Category: P
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Pantomorphia
The state of being symmetrical.
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Pantograph
A device that will reproduce, through a system of levers connected to a stylus, a duplicate of whatever figure or drawing is being copied by the device.
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Pantetheine
The naturally occurring amide of pantothenic acid. It is a growth factor for Lactobacillus bulgaricus.
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Pansystolic
Throughout systole; used to describe the murmur of mitral regurgitation.
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Pansclerosis
Hardening of an entire organ.
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Panoramic rotational center
The axis on which the tube head and cassette of a panoramic x-ray machine rotate.
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Panodic
Radiating in all directions, especially said of a nerve impulse.
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Pannus tenuis
Pannus that is thin, poorly vascularized, and slightly opaque.
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Pannus siccus
Pannus accompanying xerophthalmia. It is composed principally of connective tissue that is dry and poorly vascularized.
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Phlyctenular pannus
Pannus that occurs in conjunction with phlyctenular conjunctivitis.