pessuli
plural of pessulus

pessulus
A delicate bar of cartilage connecting the dorsal and ventral extremities of the first pair of bronchial cartilages in the syrinx of birds.

petalification
Synonym of petalody.

petalode
An organ simulating a petal.

petalody
The metamorphosis of various floral organs, usually stamens, into petals.

petechia
A small spot, especially on an organ, caused by bleeding underneath the skin.

petechiae
plural of petechia

petrissage
A form of massage involving kneading or wringing the skin with one's fingers, knuckles and thumbs.

petrissages
plural of petrissage

petrosectomies
plural of petrosectomy

petrosectomy
The removal of air cells from a bone, typically from the temporal bone before a cochlear implant.

pexophagosome
An intracellular vesicle involved in the degradation of peroxisome by macropexophagy

pexophagosomes
plural of pexophagosome

phacella
A filament that projects into the central gastric cavity of a cnidarian

phacellae
plural of phacella

phacocyst
The capsule of the lens of the eye

phacoiridencleisis
An extension of iridencleisis that includes the lens

phaeochromocyte
A phaeochrome cell

phaeochromocytes
plural of phaeochromocyte

phaeomelanogenesis
pheomelanogenesis

phaeomelanosome
Alternative spelling of pheomelanosome.

phaeomelanosomes
plural of phaeomelanosome

phagocytosis
A form of endocytosis in which a cell incorporates a particle by extending pseudopodia and drawing the particle into a vacuole of its cytoplasm.

phagolyososome
Misspelling of phagolysosome.

phagolysosome
A membrane-bound organelle which is formed from the fusing of a lysosome and a phagosome

phagolysosomes
plural of phagolysosome

phagophore
A double membrane that encloses and isolates the cytoplasmic components during macroautophagy.

phagophores
plural of phagophore

phagoptosis
An alternative to apoptosis in which a cell is phagocytosed

phagoscore
An estimation of the concentration of phagocytes in a tissue sample

phagoscores
plural of phagoscore

phagosome
A membrane-bound vacuole within a cell containing foreign material captured by phagocytosis.

phagosomes
plural of phagosome

phallalgia
pain in the penis

phallapodeme
A sclerite articulating with the phallus.

phallapodemes
plural of phallapodeme

phallation
Sexual intercourse by means of a penis.

phallicism
The worship of the penis or phallus, especially connected with fertility.

phallicisms
plural of phallicism

phallo
phalloplasty

phallocampsis
A permanent curvature of the penis, especially that occurring during erection.

phallodea
plural of phallodeum

phallodeum
A penis-like organ in male caecilians, which is inserted into the cloaca of the female for several hours.

phallodynia
pain in the penis

phallomania
obsession with the penis

phallophobia
Fear or dislike of the penis or of male sexuality.

phalloplasties
plural of phalloplasty

phalloplasty
Plastic surgery to construct or repair a penis, performed to repair injury or as part of sex reassignment surgery.
Plastic surgery to enlarge the penis.

phaneroscope
A medical instrument for making the skin appear luminous and translucent, consisting of a tube with a lens at one end and an aperture at the other, used in conjunction with a light.

phaneroscopes
plural of phaneroscope

pharmacoepigenome
A pharmacoepigenetic genome

pharmacoepigenomes
plural of pharmacoepigenome

pharmacometer
A vessel or instrument for measuring the potency of drugs.

pharmacometers
plural of pharmacometer

pharyngalgia
Pain in the pharynx.

pharynges
plural of pharynx

pharyngismus
spasm of the pharynx

pharyngodynia
Pain in the pharynx.

pharyngoesophagectomies
plural of pharyngoesophagectomy

pharyngoesophagectomy
removal of the pharynx and oesophagus

pharyngography
The scientific description of the pharynx.

pharyngolaryngectomies
plural of pharyngolaryngectomy

pharyngolaryngectomy
excision of the pharynx and the larynx

pharyngometry
The acoustic measurement of the pharynx in order to diagnose sleep apnea

pharyngopalatini
plural of pharyngopalatinus

pharyngopalatinus
The palatopharyngeus muscle.

pharyngoplasties
plural of pharyngoplasty

pharyngoplasty
repair or reshaping of the pharynx

pharyngoscopies
plural of pharyngoscopy

pharyngoscopy
The medical examination of the pharynx

pharyngostomies
plural of pharyngostomy

pharyngostomy
Creation of an artificial opening into the pharynx.

pharynx
The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ.

pharynxes
plural of pharynx

phasel
The French bean, or kidney bean.

phasels
plural of phasel

phellem
cork (dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants)

phellems
plural of phellem

phelloderm
The innermost parenchymatous tissue of the periderm of some plants

phelloderms
plural of phelloderm

phellogen
The tissue of young cells that produces the phellem.

phellogens
plural of phellogen

pheloderm
Misspelling of phelloderm.

phenome
The whole set of phenotypic entities in a cell, tissue, organ, organisms, and species. This includes phenotypic traits with genotypic origins.

phenomes
plural of phenome

phenyramidol
Alternative form of fenyramidol.

pheochromocyte
A chromaffin cell.

pheochromocytes
plural of pheochromocyte

pheomelanosome
A reddish-brown melanosome.

pheomelanosomes
plural of pheomelanosome

pheromonostasis
The suppression of pheromone production and/or receptivity

philatories
plural of philatory

philatory
A kind of transparent reliquary with an ornamental top, designed to exhibit bones.

phlebalgia
Pain at the site of a vein.

phlebectomies
plural of phlebectomy

phlebectomy
The removal of a vein, especially of a varicose vein

phlebogram
a venogram

phlebographies
plural of phlebography

phlebography
An X-ray examination of a system of veins that have been injected with a contrast medium.

phlebolith
A calcareous deposit in a venous wall or thrombus.

phlebomegaly
varicose veins

phlebostasis
A slowing of the flow of blood through the veins
The compression of the veins of a limb by means of a tourniquet

phlebotomies
plural of phlebotomy

phlebotomy
The opening of a vein, either to withdraw blood or for letting blood; venesection.

phlegmon
A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.

phlegmons
plural of phlegmon

phloeoterma
The innermost layer of primary cortex.

phlycten
A phlyctenule.

phlyctens
plural of phlycten

phlyctenule
A characteristic nodular affection occurring as an allergic response of the conjunctival and corneal epithelium to some endogenous allergens to which they have become sensitized.

phlyctenules
plural of phlyctenule

phogocytosis
Misspelling of phagocytosis.

phoniatrics
The medical research and treatment of organs involved with speech production.

phoniatry
phoniatrics

phonocardiography
The recording of the sounds of the heart.

phonomyogram
The record produced by phonomyography.

phonomyograms
plural of phonomyogram

phonomyography
A technique to measure the force of muscle contraction by recording the low-frequency sounds created during muscular activity.

phonoreception
The perception of sound by animals through specialized sense organs; hearing.

phonytail
A hair extension in the form of an artificial ponytail.

phonytails
plural of phonytail

phosphene
A sensation of lights induced by mechanical, electrical, or magnetic stimulation (rather than optical) of the retina or visual cortex, or by random firing of cells in the visual system.

phosphenes
plural of phosphene

phosphocluster
A cluster of cells associated with phosphorylation

phosphoclusters
plural of phosphocluster

phospholipidomics
The study of the phospholipidome of an organism or cell