| piriformis syndrome |
A condition marked by pain in the hip and buttock that radiates up into the lower back and down the leg. In women, the pain may occur during sexual intercourse. This is caused by entrapment of the sciatic nerve as it passes t
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| Piria's t. |
(for tyrosine): moisten the suspected material with strong sulfuric acid and warm it; then dilute and warm it again; neutralize it with barium carbonate, filter, and add ferric chloride in dilute solution: if tyrosine is present, a violet color is seen, which is destroyed by an excess of ferric chloride. Also spelled Peria's t.
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| Pirie's b. |
an occasionally occurring ossicle found above the head of the talus; called also astragaloscaphoid b.
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| piriform |
pear-shaped.
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| piriform a. |
apertura piriformis.
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