pleonaste
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~ a dark-colored spinel containing iron
pleopod
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~ one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming
Plesianthropus
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~ former name for the genus Australopithecus
plesiosaur
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~ extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous
plesiosauria
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~ any of the plesiosaurs
plesiosaurus
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~ extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous
plessimeter
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~ a small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations
plessor
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~ (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes
Plethodon cinereus
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~ common salamander of eastern North America
plethodon
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~ type genus of the Plethodontidae
plethodont
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~ mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water
plethodontidae
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~ small mostly terrestrial New World salamanders having neither lungs nor gills as adults
plethora
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~ extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches"
plethysmograph
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~ a measuring instrument for measuring changes in volume of a part or organ or whole body (usually resulting from fluctuations in the amount of blood it contains)
pleura
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~ the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest
parietal pleura
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~ pleura that lines the inner chest walls and covers the diaphragm
pleural cavity
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~ the cavity in the thorax that contains the lungs and heart
pleuralgia
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~ pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs
pleurisy
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~ inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer)
pleurobrachia
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~ sea gooseberries