| pseudorabies virus | A herpesvirus causing pseudorabies in swine. Synonym: Aujeszky's disease virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pseudoreaction | A false reaction; one not due to specific causes in a given test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudoreplica | A specimen for electron microscopic examination obtained by depositing particles from a virus-containing suspension on an agarose surface, covering the surface with a plastic-containing solution, and, after evaporation of the solvent, removing the film along with enmeshed particles by floating it onto the surface of a uranyl acetate solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudoretinitis pigmentosa | A widespread pigmentary mottling of the retina that may follow severe eye trauma, especially from a penetrating injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudorhabdite | <zoology> One of the peculiar rodlike corpuscles found in the integument of certain Turbellaria. They are filled with a soft granular substance. Origin: Pseudo- + Gr. A rod. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pseudorheumatism | Joint or muscle symptoms without objective findings and with no apparent underlying causes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudorickets | renal rickets |
| pseudorosette | Perivascular radial arrangement of neoplastic cells around a small blood vessel. See: rosette. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudorubella | Synonymous with Roseola infantum, a viral disease of infants sudden onset of high fever which lasts several and young children with days and then suddenly subsides leaving in its wake a fine red rash. The causative agent is herpes virus type 6 so the disease is known as sixth disease. Also as exanthem subitum (sudden rash), roseola, roseola infantilis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pseudosarcoma | <tumour> A bulky polyploid malignant tumour of the oesophagus, composed of spindle cells with a focus of squamous cell carcinoma; spindle cells may be epithelial or metaplastic malignant fibroblasts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudosarcomatous fasciitis | A rapidly-growing tumour-like proliferation of fibroblasts, not thought to be neoplastic, with mild inflammatory exudation occurring in fascia; the fibrosis may infiltrate surrounding tissue but does not progress indefinitely or metastasize. Synonym: pseudosarcomatous fasciitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudoscarlatina | Erythema with fever, due to causes other than Streptococcus pyogenes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudosclerosis | 1. Inflammatory induration or fatty or other infiltration simulating fibrous thickening. Synonym: Wilson's disease. Origin: pseudo-+ G. Sklerosis, hardening (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudoscope | <instrument, optics> An instrument which exhibits objects with their proper relief reversed; an effect opposite to that produced by the stereoscope. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pseudoscopic | <optics> Of, pertaining to, or formed by, a pseudoscope; having its parts appearing with the relief reversed; as, a pseudoscopic image. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |