| PARTURITION | • parturition n. The act of giving birth; childbirth. • PARTURITION n. the act of giving birth. |
| PERICRANIUM | • pericranium n. (Anatomy) The membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull. • pericranium n. (Humorous, now rare) The head, skull; one’s mind. • PERICRANIUM n. a membrane covering the skull. |
| PERINEURIAL | • perineurial adj. Of or pertaining to the perineurium. • PERINEURIAL adj. related to the perineurium, connective tissue enclosing a nerve bundle, also PERINEURAL. |
| PERINEURIUM | • perineurium n. (Anatomy) The sheath of connective tissue that surrounds a fascicle of nerve fibres. • PERINEURIUM n. the connective tissue forming a sheath around a single bundle of nerve fibres. |
| PORCUPINIER | • PORCUPINY adj. like a porcupine, a large spiny rodent of various kinds. |
| PORRIGINOUS | • porriginous adj. Having or relating to the disease porrigo. • PORRIGINOUS adj. suffering from porrigo, a scalp disease that causes baldness. |
| PREFIGURING | • prefiguring v. Present participle of prefigure. • prefiguring n. (Gerund of prefigure) A specific instance in which something is prefigured. • PREFIGURE v. to imagine beforehand; to foreshadow. |
| PROTEINURIA | • proteinuria n. (Medicine) The presence of protein in the urine. • PROTEINURIA n. the presence of abnormally high levels of protein in the urine, esp. as a symptom of kidney damage. |
| PRURIENCIES | • pruriencies n. Plural of pruriency. • PRURIENCY n. the state of being prurient, also PRURIENCE. |
| PRURIGINOUS | • pruriginous adj. (Medicine) Tending to, or caused by, prurigo; affected by, or of the nature of, prurigo. • PRURIGINOUS adj. relating to prurigo. |
| RAPTURISING | • rapturising v. Present participle of rapturise. • RAPTURISE v. to put, or be put, in a state of rapture, also RAPTURIZE. |
| RAPTURIZING | • rapturizing v. Present participle of rapturize. • RAPTURIZE v. to put, or be put, in a state of rapture, also RAPTURISE. |
| REPURIFYING | • repurifying v. Present participle of repurify. • REPURIFY v. to purify again. |
| SURPRINTING | • surprinting v. Present participle of surprint. • SURPRINT v. to print over printing. |
| SURPRISINGS | • surprisings n. Plural of surprising. • SURPRISING n. the act of causing surprise. |
| URINIPAROUS | • uriniparous adj. (Physiology) Producing or preparing urine. • URINIPAROUS adj. producing urine. |