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Pronormoblast
An early precursor of the red blood cell.
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Pronometer
A device for showing the amount of pronation or supination of the forearm.
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Pronograde
In animals, walking on the hands and feet or resting with the body in a horizontal position. It is the opposite of orthograde.
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Pronator syndrome
A neurological disorder caused by entrapment of the median nerve at the elbow. Symptoms and signs include aching in the wrist with a subjective feeling of poor coordination; paresthesias extending into the hand; paresis of the thumb muscles; pain on pronation of the forearm and flexion of the wrist against resistance; and tenderness in the…
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Promonocyte
In the development of white blood cells, the precursor of the monocyte. It is between the mono-blast and monocyte.
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Promethium
A radioactive element of the rare earth series; atomic weight 144.9128; atomic number 61.
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Prometaphase
The stage of mitosis in which the nuclear membrane disintegrates, and the chromosomes move toward the equator of the cell.
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Promegaloblast
A cell of the erythrocyte series preceding the megaloblast.
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Prolymphocyte
A cell intermediate between a lymphoblast and lymphocyte.
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Prolinase
An enzyme that is found in animal tissues and yeast and that hydrolyzes proline peptides to simpler peptide and proline.
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