Po-tas´si-um. [L.] The metallic basis of pure potash.
Pro-bos´cis. [Gr. προ, pro, before, and βοσκω, boskō, to feed.] The snout or trunk of an elephant or other animal.
Proc´ess. A prominence or projection.
Pro-na´tor. [L. pronus, turned downward.] The muscle of the forearm that moves the palm of the hand downward.
Pso´as. [Gr. ψοαι, psoai, the loins.] The name of two muscles of the leg.
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| Pul´mo-na-ry. | } [L. pulmo, the lungs.] Belonging or relating to the lungs. |
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Pu´pil. A little aperture in the centre of the iris, through which the rays of light pass to the retina.
Py-lor´ic. Pertaining to the pylorus.
Py-lor´us. [Gr. πυλωρος, pulōros, a gate keeper.] The lower orifice of the stomach, with which the duodenum connects.
Ra´di-us. [L., a ray, a spoke of a wheel.] The name of one of the bones of the forearm.