| podolite | CaCO3-2Ca3(PO4)2;a naturally occurring calcium phosphate, similar in structure to the mineral portions of bones and teeth. Synonym: podolite. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| podologist | <specialist> A medical doctor who diagnoses and treats disorders and diseases of the foot. (09 Oct 1997) |
| podology | Synonym: podiatry. Origin: podo-+ G. Logos, study (05 Mar 2000) |
| podomechanotherapy | Treatment of foot conditions with mechanical devices; e.g., arch supports, orthoses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| podometer | Synonym: pedometer. Origin: podo-+ G. Metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| podophthalmia | <zoology> The stalk-eyed Crustacea, an order of Crustacea having the eyes supported on movable stalks. It includes the crabs, lobsters, and prawns. Synonym: Podophthalmata, and Decapoda. Origin: NL. See Podophthalmic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| podophthalmic | <zoology> Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels. Of or pertaining to the Podophthalmia. Origin: Podo- + Gr. An eye. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| podophthalmite | <zoology> The eyestalk of a crustacean. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| podophthalmous | <zoology> Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels. Of or pertaining to the Podophthalmia. Origin: Podo- + Gr. An eye. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| podophyllin | <drug> An extract of podophyllum resin which isused to treat genital warts. See: podophyllotoxin. (09 Oct 1997) |
| podophyllotoxin | <drug> Toxin (414D) that binds to tubulin and prevents microtubule assembly. (18 Nov 1997) |
| podophyllous | 1. <zoology> Having thin, flat, leaflike locomotive organs. 2. <anatomy> Pertaining to, or composing, the layer of tissue, made up of laminae, beneath a horse's hoof. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| podophyllum | <botany> The dried seeds and root of the mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) from which several medicinally-useful compounds can be extracted. (09 Oct 1997) |
| podophyllum resin | <botany> A powdered mixture of resins taken from dried seeds and root of the mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum), it is typically used as a topical caustic agent. (09 Oct 1997) |
| podospasm | Podospasmus Spasm of the foot. Synonym: podismus. Origin: podo-+ G. Spasmos, spasm (05 Mar 2000) |