| pottassic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or containing, potassium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| potter | 1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. "The potter heard, and stopped his wheel." (Longfellow) 2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. 3. One who pots meats or other eatables. 4. <zoology> The red-bellied terrapin. See Terrapin. <medicine> Potter's asthma, a small solitary wasp (Eumenes fraternal) which constructs a globular nest of mud and sand in which it deposits insect larvae, such as cankerworms, as food for its young. Origin: Cf. F. Potier. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| potter syndrome | <radiology> I autosomal recessive (infantile) polycystic disease, microscopic (1-mm) cysts, ultrasound: with or without increased echo, no gross cysts, II multicystic dysplastic kidney (renal dysplasia), ultrasound: multiple cysts, usually unilateral, III autosomal dominant (adult) polycystic disease, usually not present until adult life, ultrasound: multiple cysts, renal agenesis associated with: oligohydramnios, abnormal facies, hypoplastic lungs (12 Dec 1998) |
| Potter's disease | Characteristic facies seen in bilateral renal agenesis and other severe renal malformations, exhibiting ocular hypertelorism, low-set ears, receding chin, and flattening of the nose. See: Potter's syndrome. Synonym: Potter's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Potter's facies | Characteristic facies seen in bilateral renal agenesis and other severe renal malformations, exhibiting ocular hypertelorism, low-set ears, receding chin, and flattening of the nose. See: Potter's syndrome. Synonym: Potter's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Potter's syndrome | <syndrome> Renal agenesis with hypoplastic lungs and associated neonatal respiratory distress, haemodynamic instability, acidosis, cyanosis, oedema, and characteristic (Potter's) facies; death usually occurs from respiratory insufficiency, which develops before uraemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Potter's version | An obsolete term for a version in which both feet are brought down until the buttocks are delivered, the back is then rotated to an anterior position, the arms and shoulders are delivered by twisting and downward movements. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Potter, Edith | <person> U.S. Perinatal pathologist, *1901. See: Potter's disease, Potter's facies, Potter's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Potter, Irving White | <person> U.S. Obstetrician, 1868-1956. See: Potter's version. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Potter-Bucky diaphragm | In radiography, a diaphragm with a moving grid that avoids grid shadows. Synonym: Potter-Bucky diaphragm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| potting | 1. Tippling. 2. The act of placing in a pot; as, the potting of plants; the potting of meats for preservation. 3. The process of putting sugar in casks for cleansing and draining. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pottle | 1. A liquid measure of four pints. 2. A pot or tankard. "A dry pottle of sack before him." (Sir W. Scott) 3. A vessel or small basket for holding fruit. "He had a . . . Pottle of strawberries in one hand." (Dickens) Pottle draught, taking a pottle of liquor at one draught. Origin: OE. Potel, OF. Potel, dim. Of pot. See Pot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| potto | <zoology> A nocturnal mammal (Perodictius potto) of the Lemur family, found in West Africa. It has rudimentary forefingers. Synonym: aposoro, and bush dog. The kinkajou. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Potts' anastomosis | Direct side-to-side anastomosis between aorta and pulmonary artery as a palliative procedure in congenital malformation of the heart. Synonym: Potts' anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Potts' clamp | A fine-toothed, multiple-point, vascular fixation clamp that imparts limited trauma to the vessel while securely holding it. (05 Mar 2000) |