| Providencia rettgeri | Species that is found in chicken cholera and human gastroenteritis. Synonym: Proteus rettgeri. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Providencia stuartii | A species isolated from urinary tract infections and from small outbreaks and sporadic cases of diarrhoeal disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| provident | Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; prudent in preparing for future exigencies; cautious; economical; sometimes followed by of; as, aprovident man; an animal provident of the future. "And of our good and of our dignity, How provident he is." (Milton) Synonym: Forecasting, cautious, careful, prudent, frugal, economical. Origin: L. Providens, -entis, p. Pr. Of providere: cf. F. Provident. See Provide, and cf. Prudent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| providore | One who makes provision; a purveyor. See: Provedore. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| province | 1. A country or region, more or less remote from the city of Rome, brought under the Roman government; a conquered country beyond the limits of Italy. 2. A country or region dependent on a distant authority; a portion of an empire or state, especially. One remote from the capital. "Kingdoms and provinces." 3. A region of country; a tract; a district. "Over many a tract of heaven they marched, and many a province wide." (Milton) "Other provinces of the intellectual world." (I. Watts) 4. A region under the supervision or direction of any special person; the district or division of a country, especially an ecclesiastical division, over which one has jurisdiction; as, the province of Canterbury, or that in which the archbishop of Canterbury exercises ecclesiastical authority. 5. The proper or appropriate business or duty of a person or body; office; charge; jurisdiction; sphere. "The woman'sprovince is to be careful in her economy, and chaste in her affection." (Tattler) 6. Specif., Any political division of the Dominion of Canada, having a governor, a local legislature, and representation in the Dominion parliament. Hence, colloquially, The Provinces, the Dominion of Canada. Origin: F, fr. L. Provincia; prob. Fr. Pro before, for + the root of vincere to conquer. See Victor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| provincial | 1. A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial. 2. A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a province of the order. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| provine | To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation. Origin: F. Provingner, fr. Provin a set, layer of a plant, OF. Provain, from L. Propago, -aginis, akin to propagare to propagate. See Propagate, Prune. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| provirus | <virology> The genome of a virus when it is integrated into the host cell DNA. In the case of the retroviruses, their RNA genome has first to be transcribed to DNA by reverse transcriptase. The genes of the provirus may be transcribed and expressed or the provirus may be maintained in a latent condition. The integration of the oncogenic viruses, such as Papovaviridae and retroviruses can lead to cell transformation. (18 Nov 1997) |
| proviruses | Duplex DNA sequences in a eukaryotic chromosome (corresponding to the genome of an RNA retrovirus) that are transmitted from one cell generation to the next without causing lysis of the host. Proviruses are often associated with neoplastic cell transformation and are key features of retrovirus biology. (12 Dec 1998) |
| provision | 1. The act of providing, or making previous preparation. 2. That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation. "Making provision for the relief of strangers." (Bacon) 3. Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored; often in the plural. "And of provisions laid in large, For man and beast." (Milton) 4. That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a previous agreement; a proviso; as, the provisions of a contract; the statute has many provisions. 5. A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation. 6. A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation. Origin: L. Provisio: cf. F. Provision. See Provide. To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison. "They were provisioned for a journey." (Palfrey) Origin: Provisioned; Provisioning. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| provisional | Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the time being; used of partial or temporary arrangements; as, a provisional government; a provisional treaty. Origin: Cf. F. Provisionnel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| provisional callus | The callus that develops to keep the ends of the fractured bone in apposition; it is absorbed after union is complete. Synonym: temporary callus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| provisional cortex | An extensive area of the adrenal gland present in primates during foetal life and for a short period after birth; located between the definitive cortex and the medulla, it contains large steroid-secreting cells arranged in a reticular pattern; involution of this zone in humans is largely completed by three months after birth. Synonym: androgenic zone, foetal reticularis, foetal zone, provisional cortex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| provisional denture | A dental prosthesis to be used for a short interval of time for reasons of esthetics, mastication, occlusal support, or convenience, or to condition the patient to accept an artificial substitute for missing natural teeth until more definite prosthetic dental treatment can be provided. Synonym: provisional denture, temporary denture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| provisional ligature | A ligature applied to an artery in continuity at the beginning of an operation to prevent haemorrhage, but removed when the operation is completed. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| prov | show one's ability or courage |
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| prov | established beyond doubt |
| prov | established beyond doubt |
| prov | where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence |
| prov | the medieval dialects of Langue d'oc |
| prov | a former province of southeastern France |
| prov | a stock or supply of foods |
| prov | food for domestic livestock |
| prov | a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions |
| prov | a progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders |
| prov | a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people |
| prov | widely known and spoken of |
