spread to hilar or paratracheal lymph nodes; may cavitate or heal with scarring or may progress. Synonym: childhood type tuberculosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| primary tumour | <oncology> The mass of tumour cells at the original site of the neoplastic event from the primary tumour metastasis will lead to the establishment of secondary tumours. (18 Nov 1997) |
| primary union | Healing by fibrous adhesion, without suppuration or granulation tissue formation. Synonym: primary adhesion, primary union. (05 Mar 2000) |
| primary uterine inertia | True uterine inertia, uterine inertia that occurs when the uterus fails to contract with sufficient force to effect continuous dilation or effacement of the cervix or descent or rotation of the foetal head, and when the uterus is easily indentable at the acme of contraction, secondary uterine inertia, uterine inertia that occurs when the uterine contractions are vigorous but, as a result of the exhaustion or dehydration of the patient, decrease in vigor, and the progress of labour ceases. (05 Mar 2000) |
| primary vaccination | <virology> First or principal vaccination with the introduction of a vaccine into the body for the purpose of inducing immunity. (18 Nov 1997) |
| primary villus | The first stage of chorionic villus development, with columns of cytotrophoblastic cells covered by syncytiotrophoblast. (05 Mar 2000) |
| primary visual area | Area of the occipital lobe concerned with vision. (12 Dec 1998) |
| primary visual cortex | See: visual cortex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| primary vitreous | The vitreous first formed in the embryo between the optic cup and the lens vesicle, and later vascularised by the hyaloid artery and its branches. (05 Mar 2000) |
| primase | <enzyme> The enzyme that polymerises nucleotide triphosphates to form oligoribonucleotides in a 5' to 3' direction. The enzyme synthesises the RNA for RNA DNA sequences that later become Okazaki fragments and also RNA primers for some types of phage using an sDNA template. (18 Nov 1997) |
| primate | <zoology> The highest order of mammals. It includes man, together with the apes and monkeys. Cf. Pitheci. Origin: OE. Primat, F. Primat, L. Primas, -atis one of the first, chief, fr. Primus the first. See Prime. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| primate diseases | Diseases of animals within the order primates. This term includes diseases of haplorhini and strepsirhini. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Primates | The highest order of mammals, including man, monkeys, and lemurs. Origin: L. Primus, first (05 Mar 2000) |
| prime | 1. First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive; primary. "Prime forests." "She was not the prime cause, but I myself." (Milton) In this sense the word is nearly superseded by primitive, except in the phrase prime cost. 2. First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance; as, prime minister. "Prime virtues." 3. First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat; a prime quality of cloth. 4. Early; blooming; being in the first stage. "His starry helm, unbuckled, showed him prime In manhood where youth ended." (Milton) 5. Lecherous; lustful; lewd. 6. Marked or distinguished by a mark (') called a prime mark. Prime and ultimate ratio. <mathematics> The vertical circle which passes through the east and west points of the horizon. Prime-vertical dial, a dial in which the shadow is projected on the plane of the prime vertical. Prime-vertical transit instrument, a transit instrument the telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime vertical, used for observing the transit of stars over this circle. Origin: F, fr. L. Primus first, a superl. Corresponding to the compar. Prior former. See Prior, Foremost, Former, and cf. Prim, Primary, Prince. 1. The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn; the spring. "In the very prime of the world." (Hooker) "Hope waits upon the flowery prime." (Waller) 2. The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength, or beauty; perfection. "Cut off in their prime." . "The prime of youth." 3. That which is first in quantity; the most excellent portion; the best part. "Give him always of the prime." (Swift) 4. [F. Prime, LL. Prima (sc. Hora). See Prime] The morning; specifically, the first canonical hour, succeeding to lauds. "Early and late it rung, at evening and at prime." (Spenser) Originally, prime denoted the first quarter of the artificial day, reckoned from 6 a. M. To 6 p. M. Afterwards, it denoted the end of the first quarter, that is, 9 a. A. Specifically, it denoted the first canonical hour, as now. Chaucer uses it in all these senses, and also in the sense of def. 1, above. "They sleep till that it was pryme large." (Chaucer) 5. The first of the chief guards. 6. <chemistry> Any number expressing the combining weight or equivalent of any particular element; so called because these numbers were respectively reduced to their lowest relative terms on the fixed standard of hydrogen as 1. 7. <mathematics> A prime number. See Prime. 8. An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system; denoted by ['] See Inch. Prime of the moon, the new moon at its first appearance. 1. To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge. 2. To lay the first colour, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall. 3. To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief. 4. To trim or prune, as trees. 5. <mathematics> To mark with a prime mark. To prime a pump, to charge a pump with water, in order to put it in working condition. Origin: From Prime. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| primary care |
In medicine, primary care is a term used for a health provider who acts as a first point of consultation for all patients. Generally, primary care physicians are based in the community, as opposed to the hospital. Alternative names for the field are general practice and family medicine, although the terms are not synonymous. General practitioners are physicians who have completed one year of post-medical school training in what has been traditionally described as an "internship. ...
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| primal therapy |
Primal therapy is a trauma-based psychotherapy developed and popularized by Arthur Janov, Ph.D.. During therapy the patient is encouraged to cry, scream, and beat objects to express childhood, perinatal and prenatal feelings. Janov claimed that in primal therapy patients would find their real needs and feelings after experiencing all their accumulated pain. ...
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Primary is a 1960 cinema verite documentary film. It covers the 1960 primary election between John F. Kennedy and Hubert H. Humphrey for the United States Democratic Party nomination for President of the United States. Primary (1960) was a breakthrough documentary. Produced by Robert Drew and shot by Richard Leacock, the film featured the contest between Senators John Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey in the 1960 Wisconsin primary. ...
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descriptive of a "disease" or condition that appears not capable of causal explanation in terms of something outside its first site of manifestation / location of signs.
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| Primates |
members of the order primates (pry-mate-ees), including prosimians, monkeys, apes, and humans
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| PRIM | an ancestor in the direct line |
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| PRIM | right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son |
| PRIM | having existed from the beginning |
| PRIM | a dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect in response to growth hormone |
| PRIM | an organ in its earliest stage of development |
| PRIM | dress or groom with elaborate care |
| PRIM | careful or finicky grooming |
| PRIM | any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads |
| PRIM | a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower |
| PRIM | evergreen rambling yellow-flowered shrub of western China |
| PRIM | a life of ease and pleasure |
| PRIM | any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads |