3. (Med.)
Defn: A compress, or small flat tent of lint, laid over a wound, ulcer, or the like, to exclude air, retain dressings, or absorb the matter discharged.
PLEGEPODA Ple*gep"o*da, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (-poda. In allusion to the rapid strokes of the vibrating cilia.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Infusoria.
PLEIAD
Ple"iad, n.
Defn: One of the Pleiades.
PLEIADES
Ple"ia*des, n. pl. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (
1. (Myth.)
Defn: The seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione, fabled to have been made by Jupiter a constellation in the sky.
2. (Astron.)