| podophthalmic | <zoology> Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels. Of or pertaining to the Podophthalmia. Origin: Podo- + Gr. An eye. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| podophthalmite | <zoology> The eyestalk of a crustacean. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| podophthalmous | <zoology> Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels. Of or pertaining to the Podophthalmia. Origin: Podo- + Gr. An eye. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| podophyllin | <drug> An extract of podophyllum resin which isused to treat genital warts. See: podophyllotoxin. (09 Oct 1997) |
| podophyllotoxin | <drug> Toxin (414D) that binds to tubulin and prevents microtubule assembly. (18 Nov 1997) |
| podophyllous | 1. <zoology> Having thin, flat, leaflike locomotive organs. 2. <anatomy> Pertaining to, or composing, the layer of tissue, made up of laminae, beneath a horse's hoof. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| podophyllum | <botany> The dried seeds and root of the mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) from which several medicinally-useful compounds can be extracted. (09 Oct 1997) |
| podophyllum resin | <botany> A powdered mixture of resins taken from dried seeds and root of the mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum), it is typically used as a topical caustic agent. (09 Oct 1997) |
| podospasm | Podospasmus Spasm of the foot. Synonym: podismus. Origin: podo-+ G. Spasmos, spasm (05 Mar 2000) |
| podosperm | <botany> The stalk of a seed or ovule. Origin: Podo- + Gr. Seed: cf. F. Podosperme. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| podostomata | <zoology> An order of Bryozoa of which Rhabdopleura is the type. See Rhabdopleura. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Poys, podos, foot +, mouth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| podotheca | Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Poys, podos, foot + case. <zoology> The scaly covering of the foot of a bird or reptile. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| podoviridae | <virology> A family of bacteriophage viruses (including the T7 phage group) which arecharacterised by isometric or elongate heads, linear double-stranded DNA genomes, and short, non-contracting tails. (09 Oct 1997) |
| podura | Origin: NL.; Gr. Poys, podos, foot + tail. Any small leaping thysanurous insect of the genus Podura and related genera; a springtail. <zoology> Podura scale, one of the minute scales with which the body of a podura is covered. They are used as test objects for the microscope. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| podurid | <zoology> Any species of Podura or allied genera. Pertaining to the poduras. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |