| pilo- | Hair. Origin: L. Pilus (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pilobezoar | Synonym: trichobezoar. Origin: pilo-+ bezoar (05 Mar 2000) |
| pilocarpine | <chemistry> An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi (Pilocarpus pennatifolius) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system. Origin: From NL. Pilocarpus pennatifolius jaborandi; L. Pilus hair + Gr. Fruit: cf. F. Pilocarpine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pilocarpine esterase | <enzyme> Hydrolyzes pilocarpine to pilocarpic acid, probably not the same as acetylcholinesterase or butyrylcholinesterase Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| pilocarpus | A genus of trees and shrubs found in Central and South America and in the West Indies. Constitutes the botanical source for pilocarpine, an alkaloid which activates cholinergic muscarinic receptors. Pilocarpine is used in the treatment of glaucoma where it is instilled in the eye. Sudorific; miotic. Synonym: Jaborandi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pilocystic | Denoting a dermoid cyst containing hair. Origin: pilo-+ G. Kystis, bladder (05 Mar 2000) |
| piloerection | <dermatology> Erection of the hair. (18 Nov 1997) |
| piloid | Hairlike; resembling hair. Origin: pilo-+ G. Eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000) |
| piloid astrocytoma | <tumour> A slowly growing astrocytoma composed histologically of elongated fibrous astrocytes; often located in the optic chiasm or hypothalamus. Synonym: piloid astrocytoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| piloid gliosis | An area of chronic, reactive astrocytosis composed of thin, hairlike cells in vaguely parallel array. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pilojection | Process of shooting shafts of stiff mammalian hair into a saccular aneurysm in the brain in order to produce thrombosis. Origin: pilo-+ injection (05 Mar 2000) |
| pilomatrixoma | A tumour composed of cells resembling those of the hair matrix, which undergo 'mummification' and may calcify. It is a relatively uncommon tumour, which may occur at any age from infancy. The majority of patients are under 20, and females are affected more than males. The lesion is usually a solitary deep dermal or subcutaneous tumour 3-30 mm in diameter, situated in the head, neck, or upper extremity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pilomotor | Moving the hair; denoting the arrectores pilorum muscles of the skin and the postganglionic sympathetic nerve fibres innervating these small smooth muscles. Origin: pilo-+ L. Motor, mover (05 Mar 2000) |
| pilomotor fibres | Nerve fibre's that innervate the erector muscles of hair follicles responsible for piloerection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pilomotor reflex | Contraction of the smooth muscle of the skin resulting in "gooseflesh" caused by mild application of a tactile stimulus or by local cooling. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pilose |
pilous: covered with hairs especially fine soft ones
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| pilous |
covered with hairs especially fine soft ones
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| pilar cyst |
an epidermal cyst usually occurring as a firm, well-circumscribed, subepidermal nodule, especially on the scalp, and formed by an outer wall of keratinizing epithelium without a granular layer, similar to the normal epithelium of the hair follicle at and distal to the sebaceous duct. Called also sebaceous c., trichilemmal c., and wen. Cf. epidermal inclusion c.
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| pilar sheath acanthoma |
a benign tumor of the hair follicle, usually occurring as an asymptomatic lesion on the upper lip of middle-aged adults; it is characterized by a central keratin-filled cavity lined by stratified squamous epithelium projecting into the connective stroma.
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| pilomotor reflex |
the production of goose flesh on stroking the skin; trichographism.
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| PIL | the act of stealing small amounts or small articles |
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| PIL | a thief who steals without using violence |
| PIL | someone who journeys in foreign lands |
| PIL | some one who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion |
| PIL | one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620 |
| PIL | a journey to a sacred place |
| PIL | a journey to a sacred place |
| PIL | a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure |
| PIL | a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet |
| PIL | something that resembles a pill in shape or size |
| PIL | a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception |
| PIL | a small bottle for holding pills |