| pseudopterygium | Adhesion of the conjunctiva to the cornea, occurring after injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pseudoptosis | A condition resembling an inability to elevate the eyelid, due to blepharophimosis, blepharochalasis, or some other affection. Synonym: false blepharoptosis. Origin: pseudo-+ G. Ptosis, a falling (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudopuberty | Condition characterised by the development of a varying number of the somatic and functional changes typical of puberty; commonly caused by the hormonal secretions of a tumour and typically arises before the chronological age of puberty. Precocious pseudopuberty, the development of pseudopuberty in very young children; commonly characterised by secretion of gonadal hormones, without stimulation of gametogenesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudopupa | Origin: NL. See Pseudo-, and Pupa. <zoology> A stage intermediate between the larva and pupa of bees and certain other hymenopterous insects. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pseudorabies | A highly contagious herpes virus infection affecting the central nervous system of swine, cattle, dogs, cats, rats, and other animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pseudorabies virus | A herpesvirus causing pseudorabies in swine. Synonym: Aujeszky's disease virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudoreaction | A false reaction; one not due to specific causes in a given test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudoreplica | A specimen for electron microscopic examination obtained by depositing particles from a virus-containing suspension on an agarose surface, covering the surface with a plastic-containing solution, and, after evaporation of the solvent, removing the film along with enmeshed particles by floating it onto the surface of a uranyl acetate solution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudoretinitis pigmentosa | A widespread pigmentary mottling of the retina that may follow severe eye trauma, especially from a penetrating injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudorhabdite | <zoology> One of the peculiar rodlike corpuscles found in the integument of certain Turbellaria. They are filled with a soft granular substance. Origin: Pseudo- + Gr. A rod. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pseudorheumatism | Joint or muscle symptoms without objective findings and with no apparent underlying causes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudorickets | renal rickets |
| pseudorosette | Perivascular radial arrangement of neoplastic cells around a small blood vessel. See: rosette. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudorubella | Synonymous with Roseola infantum, a viral disease of infants sudden onset of high fever which lasts several and young children with days and then suddenly subsides leaving in its wake a fine red rash. The causative agent is herpes virus type 6 so the disease is known as sixth disease. Also as exanthem subitum (sudden rash), roseola, roseola infantilis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pseudosarcoma | <tumour> A bulky polyploid malignant tumour of the oesophagus, composed of spindle cells with a focus of squamous cell carcinoma; spindle cells may be epithelial or metaplastic malignant fibroblasts. (05 Mar 2000) |