| portography | Examination of the portal circulation by the use of X-ray films after injection of radiopaque material. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| portosystemic | Relating to connections between the portal and systemic venous systems. (05 Mar 2000) |
| portovenography | Examination of the portal circulation by the use of X-ray films after injection of radiopaque material. (12 Dec 1998) |
| portrait | 1. The likeness of a person, painted, drawn, or engraved; commonly, a representation of the human face painted from real life. "In portraits, the grace, and, we may add, the likeness, consists more in the general air than in the exact similitude of every feature." (Sir J. Reynolds) The meaning of the word is sometimes extended so as to include a photographic likeness. 2. Hence, any graphic or vivid delineation or description of a person; as, a portrait in words. Portrait bust, or Portrait statue, a bust or statue representing the actual features or person of an individual; in distinction from an ideal bust or statue. Origin: F, originally p. P. Of portraire to portray. See Portray. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| portraits | Graphic representations, especially of the face, of real persons, usually posed, living or dead. They are pictures whose purpose is the portrayal of an individual or group of individuals, not pictures which merely include people as part of an event or scene. (12 Dec 1998) |
| portress | A female porter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| portuary | A breviary. Origin: Cf. Portass. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| portuguese | Of or pertaining to Portugal, or its inhabitants. A native or inhabitant of Portugal; people of Portugal. Portuguese man-of-war. <zoology> See Physalia. Origin: Cf. F. Portugais, Sp. Portugues, Pg. Portuguez. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Portuguese-Azorean disease | A rare form of hereditary ataxia, characterised by onset in early adult life of progressive, spinocerebellar and extrapyramidal disease with external ophthalmoplegia, rigidity dystonia symptoms, and, often, peripheral amyotrophy; found predominantly in people of Azorean ancestry; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: Azorean disease, Portuguese-Azorean disease. Origin: Surnames of two families studied in major descriptions of the disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| portulaca | <botany> A genus of polypetalous plants; also, any plant of the genus. Portulaca oleracea is the common purslane. P. Grandiflora is a South American herb, widely cultivated for its showy crimson, scarlet, yellow, or white, ephemeral blossoms. Origin: L, purslane. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| portulacaceous | <botany> Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Portulacaceae), of which Portulaca is the type, and which includes also the spring beauty (Claytonia) and other genera. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| PORT |
The left side of the ship when facing the bow. Inditified by the color red on running lights.
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| portable |
(see handhelds)
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| portal hypertension |
a portal venous pression greater than 20 mmHg. It causes splenomegaly (spleen enlargement), esophageal varices and ascites.
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| PORT |
An implanted device through which blood may be withdrawn and drugs may be infused without repeated needle sticks. Also called a port-a-cath.
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| portal vein |
A blood vessel that carries blood from the digestive organs and the spleen to the liver.
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| port | gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town |
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| port | canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehicles |
| port | a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard |
| port | indicate by signs |
| port | a sign of something about to happen |
| port | puffed up with vanity |
| port | of ominous significance |
| port | of momentous or ominous significance |
| port | in a portentous manner |
| port | dark sweet ale brewed from black malt |
| port | someone who guards the entrance to a building |
| port | a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) |