| platypelloid | Having a broad pelvis, with an index below 90 |
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| platypelloid pelvis | Simple flat pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| platypnea | Difficulty in breathing when erect, relieved by recumbency. Compare: orthopnea. Origin: platy-+ G. Pnoe, a breathing (05 Mar 2000) |
| platypod | <zoology> An animal having broad feet, or a broad foot. Origin: Platy + -pod. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| platypoda | <zoology> Same as Prosobranchiata. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| platyptera | <zoology> A division of Pseudoneuroptera including the species which have four broad, flat wings, as the termites, or white-ants, and the stone flies (Perla). Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Broad + a wing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| platypus | <zoology> The duck mole. See Duck. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. + foot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| platyrhine | <anatomy> One of the Platyrhini. Origin: Platy + Gr, nose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| platyrhini | <zoology> A division of monkeys, including the American species, which have a broad nasal septum, thirty-six teeth, and usually a prehensile tail. See Monkey. Alternative forms: Platyrrhini. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Broad +, nose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| platyrrhine | 1. Characterised by a nose of large width in proportion to its length. 2. Denoting a skull with a nasal index between 53 and 58. Origin: platy-+ G. Rhis, nose (05 Mar 2000) |
| platyrrhiny | A condition in which the nose is wide in proportion to its length. (05 Mar 2000) |
| platysma | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, subcutaneous layer and fascia covering pectoralis major and deltoid at level of first or second rib; insertion, lower border of mandible, risorius and platysma of opposite side; action, depresses lower lip, forms ridges in skin of neck and upper chest when jaws are "clenched", denoting stress, anger; nerve supply, cervical branch of facial. Synonym: platysma, musculus platysma myoides, musculus platysma, musculus subcutaneus colli, musculus tetragonus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| platyspondylia | Platyspondylisis Flatness of the bodies of the vertebrae. Origin: platy-+ G. Spondylos, vertebra (05 Mar 2000) |
| platystencephaly | Extreme width of the skull in the occipital region, with narrowing anteriorly and prognathism. Origin: G. Platystos, widest, superl. Of platys, wide, + enkephale, brain (05 Mar 2000) |