| pelisse | An outer garment for men or women, originally of fur, or lined with fur; a lady's outer garment, made of silk or other fabric. Origin: F, fr. L. Pelliceus, pellicius, made of skins, fr. Pellis a skin. Cf. Pelt skin, Pilch, and see 2d Pell. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
|---|---|
| Pelizaeus, Friedrich | <person> German neurologist, 1850-1917. See: Merzbacher-Pelizaeus disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease | A sudanophilic leukodystrophy with a tigroid appearance of the myelin resulting from patchy demyelination. Type 1-classic, nystagmus and tremor appearing in the first few months of life, followed by slow motor development sometimes with choreoathetosis, spasticity, optic atrophy and seizures, with death in early adulthood, X-linked recessive inheritance; type 2-contralateral form with death in months to years after birth, X-linked recessive inheritance; type 3-transitional, with death in the first decade; type 4-adult form associated with involuntary movements, ataxia and hyperreflexia, but without nystagmus; type 5-variant forms. Cockayne is sometimes included as a sixth form. Synonym: Merzbacher-Pelizaeus disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelizaeus-merzbacher syndrome | <radiology> Slowly progressive dysmyelinating disease, diffuse, symmetrical demyelination, cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem, spinal cord, islands of partially demyelinated fibres, CT may be normal, two types: X-linked recessive (presents in infancy), autosomal dominant (preadulthood) (12 Dec 1998) |
| pell | 1. A skin or hide; a pelt. 2. A roll of parchment; a parchment record. Clerk of the pells, formerly, an officer of the exchequer who entered accounts on certain parchment rolls, called pell rolls. Origin: OF. Pel, F. Peau, L. Pellis a skin. See Fell a skin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pellack | <zoology> A porpoise. Origin: Cf. Gael. Peileag. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pellage | A customs duty on skins of leather. See: Pell. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pellagra | <disease> A niacin deficiency disease (pellagra) caused by improper diet and characterised by skin lesions, gastrointestinal disturbances and nervousness. Depression, dermatitis, dementia and diarrhoea are common symptoms. (27 Sep 1997) |
| pellagra sine pellagra | Pellagra without the characteristic skin lesions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pellagra-preventing factor | A precursor of NAD, that is a product of the oxidation of nicotine. (18 Nov 1997) |
| pellagroid | Resembling pellagra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pellagrous | Relating to or suffering from pellagra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelle-like protein kinase | <enzyme> Mplk - mouse pelle-like kinase; mammalian homolog of drosophila pelle protein; expression is developmentally regulated and is greatest in liver; genbank l08476 Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- Synonym: mplk (protein) (26 Jun 1999) |
| Pellegrini's disease | A calcific density in the medial collateral ligament and/or bony growth at the internal condyle of the femur. Synonym: Pellegrini-Stieda disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pellegrini, Augusto | <person> Italian surgeon, *1877. See: Pellegrini's disease, Pellegrini-Stieda disease. (05 Mar 2000) |