| phthalin | <chemistry> A colourless crystalline substance obtained by reduction from phthalein, into which it is easily converted by oxidation; hence, any one of the series of which phthalin proper is the type. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| phthaloyl | -OC-C6H4-CO-;the diacyl radical of phthalic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phthalyl | <chemistry> The hypothetical radical of phthalic acid. Origin: Phthalic + -yl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phthalylsulfacetamide | N1-acetyl-N4-phthalylsulfanilamide;a sulfonamide used in the treatment of enteric infections. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phthalylsulfathiazole | 2-(N4-Phthalylsulfanilamido)thiazole;a sulfonamide used in the treatment of enteric infections. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phthinoid | 1. Obsolete term for wasting; consumptive; relating to or resembling phthisis. Synonym: chest. Origin: G. Phthinodes, consumptive (05 Mar 2000) |
| phthinoid chest | A long narrow chest, the lower ribs being more oblique than usual and sometimes reaching almost to the crest of the ilium, with the scapulae projecting backward, the manubrium sterni depressed, and Louis' angle sharper than normal; such a chest was once considered indicative of pulmonary tuberculosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phthiriasis | <medicine> A disease (morbus pediculous) consisting in the excessive multiplication of lice on the human body. Origin: L, fr. Gr, fr. Louse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phthiriophobia | Synonym: pediculophobia. Origin: G. Phtheir, louse, + phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |
| Phthirus | See: Pthirus. Origin: L. Phthir; G. Phtheir, a louse (05 Mar 2000) |
| phthisic | Phthisical An obsolete terms relating to phthisis. Origin: G. Phthisikos, consumptive (05 Mar 2000) |
| phthisicky | Having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phthisio- | An obsolete phthisis (tuberculosis). Origin: G. Phthisis, a wasting (05 Mar 2000) |
| phthisiologist | An obsolete term for specialist in tuberculosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phthisiology | <medicine> A treatise on phthisis. Origin: Phthisis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |