| pillion fracture |
a fracture of the lower end of the femur occurring when the knee of a person riding pillion on a motorcycle is struck in a collision; it is a T -shaped fracture with displacement of the condyles behind the femoral shaft.
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| pilon fracture |
comminuted fracture of the inferior articular surface of the tibia and the malleoli, caused by axial compression of the ankle joint.
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| pileus |
A pileus (Latin for cap) is a small, horizontal cloud that can appear above a cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud, giving the parent cloud a characteristic "hoodlike" appearance. Pilei tend to change shape rapidly. They are formed by strong updrafts acting upon moist air at lower altitudes, causing the air to cool beneath its dewpoint. ...
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| piloerection |
Goose bumps (AE), also called goose pimples, goose flesh (BE), chicken skin (Hawaiian Pidgin), or cutis anserina, are the bumps on a person's skin at the base of body hairs, which involuntarily develop when a person is cold, afraid, or experiences other strong emotions. The reflex of producing goose pimples is known as horripilation, piloerection or the pilomotor reflex. ...
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| pilocytic |
Made up of cells that look like fibers when viewed under a microscope.
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