| pseudo-Graefe's phenomenon | Retraction of the upper eyelid on downward movement of the eyes. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pseudo-heart | <zoology> Any contractile vessel of invertebrates which is not of the nature of a real heart, especially one of those pertaining to the excretory system. Origin: Pseudo- + heart. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pseudo-hemianopia | A condition in which individual stimuli are seen correctly, but when the nasal visual field of one eye and the temporal visual field of the fellow eye are stimulated simultaneously, one field is blind. Synonym: visual extinction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudo-Hurler disease | infantile, generalised GM1 gangliosidosis |
| pseudo-Hurler polydystrophy | <biochemistry> Mucolipidosis with mild Hurler-like symptoms, restricted joint mobility, short stature, mild mental retardation, and dysplastic skeletal changes, especially of the hip. Aortic and mitral valve disease are often present. It is associated with a deficiency of UDP-N-acetyl glucosamine and lysosomal enzyme N-acetylglucosaminyl-1-phosphotransferase. Inheritance: autosomal recessive. Synonym: pseudo-Hurler polydystrophy, pseudopolydystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudo-hyperthophic | <medicine> Falsely hypertrophic; as, pseudo-hypertrophic paralysis, a variety of paralysis in which the muscles are apparently enlarged, but are really degenerated and replaced by fat. Origin: Pseudo- + hypertrophic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pseudo-monocotyledonous | <botany> Having two coalescent cotyledons, as the live oak and the horse-chestnut. Origin: Pseudo- + monocotyledonous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pseudo-osteomalacia | Rachitic softening of bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudo-osteomalacic | Marked by pseudo-osteomalacia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudo-osteomalacic pelvis | An extreme degree of rachitic pelvis, resembling the puerperal osteomalacic pelvis, in which the pelvic canal is obstructed by a forward projection of the sacrum, and an approximation of the acetabula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudo-symmetric | <chemistry> Exhibiting pseudo-symmetry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pseudo-symmetry | <chemistry> A kind of symmetry characteristic of certain crystals which from twinning, or other causes, come to resemble forms of a system other than that to which they belong, as the apparently hexagonal prisms of aragonite. Origin: Pseudo- + symmetry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pseudoacanthosis nigricans | Acanthosis nigricans secondary to maceration of the skin from excessive sweating, or occurring in obese and dark-complexioned adults, or in association with endocrine disorders; not associated with visceral cancer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudoacephalus | An apparently headless placental parasitic twin which, however, has rudimentary cephalic structures that can be demonstrated by dissection. Origin: pseudo-+ G. A-priv. + kephale, head (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudoachondroplasia | Dwarfism with short limbs and a relatively long trunk as in achondroplasia, but not evident at birth; autosomal dominant and recessive forms occur. (05 Mar 2000) |