| putrescine | <cell biology> An amine associated with putrifying tissue. Associates strongly with DNA. Has been suggested as a growth factor for mammalian cells in culture. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| putrescine synthase | <chemical> Plant enzyme which has agmatine iminohydrolase (EC 3.5.3.12), putrescine transcarbamylase (EC 2.1.3.6), ornithine transcarbamylase (EC 2.1.3.3) and carbamate kinase (EC 2.7.2.2) activities Chemical name: synthase, putrescine (26 Jun 1999) |
| putrid | 1. Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See Putrefaction. 2. Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell. <medicine> Putrid fever, a gangrenous inflammation of the fauces and pharynx. Origin: L. Putridus, fr. Putrere to be rotten, fr.puter, or putris, rotten, fr. Putere to stink, to be rotten: cf. F. Putride. See Pus, Foul. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| putrid bronchitis | Bronchitis accompanied by an expectoration of foul-smelling sputum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Putti | Vittorio, Italian surgeon, 1880-1940. See: Putti-Platt operation, Putti-Platt procedure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Putti-Platt operation | A procedure for recurrent dislocation of shoulder joint. Synonym: Putti-Platt procedure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Putti-Platt procedure | A procedure for recurrent dislocation of shoulder joint. Synonym: Putti-Platt procedure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| puttock | <zoology> The European kite. The buzzard. The marsh harrier. Origin: Cf. Pout a young bird, Poult. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| putty kidney | A kidney containing caseous material trapped by stricture of the ureter due to tuberculous granulations in renal tuberculosis. Synonym: mortar kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| puttyroot | <botany> An American orchidaceous plant (Aplectrum hyemale) which flowers in early summer. Its slender naked rootstock produces each year a solid corm, filled with exceedingly glutinous matter, which sends up later a single large oval evergreen plaited leaf. Synonym: Adam-and-Eve. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |