| Pacheco's disease | A highly contagious, acute disease of psittacine birds caused by a herpesvirus and characterised by bright yellow urates with scant faeces, icterus, and terminal anorexia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Pacheco's parrot disease virus | Probably a virus of the family Herpesviridae, possibly related to the virus of infectious laryngotracheitis. Synonym: parrot virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pachometer | <apparatus> An instrument for measuring thickness, as of the glass of a mirror, or of paper; a pachymeter. Origin: Gr. Thickness. (24 Mar 1998) |
| Pachon's method | Cardiography, carried out with the patient lying on the left side. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pachon's test | In a case of aneurysm, determination of the collateral circulation by estimation of the blood pressure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pachon, Michel | <person> French physiologist, 1867-1938. See: Pachon's method, Pachon's test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pachonta | <botany> A substance resembling gutta-percha, and used to adulterate it, obtained from the East Indian tree Isonandra acuminata. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pachy- | Thick. Origin: G. Pachys, thick (05 Mar 2000) |
| pachyblepharon | Thickening of the tarsal border of the eyelid. Synonym: tylosis ciliaris. Origin: pachy-+ G. Blepharon, eyelid (05 Mar 2000) |
| pachycarpous | <botany> Having the pericarp thick. Origin: Pachy- + Gr. Fruit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pachycephalia | Abnormal thickness of the skull. Synonym: pachycephalia. Origin: pachy-+ G. Kephale, head (05 Mar 2000) |
| pachycephalic | Pachycephalous Relating to or marked by pachycephaly. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pachycephaly | Abnormal thickness of the skull. Synonym: pachycephalia. Origin: pachy-+ G. Kephale, head (05 Mar 2000) |
| pachycheilia | Pachychilia Swelling or abnormal thickness of the lips. Origin: pachy-+ G. Cheilos, lip (05 Mar 2000) |
| pachycholia | Inspissation of the bile. Origin: pachy-+ G. Chole, bile (05 Mar 2000) |