| phalanger | <zoology> Any marsupial belonging to Phalangista, Cuscus, Petaurus, and other genera of the family Phalangistidae. They are arboreal, and the species of Petaurus are furnished with lateral parachutes. See Flying phalanger, under Flying. Origin: Cf. F. Phalanger. See Phalanx. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| phalanges | <anatomy> The finger bones (the singular is phalanx). There are three phalanges in each digit, except the thumb which only has two. (27 Sep 1997) |
| phalangian | <anatomy> Phalangeal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| phalangid | <zoology> One of the Phalangoidea. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| 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) |
| 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) |