| palaeographer | Etc. See Paleographer, Paleographic, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| palaeographic | Etc. See Paleographer, Paleographic, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| palaetiologist | One versed in palaetiology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| palaetiology | <study> The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past condition and changes of the earth. Palaetiolog"ical. Origin: Palaeo- + aetiology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| palama | Origin: NL, fr. Gr. The palm. <zoology> A membrane extending between the toes of a bird, and uniting them more or less closely together. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| palamedeae | <ornithology> An order, or suborder, including the kamichi, and allied South American birds; called also screamers. In many anatomical characters they are allied to the Anseres, but they externally resemble the wading birds. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| palanquin | An inclosed carriage or litter, commonly about eight feet long, four feet wide, and four feet high, borne on the shoulders of men by means of two projecting poles, used in India, China, etc, for the conveyance of a single person from place to place. Alternative forms: palankeen. Origin: F. Palanquin, Pg. Palanquim, Javan. Palangki, OJavan. Palangkan, through Prakrit fr. Skr. Paryaka, palyaka, bed, couch; pari around (akin to E. Pref. Peri-) + aka a hook, flank, probably akin to E. Angle fishing tackle. Cf. Palkee. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| palapteryx | <paleontology> A large extinct ostrichlike bird of New Zealand. Origin: Paleo- + apteryx. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| palatal | Relating to the palate or the palate bone. Synonym: palatine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palatal abscess | A lateral periodontal abscess associated with the lingual surface of a maxillary tooth, an alveolar abscess that has eroded the cortical plate, allowing extension into the palatal soft tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palatal bar | A major connector which crosses the palate and unites two or more parts of a maxillary removable partial denture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palatal expander | <dentistry> A device used to make your jaw wider (08 Jan 1998) |
| palatal index | Relation of the palatomaxillary width, measured between the outer borders of the alveolar arch just above the middle of the second molar tooth, and the palatomaxillary length, measured from the alveolar point to the middle of a transverse line touching the posterior borders of the two maxillae: (palatomaxillary width × 100)/palatomaxillary length; it notes the varying forms of the dental arcade and palate. Synonym: palatal index, palatine index. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palatal muscles | The muscles of the palate are the glossopalatine, palatoglossus, levator palati(ni), musculus uvulae, palatopharyngeus, and tensor palati(ni). (12 Dec 1998) |
| palatal myoclonus | Rhythmic contractions of the soft palate, the facial muscles, and the diaphragm, related to lesions of the olivocerebellar pathways. See: palatal nystagmus. (05 Mar 2000) |