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Pterotic
- - Of or pertaining to, or designating, a bone between the prootic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of many fishes. -- n. The pterotic bone.
Pterygia
- noun - either of two thickened triangular layers of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; it arises from irritation of the pinguecula
Ptomaine
- noun - a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines
- any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
Ptomains
- noun - any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
Ptyalins
- noun - an amylase secreted in saliva
Ptyalise
- verb - expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"
Ptyalism
- noun - excessive flow of saliva
Ptyalith
- noun - calculus in a salivary gland
Ptyalize
- verb - expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"