| phalangious | <zoology> Of or pertaining to Phalangoidea. Origin: L. Phalangium a kind of venomous spider, Gr, fr. A spider. Cf. Phalanx. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| phalangist | <zoology> Any arboreal marsupial of the genus Phalangista. The vulpine phalangist (P. Vulpina) is the largest species, the full grown male being about two and a half feet long. It has a large bushy tail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phalangistine | <zoology> Same as Phalangist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phalangoidea | <zoology> A division of Arachnoidea, including the daddy longlegs or harvestman (Phalangium) and many similar kinds. They have long, slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded, segmented abdomen; and chelate jaws. They breathe by tracheae. Synonym: Phalangides, Phalangidea, Phalangiida, and Opilionea. Origin: NL, from Phalangium the daddy longlegs (see Phalangious) + Gr. Form. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phalanx | <anatomy> A finger bone. There are three phalanges in each digit, except the thumb which only has two. (27 Sep 1997) |
| phalarope | <ornithology> Any species of Phalaropus and allied genera of small wading birds (Grallae), having lobate toes. They are often seen far from land, swimming in large flocks. Synonym: sea goose. Origin: Gr. Having a patch of white +, a foot: cf. F. Phalarope. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phallalgia | Synonym: phallodynia. Origin: phall-+ G. Algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| phallectomy | Surgical removal of the penis. Synonym: penectomy. Origin: phall-+ G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| phallic | <anatomy> Pertaining to the phallus or penis. Origin: Gr. Phallikos (18 Nov 1997) |
| phallic phase | In psychoanalytic personality theory, the stage in psychosexual development, occurring when a child is between 2 and 6 years of age, during which interest, curiosity, and pleasurable experiences are centreed around the penis in boys and the clitoris in girls. See: genital phase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phallic tubercle | The median elevation just cephalic to the urogenital orifice of an embryo; it is the primordium of the penis of the male or the clitoris of the female. Synonym: phallic tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phallicism | Worship of the male genitalia. Synonym: phallism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phalliform | Resembling in shape a penis. Synonym: phalliform. Origin: phallo-+ G. Eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000) |
| phallism | Worship of the male genitalia. Synonym: phallism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phallitis | An obsolete term for inflammation of the penis. Synonym: phallitis. (05 Mar 2000) |