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pulsation: (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star" pulsate: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it" the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart" produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube" the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.) drive by or as if by pulsation; "A soft breeze pulsed the air"
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| pubic louse |
crab louse: infests the pubic region of the human body
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| pudendal block |
regional anesthesia resulting from the use of a local anesthetic to deaden the pudendal nerves in the region of the vulva and labia majora; used to ease discomfort during childbirth
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| puff adder |
large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed hognose snake: harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed
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| puffer |
blowfish: delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers
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