| pennywort | <botany> A European trailing herb (Linaria Cymbalaria) with roundish, reniform leaves. It is often cultivated in hanging baskets. March, or Water, pennywort. <botany> See March. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| penological | Of or pertaining to penology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| penologist | One versed in, or a student of, penology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| penology | <study> The science or art of punishment. Alternative forms: poenology. Origin: Gr, or L. Poena, punishment. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| penopubic epispadias | Position of the urethral meatus at junction of base of penis and lower abdominal wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| penoscrotal | Relating to both penis and scrotum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| penoscrotal hypospadias | Hypospadias with the urethral opening at the junction of the penis and scrotum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| penoscrotal transposition | Deficient ventral penile shaft skin which is buried in scrotum or tethered to scrotal midline by a fold or web of skin. The urethra and erectile bodies are usually normal. Synonym: penis palmatus, penoscrotal transposition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| penotomy | Synonym: phallotomy. Origin: L. Penis + G. Tome, a cutting (05 Mar 2000) |
| Penrose | Charles B., U.S. Gynecologist, 1862-1925. See: Penrose drain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Penrose drain | A soft tube-shaped rubber drain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pension | 1. A payment; a tribute; something paid or given. "The stomach's pension, and the time's expense." (Sylvester) 2. A stated allowance to a person in consideration of past services; payment made to one retired from service, on account of age, disability, or other cause; especially, a regular stipend paid by a government to retired public officers, disabled soldiers, the families of soldiers killed in service, or to meritorious authors, or the like. "To all that kept the city pensions and wages." (1 Esd. Iv. 56) 3. A certain sum of money paid to a clergyman in lieu of tithes. 4. [F, pronounced] A boarding house or boarding school in France, Belgium, Switzerland, etc. Origin: F, fr. L. Pensio a paying, payment, fr. Pendere, pensum, to weight, to pay; akin to pendre to hang. See Pendant, and cf. Spend. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pension neurosis | A type of compensation neurosis, motivated by the desire for premature retirement on pension. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pensionary | 1. Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension; as, pensionary spies. 2. Consisting of a pension; as, a pensionary provision for maintenance. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pensions | Fixed sums paid regularly to individuals. (12 Dec 1998) |