| pancreectomy | Surgical removal of the pancreas. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| pancrelipase | <chemical> Preparation of hog pancreas containing lipolytic enzymes Synonym: cotazyme, viokase, pancrenase, creon (26 Jun 1999) |
| pancreo- | See: pancreat-. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreolith | Synonym: pancreatic calculus. Origin: pancreo-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreopathy | Any disease of the pancreas. Synonym: pancreopathy. Origin: pancreato-+ G. Pathos, suffering (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreoprivic | Without a pancreas (obsolete term). Origin: pancreo-+ L. Privus, deprived of (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancreozymin | <chemical> A 33-amino acid peptide secreted by the upper intestinal mucosa and also found in the central nervous system. It causes gallbladder contraction, release of pancreatic exocrine (or digestive) enzymes, and affects other gastrointestinal functions. Cholecystokinin may be the mediator of satiety. Chemical name: Cholecystokinin (12 Dec 1998) |
| pancuronium | <chemical> A bis-quaternary steroid that is a competitive nicotinic antagonist. As a neuromuscular blocking agent it is more potent than curare but has less effect on the circulatory system and on histamine release. Pharmacological action: neuromuscular nondepolarising agents, nicotinic antagonists. Chemical name: Piperidinium, 1,1'-((2beta,3alpha,5alpha,16beta,17beta)-3,17-bis(acetyloxy)androstane-2,16-diyl)bis(1-methyl-, dibromide (12 Dec 1998) |
| pancuronium bromide | 2b,16b-Dipiperidino-5a-androstane-3a,17b-diol diacetate dimethobromide;a nondepolarising steroidal neuromuscular blocking agent resembling curare but without its potential for ganglionic blockade, histamine release, or hypotension. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancytopenia | <haematology> Deficiency of all cell elements of the blood, aplastic anaemia. (18 Nov 1997) |
| pancytopenia, fanconi | A genetic (inherited) disease with progressive decline in blood cells and a tendency to leukaemia. Also known as fanconi anaemia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| panda | <zoology> A small Asiatic mammal (Ailurus fulgens) having fine soft fur. It is related to the bears, and inhabits the mountains of Northern India. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pandanus | <botany> A genus of endogenous plants. See Screw pine. Origin: NL, fr. Malay pandan. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pandect | 1. A treatise which comprehends the whole of any science. "[Thou] a pandect mak'st, and universal book." (Donne) 2. The digest, or abridgment, in fifty books, of the decisions, writings, and opinions of the old Roman jurists, made in the sixth century by direction of the emperor Justinian, and forming the leading compilation of the Roman civil law. Origin: L. Pandecta, pandectes, Gr. All-receiving, all-containing, all + to receive: cf. F. Pandectes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pandemic | An epidemic that affects awide geographic area. (09 Oct 1997) |