Pel´vis. [L.] The basin formed by the large bones at the lower part of the abdomen.
Pen´ni-form. [L. penna, a feather.] Having the form of a feather, or quill.
Per-i-car´di-um. [Gr. περι, peri, around, and καρδια, kardia, the heart.] A membrane that encloses the heart.
Per-i-chon´dri-um. [Gr. περι, peri, around, and χονδρος, chondros, cartilage.] A membrane that invests cartilage.
Per-i-cra´ni-um. [Gr. περι, and κρανιον, kranion, the cranium.] A membrane that invests the skull.
Per´ma-nent. Durable; lasting.
Per-i-stal´tic. [Gr. περιστελλω, peristello, to involve.] A movement like the crawling of a worm.
Per-spi-ra´tion. [L. per, through, and spiro, to breathe.] The excretion from the skin.
Phal´anx, -ges. [Gr. φαλαγξ, phalanx, an army.] Three rows of small bones forming the fingers or toes.