| proterandrous | <botany> Having the stamens come to maturity before the pistil; opposed to proterogynous. Origin: Gr. Earlier (fr. Before) +, man, male. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| proterandry | <botany> The condition of being proterandrous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| proteranthous | <botany> Having flowers appearing before the leaves; said of certain plants. Origin: Gr. Earlier (fr. Before) + flower. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| proteroglypha | <zoology> A suborder of serpents including those that have permanently erect grooved poison fangs, with ordinary teeth behind them in the jaws. It includes the cobras, the asps, and the sea snakes. Synonym: Proteroglyphia. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Before + to carve. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| proterogynous | <botany> Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens; protogynous; opposed to proterandrous. Origin: Gr. Earlier (fr. Before) + woman, female. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| proterosaurus | <paleontology> An extinct genus of reptiles of the Permian period. Synonym: Protosaurus. Origin: NL, from Gr. Earlier (fr. Before) + a lizard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| protestant | One who protests; originally applied to those who adhered to Luther, and protested against, or made a solemn declaration of dissent from, a decree of the Emperor Charles V. And the Diet of Spires, in 1529, against the Reformers, and appealed to a general council; now used in a popular sense to designate any Christian who does not belong to the Roman Catholic or the Greek Church. Origin: F. Protestant, fr. L. Protestans, -antis, p. Pr. Of protestare. See Protest. 1. Making a protest; protesting. 2. Of or pertaining to the faith and practice of those Christians who reject the authority of the Roman Catholic Church; as, Protestant writers. Origin: Cf. F. Protestant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| protestantism | The quality or state of being protestant, especially against the Roman Catholic Church; the principles or religion of the Protestants. Origin: Cf. F. Protestantisme. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Proteus | 1. <bacteria> Genus of highly motile gram-negative bacteria. They are found largely in soil but are also found in the intestine of humans. They are opportunistic pathogens, Proteus mirabilis is a major cause of urinary tract infections. 2. <zoology> An urodele amphibian. It is a cave dweller and is blind, has external gills and lacks any pigment. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Proteus inconstans | A species found in urinary tract infections and in sporadic cases of diarrhoea in man; some strains cause gastroenteritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proteus infections | Infections with bacteria of the genus proteus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| proteus mirabilis | A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that is frequently isolated from clinical specimens. Its most common site of infection is the urinary tract. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Proteus morganii | A species found in the intestinal canal and in normal and diarrhoeal stools. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Proteus rettgeri | Species that is found in chicken cholera and human gastroenteritis. Synonym: Proteus rettgeri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proteus syndrome | <syndrome> A disturbance of cell growth including benign tumours under the skin, overgrowth of the body, often more on one side than the other (hemihypertrophy), and overgrowth of fingers (macrodactyly). The syndrome is named after the greek god proteus the polymorphous who could change his appearance. The elephant man (john merrick) of 19th century england who was thought to have had neurofibromatosis probably had proteus syndrome. (12 Dec 1998) |