| paternal | 1. Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care. "Under paternal rule." 2. Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a paternal estate. "Their small paternal field of corn." (Dryden) Paternal government, the assumption by the governing power of a quasi-fatherly relation to the people, involving strict and intimate supervision of their business and social concerns, upon the theory that they are incapable of managing their own afffairs. Origin: L. Paternus, fr. Pater a father: cf. F. Paternel. See Father. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| paternal age | Age of the father. (12 Dec 1998) |
| paternal behaviour | The behaviour patterns associated with or characteristic of a father. (12 Dec 1998) |
| paternal deprivation | Prolonged separation of the offspring from the father. (12 Dec 1998) |
| paternal exposure | Exposure of the male parent, human or animal, to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals that may affect offspring. (12 Dec 1998) |
| paternity | 1. The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity. "The world, while it had scarcity of people, underwent no other dominion than paternity and eldership." (Sir W. Raleigh) 2. Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child. 3. Origin; authorship. "The paternity of these novels was . . . Disputed." (Sir W. Scott) Origin: L. Paternitas: cf. F. Paternite. See Paternal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| paternoster | 1. The Lord's prayer, so called from the first two words of the Latin version. 2. A beadlike ornament in moldings. 3. A line with a row of hooks and beadshaped sinkers. Paternoster pump, Paternoster wheel, a chain pump; a noria. Paternoster while, the space of time required for repeating a paternoster. Origin: L, Our Father. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Paterson, Donald | <person> English otolaryngologist, 1863-1939. See: Paterson-Kelly syndrome, Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome | <syndrome> Limited elevation of the eye in adduction, appearing clinically as a paresis of the inferior oblique muscle, due to fascia contracting the superior oblique muscle on the same side. Synonym: Brown's syndrome, Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Paterson-Kelly syndrome | <radiology> Iron-deficiency anaemia, oesophageal webs (symptomatic), glossitis, spoon nails, middle-aged females, increased incidence of oesophageal carcinoma, see also: oesophageal webs and rings aka: Patterson-Kelly syndrome (12 Dec 1998) |
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Synonyms : Paternities
| patent |
obtain a patent for; "Should I patent this invention?" a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus" grant rights to; grant a patent for make open to sight or notice; "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him" an official document granting a right or privilege apparent: clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
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| patelloadductor reflex |
crossed adduction of the thigh produced by tapping the quadriceps tendon as in the patellar reflex; called also McCormac's r.
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| patellar reflex |
contraction of the quadriceps and extension of the leg when the patellar ligament is tapped; called also knee jerk, quadriceps jerk, knee jerk r., and quadriceps r.
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| patent medicine |
Patent medicine is the term given to various medical compounds sold under a variety of names and labels, though they were for the most part actually trademarked medicines, not patented. They were also sometimes called nostrums, a Latin word meaning "ours" or "our own"; a "nostrum" is any proprietary mixture of drugs. ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_medicine
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| paternal |
A father is the male parent of a child. Fathers may be categorised according to their biological, social or legal relationship with the child. Historically, the biological relationship paternity has been determinative of fatherhood. However, proof of paternity has been intrinsically problematic and so social rules often determined who would be regarded as a father e.g. the husband of the mother. This method of the determination of fatherhood has persisted since Roman times. ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paternal
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| PATE | leather with a hard glossy surface |
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| PATE | a torpedo-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed |
| PATE | medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription |
| PATE | a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention |
| PATE | the government bureau that keeps a record of patents and grants new ones |
| PATE | the right granted by a patent |
| PATE | a legal system for protecting the rights of inventors |
| PATE | (of devices and processes) protected by patent |
| PATE | the inventor to whom a patent is issued |
| PATE | unmistakably |
| PATE | an informal term for a father |
| PATE | the head of family or tribe |