| pin-eyed | <botany> Having the stigma visible at the throad of a gamopetalous corolla, while the stamens are concealed in the tube; said of dimorphous flowers. The opposite of thrum-eyed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| pin implant | A type of implant usually rod-shaped, used in the area of the maxillary sinuses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pin-tailed | <ornithology> Having a tapered tail, with the middle feathers longest; said of birds. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Steinmann pin | A pin that is used to transfix bone for traction or fixation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thorough-pin | <veterinary> A disease of the hock (sometimes of the knee) of a horse, caused by inflammation of the synovial membrane and a consequent excessive secretion of the synovial fluid. This is probably so called because there is synovial distention of the sheath of the flexor perforans tendon producing an oval swelling on each side of the leg, appearing somewhat as if a pin had been thrust through. Source: Websters Dictionary (21 Jun 2000) |
| external pin fixation | In oral surgery, stabilization of fractures of the mandible, maxilla, or zygoma by pins or screws drilled into the bony part through the overlying skin and connected by a metal bar. Pin fixation by replacing the rigid metal bar connector with an acrylic bar adapted at the time of reduction of the fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |