| prosopagnosia | Difficulty in recognizing familiar faces. Origin: prosop-+ G. A-priv. + gnosis, recognition (05 Mar 2000) |
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| prosopagus | Unequal conjoined twins in which the parasite, in the form of a tumour-like mass, is attached to the orbit or cheek of the autosite. See: conjoined twins. Synonym: prosopagus. Origin: prosopo-+ G. Pagos, something fastened (05 Mar 2000) |
| prosopalgia | <medicine> Facial neuralgia. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Face + pain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| prosopalgic | Relating to or suffering from trigeminal neuralgia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prosopectasia | Enlargement of the face, as in acromegaly. Origin: prosop-+ G. Ektasis, extension (05 Mar 2000) |
| prosoplasia | Progressive transformation, such as the change of cells of the salivary ducts into secreting cells. See: cytomorphosis. Origin: G. Proso, forward, + plasis, a molding (05 Mar 2000) |
| prosopo- | The face. See: facio-. Origin: G. Prosopon (05 Mar 2000) |
| prosopoanoschisis | Synonym: facial cleft. Origin: prosopo-+ G. Ano, upward, + schisis, fissure (05 Mar 2000) |
| prosopocephala | <zoology> Same as Scaphopoda. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Face, appearance + head. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| prosopodiplegia | Paralysis affecting both sides of the face. Origin: prosopo-+ diplegia (05 Mar 2000) |
| prosoponeuralgia | <neurology> A disorder of trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve V) dysfunction. Synonym: tic douloureux. Characterised by excruciating paroxysms of pain in the lips, gums, cheek or chin, and, very rarely, in the distribution of the eye (ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve). (27 Sep 1997) |
| prosopopagus | Unequal conjoined twins in which the parasite, in the form of a tumour-like mass, is attached to the orbit or cheek of the autosite. See: conjoined twins. Synonym: prosopagus. Origin: prosopo-+ G. Pagos, something fastened (05 Mar 2000) |
| prosopoplegia | Synonym: facial paralysis. Origin: prosopo-+ G. Plege, stroke (05 Mar 2000) |
| prosopoplegic | Relating to, or suffering from, facial paralysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prosoposchisis | Congenital facial cleft from mouth to the inner canthus of the eye. Synonym: oblique facial cleft. Origin: prosopo-+ G. Schisis, fissure (05 Mar 2000) |