| physopod | <zoology> One of the Physopoda; a thrips. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| physopoda | <zoology> Same as Thysanoptera. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A bellows + -poda. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Physopsis | A subgenus of the genus Bulinus, most species of which transmit the human blood fluke, Schistosoma haematobium, and some animal schistosomes in Africa south of the Sahara. Origin: G. Physis, growth, + opsis, aspect, appearance (05 Mar 2000) |
| physopyosalpinx | Pyosalpinx accompanied by a formation of gas in a fallopian tube. Origin: physo-+ G. Pyon, pus, + salpinx, trumpet (05 Mar 2000) |
| physostigma | The dried seed of Physostigma venenosum (family Leguminosae), a vine of western Africa; it contains the alkaloids physostigmine (eserine), eseramine, eseridine (geneserine) and physovenine; in toxic doses it causes vomiting, colic, salivation, diarrhoea, convulsions, sweating, dyspnea, vertigo, slow pulse, and extreme prostration. Synonym: Calabar bean, ordeal bean. Origin: G. Physa, bellows, + stigma, a mark, spot; so called because of the shape of the stigma (05 Mar 2000) |
| physostigmine | <chemistry> An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean (the seed of Physostigma venenosum), and extracted as a white, tasteless, substance, amorphous or crystalline; formerly called eserine, with which it was regarded as identical. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| physostigmine salicylate | Used by conjunctival instillation to reduce tension in glaucoma, in the treatment of postoperative intestinal atony and urinary retention, in the management of myasthenia gravis, and to counteract excessive doses of tubocurarine; also available as physostigmine sulfate, with the same uses. Synonym: eserine salicylate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| physostomi | <zoology> An order of fishes in which the air bladder is provided with a duct, and the ventral fins, when present, are abdominal. It includes the salmons, herrings, carps, catfishes, and others. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A bellows + mouth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| physostomous | <zoology> Having a duct to the air bladder. Pertaining to the Physostomi. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |