| 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. ...
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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. ...
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