| panic | <botany> A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible grain of some species of panic grass. <botany> Panic grass, any grass of the genus Panicum. Origin: L. Panicum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| panic disorder | Symptoms of panic attack usually begin abruptly and include rapid heartbeat, chest sensations, shortness of breath, dizziness, tingling, and anxiousness. Treatments include several medications and psychotherapy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| panicle | <botany> A compound raceme, an indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on branches of the main main stem or on further branches of these. (09 Oct 1997) |
| panicled | <botany> Furnished with panicles; arranged in, or like, panicles; paniculate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| paniculate | Indeterminate and much branched. (09 Oct 1997) |
| paniculated | <botany> Same as Panicled. See: Panicle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| panicum | <botany> A genus of grasses, including several hundred species, some of which are valuable; panic grass. Origin: L, panic grass. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| panidiomorphic | <geology> Having a completely idiomorphic structure; said of certain rocks. Origin: Pan- + idiomorphic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| panidrosis | Sweating of the entire surface of the body. Synonym: panhidrosis. Origin: pan-+ G. Hidros, sweat (05 Mar 2000) |
| panimmunity | A general immunity to all infectious diseases. (05 Mar 2000) |
| panleukopenia | A highly contagious and fatal disease of cats, particularly young cats, caused by feline panleukopenia virus, a member of the family Parvoviridae, and manifested by severe leukopenia, prostration, fever, vomiting and diarrhoea. Synonym: distemper, feline agranulocytosis, feline distemper, feline infectious enteritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| panleukopenia virus of cats | A virus of the genus Parvovirus that causes panleukopenia; the virus infects all Felidae, raccoons and mink, but not dogs or other Canidae. Synonym: cat distemper virus, panleukopenia virus of cats. (05 Mar 2000) |
| panlobular emphysema | Emphysema affecting all parts of the lobules, in part, or usually the whole, of the lungs, and usually associated with a1-antiprotease deficiency emphysema. Synonym: diffuse emphysema, generalised emphysema, panacinar emphysema. (05 Mar 2000) |
| panmixis | Synonym: random mating. Origin: pan-+ G. Mixis, intercourse (05 Mar 2000) |
| panmyelophthisis | 1. Wasting or atrophy of the spinal cord as in tabes dorsalis. 2. Replacement of haemopoietic tissue in the bone marrow by abnormal tissue, usually fibrous tissue or malignant tumours which are most commonly metastatic carcinomas. Synonym: panmyelophthisis. Origin: myelo-+ G. Phthisis, a wasting away (05 Mar 2000) |