| PEPI | pre-ejection period index |
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| PEPP | positive expiratory pressure plateau |
| PEPS | peptidase S |
| PEP/LVET | pre-ejection period to the left ventricular ejection time |
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| PEPC | phosphoeno/pyruvate carboxylase |
| PEPc | pre-ejection period |
| PEPCase | Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase |
| PEPCK | P-enolpyruvate carboxykinase |
| PEPCK | Phospho enolpyruvate carboxykinase |
| PEPI | Post-menopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions |
| PEPI | Pre-ejection period index |
| pEPSP | population excitatory postsynaptic potential |
| peplus | 1. An upper garment worn by Grecian and Roman women. 2. A kind of kerchief formerly worn by Englishwomen. Origin: L, fr. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| pepo | Literally, a pumpkin (Latin), a fruit with firm skin, pulpy interior, many seeds and a single locule. (09 Oct 1997) |
| pepper | 1. A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the Piper nigrum. Common, or black, pepper is made from the whole berry, dried just before maturity; white pepper is made from the ripe berry after the outer skin has been removed by maceration and friction. It has less of the peculiar properties of the plant than the black pepper. Pepper is used in medicine as a carminative stimulant. 2. <botany> The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody climber (Piper nigrum), with ovate leaves and apetalous flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several hundred species of the genus Piper, widely dispersed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the earth. 3. Any plant of the genus Capsicum, and its fruit; red pepper; as, the bell pepper. The term pepper has been extended to various other fruits and plants, more or less closely resembling the true pepper, especially. To the common varieties of Capsicum. See Capsicum, and the Phrases, below. African pepper, the Guinea pepper. See Guinea. Cayenne pepper. See Cayenne. Chinese pepper, the spicy berries of the Xanthoxylum piperitum, a species of prickly ash found in China and Japan. Guinea pepper. See Guinea, and Capsicum. Jamaica pepper. See Allspice. Long pepper. The spike of berries of Piper longum, an East Indian shrub. The root of Piper, or Macropiper, methysticum. See Kava. Malaguetta, or Meleguetta, pepper, the aromatic seeds of the Amomum Melegueta, an African plant of the Ginger family. They are sometimes used to flavor beer, etc, under the name of grains of Paradise. Red pepper. See Capsicum. <botany> Sweet pepper bush, an aromatic tree (Drimys axillaris) of the Magnolia family, common in New Zealand. See Peruvian mastic tree, under Mastic. Origin: OE. Peper, AS. Pipor, L. Piper, fr. Gr, akin to Skr. Pippala, pippali. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pepper and salt fundus | Ophthalmoscopic appearance of the fundus caused by choriocapillaris atrophy and pigment proliferation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pepper dulse | <botany> A variety of edible seaweed (Laurencia pinnatifida) distinguished for its pungency. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pepper syndrome | <radiology> Primary adrenal neuroblastoma, massive hepatomegaly from metastases (12 Dec 1998) |
| pepperbrand | <botany> See 1st Bunt. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| peppergrass | <botany> Any herb of the cruciferous genus Lepidium, especially the garden peppergrass, or garden cress, Lepidium sativum; called also pepperwort. All the species have a pungent flavor. The common pillwort of Europe (Pilularia globulifera). See Pillwort. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pepperidge | <botany> A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) with very tough wood, handsome oval polished leaves, and very acid berries, the sour gum, or common tupelo. See Tupelo. <botany> Alternative forms: piperidge and pipperidge] Pepperidge bush, the barberry. Origin: Cf. NL. Berberis, E. Barberry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| peppermint | 1. <botany> An aromatic and pungent plant of the genus Mentha (M. Piperita), much used in medicine and confectionery. 2. A volatile oil (oil of peppermint) distilled from the fresh herb; also, a well-known essence or spirit (essence of peppermint) obtained from it. 3. A lozenge of sugar flavored with peppermint. Peppermint camphor. <chemistry> Same as Menthol. <botany> Peppermint tree, a name given to several Australian species of gum tree (Eucalyptus amygdalina, E. Piperita, E. Odorata, etc) which have hard and durable wood, and yield an essential oil. Origin: Pepper + mint. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| peppermint camphor | <chemistry> A white, crystalline, aromatic substance resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint (Mentha). Synonym: mint camphor or peppermint camphor. Origin: Mentha + -ol. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| peppermint oil | The volatile oil distilled with steam from the fresh, overground parts of the flowering plant of Mentha piperita, rectified by distillation and neither partially nor wholly dementholised; a flavor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pepperwort | <botany> See Peppergrass. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pepsic | Pertaining to pepsin or to digestion, related to the action of gastric juices. Origin: Gr. Peptikos (18 Nov 1997) |
| pepsin | <protein> Acid protease from stomach of vertebrates. Cleaves preferentially between two hydrophobic amino acids (e.g. F L, F Y) and will attack most proteins except protamines, keratin and highly glycosylated proteins. A single chain phosphoprotein (327 amino acids, 34.5 kD) released from the enzymatically inactive zymogen, pepsinogen, by autocatalysis at acid pH in the presence of HCl. One of the peptides cleaved off in this process is a pepsin inhibitor and has to be further degraded to allow the pepsin to have full activity. (18 Nov 1997) |
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Synonyms : Gastroduodenal Ulcers, Marginal Ulcers, Peptic Ulcers, Ulcer, Gastroduodenal, Ulcer, Marginal, Ulcer, Peptic, Ulcers, Gastroduodenal, Ulcers, Marginal, Ulcers, Peptic
Synonyms : Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhages, Ulcer Hemorrhage, Peptic
Synonyms : Peptic Ulcer Perforations, Perforation, Peptic Ulcer, Perforations, Peptic Ulcer, Ulcer Perforation, Peptic, Ulcer Perforations, Peptic
| peptic |
relating to or promoting digestion; "peptic juices"
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| peptic ulcer |
an ulcer of the mucous membrane lining of the alimentary tract
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| peptidase |
protease: any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
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| PEP |
liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"
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| peppermint oil |
oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring
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| PEP | a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse |
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| PEP | a garment worn by women in ancient Greece |
| PEP | sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum |
| PEP | pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India |
| PEP | any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers |
| PEP | climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe |
| PEP | attack with missiles or questions |
| PEP | add pepper to |
| PEP | a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper |
| PEP | shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers |
| PEP | tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets |
| PEP | annual herb used as salad green and garnish |