| EMPYREUMATIC | • empyreumatic adj. (Obsolete, chemistry) Characteristic of empyreuma. • EMPYREUMATIC adj. relating to empyreuma, also EMPYREUMATICAL. |
| NONPETROLEUM | • nonpetroleum adj. (Of fuel) Not petroleum-based, not containing petroleum. • NONPETROLEUM adj. not derived from petroleum. |
| PERITONAEUMS | • PERITONAEUM n. a serous membrane enclosing the viscera in the abdominal and pelvic cavities, also PERITONEUM. |
| PNEUMATHODES | • PNEUMATHODE n. a band or pore or aerating tissue, esp. along the stipes of ferns. |
| PNEUMATICITY | • pneumaticity n. (Biology) The state of being pneumatic, or of having a cavity or cavities filled with air. • PNEUMATICITY n. the state of being pneumatic. |
| PNEUMATOLOGY | • pneumatology n. The study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the interactions between humans and God. • pneumatology n. (Christianity, theology) The study of the Holy Spirit as revealed in Scripture. • pneumatology n. The science dealing with air or gases, their physical and chemical properties, therapeutic applications, etc. |
| PNEUMOCOCCAL | • pneumococcal adj. Of, pertaining to or caused by a pneumococcus bacterium. • PNEUMOCOCCAL adj. of or like a pneumococcus, a bacterium that causes an acute pneumonia involving one or more lobes of the lung. |
| PNEUMOCOCCUS | • pneumococcus n. A gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases. • PNEUMOCOCCUS n. a bacterium that causes an acute pneumonia involving one or more lobes of the lung. |
| PNEUMOCYSTIS | • pneumocystis n. (Pathology) A parasitic fungal organism of the genus Pneumocystis, in humans specifically Pneumocystis jorevicii. • Pneumocystis prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Pneumocystidaceae – fungi first thought to be protozoa, including… • PNEUMOCYSTIS n. any protozoan of the genus Pneumocystis, esp. P. carinii, which is a cause of pneumonia. |
| PNEUMOGRAPHS | • pneumographs n. Plural of pneumograph. • PNEUMOGRAPH n. an instrument for measuring and recording respiration. |
| PNEUMONOLOGY | • pneumonology n. Alternative form of pneumology. • PNEUMONOLOGY n. the study of the respiratory system. |
| PNEUMOTHORAX | • pneumothorax n. (Medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall. • PNEUMOTHORAX n. accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity. |
| PROCTODAEUMS | • proctodaeums n. Plural of proctodaeum. • PROCTODAEUM n. the posterior portion of the alimentary canal, also PROCTODEUM. |
| RHEUMATEESES | • RHEUMATEESE n. (dialect) rheumatism, also RHEUMATISE, RHEUMATIZ, RHEUMATIZE. |
| RHEUMATISMAL | • rheumatismal adj. (Archaic, medicine) Of or pertaining to rheumatism; rheumatic. • RHEUMATISMAL adj. relating to rheumatism. |
| RHEUMATOLOGY | • rheumatology n. (Medicine) The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints. • RHEUMATOLOGY n. the study of rheumatism. |
| STOMATODAEUM | • stomatodaeum n. Alternative form of stomodeum. • STOMATODAEUM n. in embryology, the invagination that forms the anterior part of the digestive tract. |
| SUCCEDANEUMS | • succedaneums n. Plural of succedaneum. • SUCCEDANEUM n. (Latin) a substitute; a remedy. |