| phobophobia |
a morbid fear of developing a phobia
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| phocomelia |
an abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps; rare condition that results from taking thalidomide during pregnancy
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| phonation |
voice: the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"
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| photometer |
measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source light meter: photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light
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| phone |
telephone: electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone" (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language earphone: electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked" call: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"
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