| public utility district | (PUD) A publicly owned energy producer or distributor. PUDs operate as special government districts under the authority of elected commissions. They are not regulated by public utility commissions. (05 Dec 1998) |
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| public utility regulatory policies act | (PURPA) A federal law requiring a utility to buy the power produced by a qualifying facility at a price equal to that which the utility would otherwise pay if it were to build its own power plant or buy power from another source. (05 Dec 1998) |
| public-hearted | Public-spirited. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| publication bias | The influence of study results on the chances of publication and the tendency of investigators, reviewers, and editors to submit or accept manuscripts for publication based on the direction or strength of the study findings. Publication bias has an impact on the interpretation of clinical trials and meta-analyses. Bias can be minimised by insistence by editors on high-quality research, thorough literature reviews, acknowledgement of conflicts of interest, modification of peer review practices, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| publications | Copies of a work or document distributed to the public by sale, rental, lease, or lending. (12 Dec 1998) |
| publicly owned treatment works permit | (POTW) A permit that regulates discharges to publicly owned sewage treatment plants. (05 Dec 1998) |
| published erratum | An acknowledgment of an error, issued by a publisher, editor, or author. It customarily cites the source where the error occurred, giving complete bibliographic data for retrieval. In the case of books and monographs, author, title, imprint, paging, and other helpful references will be given; in the case of journal articles, the author, title, paging, and journal reference will be shown. An erratum notice is variously cited as errata or corrigenda. (12 Dec 1998) |
| publishing | "the business or profession of the commercial production and issuance of literature". It includes the publisher, publication processes, editing and editors. Production may be by conventional printing methods or by electronic publishing. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pubo- | Pubic, pubis. Origin: L. Pubes (05 Mar 2000) |
| pubocapsular | Relating to the pubis and the capsule of the hip joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pubocapsular ligament | <anatomy> A thickened part of the capsule of the hip joint that extends from the superior ramus of the pubis to the intertrochanteric line of the femur. Synonym: ligamentum pubofemorale, ligamentum pubocapsulare, pubocapsular ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pubococcygeal | Relating to the pubis and the coccyx. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pubococcygeal muscle | <anatomy> Fibres of the levator ani, arising from the pelvic surface of the body of the pubis and adjacent tendinous arch of obturator fascia, attaching to the coccyx. Synonym: musculus pubococcygeus, pubococcygeal muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pubococcygeus muscle | <anatomy> Fibres of the levator ani, arising from the pelvic surface of the body of the pubis and adjacent tendinous arch of obturator fascia, attaching to the coccyx. Synonym: musculus pubococcygeus, pubococcygeal muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pubofemoral | Relating to the os pubis and the femur. (05 Mar 2000) |