| palmitoylcarnitine | <chemical> 3-carboxy-n,n,n-trimethyl-2-((1-oxohexadecyl)oxy)-1- propanaminium hydroxide, inner salt. A long-chain fatty acid ester of carnitine which facilitates the transfer of long-chain fatty acids from cytoplasm into mitochondria during the oxidation of fatty acids. Chemical name: 1-Propanaminium, 3-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-2-((1-oxohexadecyl)oxy)-, inner salt (12 Dec 1998) |
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| palmityl alcohol | The 16-carbon alcohol corresponding to palmitic acid, so called because it is isolated from among the hydrolysis products of spermaceti; it is used as an emulsifying aid and in the preparation of "washable" ointment bases. Synonym: 1-hexadecanol, palmityl alcohol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palmodic | Relating to palmus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palmomental reflex | Unilateral (sometimes bilateral) contraction of the mentalis and orbicularis oris muscles caused by a brisk scratch made on the palm of the ipsilateral hand. Synonym: palm-chin reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palmoplantar keratoderma | The occurrence of symmetrical diffuse or patchy areas of hypertrophy of the horny layer of the epidermis on the palms and soles; a group of ectodermal dysplasias of considerable variety, and either autosomal dominant or recessive inheritance. Synonym: ichthyosis palmaris et plantaris, keratoderma palmaris et plantaris, keratoderma symmetrica, keratoma plantare sulcatum, keratosis palmaris et plantaris, tylosis palmaris et plantaris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palmoscopy | Examination of the cardiac pulsation. Origin: G. Palmos, pulsation, + skopeo, to examine (05 Mar 2000) |
| palmus | Synonym: facial tic. 2. Rhythmical fibrillary contractions in a muscle. See: jumping disease. 3. The heart beat. Origin: G. Palmos, pulsation, quivering (05 Mar 2000) |
| palmyra | <botany> A species of palm (Borassus flabelliformis) having a straight, black, upright trunk, with palmate leaves. It is found native along the entire northern shores of the Indian Ocean, from the mouth of the Tigris to new Guinea. More than eight hundred uses to which it is put are enumerated by native writers. Its wood is largely used for building purposes; its fruit and roots serve for food, its sap for making toddy, and its leaves for thatching huts. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| palola | <zoology> An annelid (Palola viridis) which, at certain seasons of the year, swarms at the surface of the sea about some of the Pcific Islands, where it is collected for food. Origin: Fr. The native name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| palp | To have a distinct touch or feeling of; to feel. "To bring a palped darkness o'er the earth." (Heywood) Origin: L. Palpare: cf. F. Palper. <zoology> Same as Palpus. Origin: Cf. F. Palpe. See Palpable. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| palpable | 1. Perceptible to touch; capable of being palpated. 2. Evident; plain. Origin: see palpation (05 Mar 2000) |
| palpable rale | A vibration that can be felt accompanying a low-pitched, hard, musical, or sonorous rale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palpate | To touch or feel. The liver's edge may be palpated. (12 Dec 1998) |
| palpation | <technique> A simple technique in which a doctor presses lightly on the surface of the body to feel the organs or tissues underneath (16 Dec 1997) |
| palpatopercussion | Examination by means of combined palpation and percussion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palynology |
Palynology is the study of pollen and spores, from both living and fossil plants and protists. Pangaea PANGAEA (pronounced pan-GEE-ah) Pangaea was a supercontinent consisting of all of Earth's land masses. It existed during the Permian through the Jurassic period. It began breaking up during the Jurassic, forming the continents Gondwanaland and Laurasia.
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| paleontology |
Paleontology is the branch of biology that studies the forms of life that existed in former geologic periods, chiefly by studying fossils. PALEONTOLOGIST A paleontologist is a scientist who studies paleontology, the forms of life that existed in former geologic periods, chiefly by studying fossils.
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| palsy |
paralysis of a muscle or group of muscles.
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| palliative |
To relieve the symptoms of without fixing or repairing the underlying condition
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Pertaining to the globus pallidus or paleostriatum.
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| PAL | (of the feet of water birds) having three toes connected by a thin fold of skin |
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| PAL | a leaf resembling an open hand |
| PAL | in a palmate manner |
| PAL | of a leaf shape |
| PAL | an abnormality in which the fingers are webbed |
| PAL | United States golfer (born in 1929) |
| PAL | any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves |
| PAL | a state in the Deep South |
| PAL | fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms |
| PAL | fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms |
| PAL | telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand |
| PAL | a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products |