Pyemia
Py‐e″mi‐a (?), n.(Med.) See PyÆmia.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Pyet
Py″et (?), n. A magpie; a piet.Here cometh the worthy prelate as pert as a pyet. Sir W. Scott.
Pygal
Py″gal (?), a.(Anat.) Situated in the region of the rump, or posterior end of the backbone; — applied especially to the posterior median plates in the carapace of chelonians.
Pygarg
{ Py″garg (?), ‖Py‐gar″gus (?), } [L. pygargus, Gr. �, literally, white rump; � the rump + white: cf. F. pygargue.] 1. (Zoöl.) A quadruped, probably the addax, an antelope havin...
Pygidium
‖Py‐gid″i‐um (?), n.; pl.Pygidia (#). (Zoöl.) The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacean, and certain insects. See Illust. of Limulus and Trilobite.
Pygmy
{ Pyg″my (?), Pyg‐me″an (?), } a. [L. pygmaeus. See Pygmy.] Of or pertaining to a pygmy; resembling a pygmy or dwarf; dwarfish; very small. “ Like that Pygmean race.” Milton.Pyg...
Pygmy (2)
Pyg″my, n.; pl.Pygmies (#). [L. pygmaeus, Gr. �, fr. � the fist, a measure of length, the distance from the elbow to the knuckles, about 131 inches. Cf. Pugnacious, Fist.] [Writ...
Pygmy (3)
Pyg″my, n. One of a race of Central African Negritos found chiefly in the great forests of the equatorial belt. THey are the shortest of known races, the adults ranging from les...
Pygobranchia
‖Py′go‐bran″chi‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. πuγή the rump + � a gill.] (Zoöl.) A division of opisthobranchiate mollusks having the branchiæ in a wreath or group around the anal ...
Pygopod
Py″go‐pod (?), n. [Gr. πυγή rump + -pod.]1. (Zoöl.) One of the Pygopodes.2. (Zoöl.) Any species of serpentiform lizards of the family Pygopodidæ, which have rudimentary hind leg...
Pygopodes
‖Py‐gop″o‐des (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A division of swimming birds which includes the grebes, divers, auks, etc., in which the legs are placed far back.
Pygopodous
Py‐gop″o‐dous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Pygopodes.
Pygostyle
Py″go‐style (?), n. [Gr. πυγή the rump + � a pillar.] (Anat.) The plate of bone which forms the posterior end of the vertebral column in most birds; the plowshare bone; the vome...
Pyin
Py″in (?), n.(Physiol. Chem.) An albuminoid constituent of pus, related to mucin, possibly a mixture of substances rather than a single body.
Pyjama
‖Py‐ja″ma (?), n. [Hind. pāe-jāma, literally, leg clothing.] In India and Persia, thin loose trowsers or drawers; in Europe and America, drawers worn at night, or a kind of nigh...
Pyjamas
Py‐ja″mas (?), or, chiefly U. S., Pa‐ja″mas (�), n. pl. A garment, similar to the Oriental pyjama (which see), adopted among Europeans, Americans, and other Occidentals, for wea...
Pykar
Pyk″ar (?), n. An ancient English fishing boat.
Pyla
‖Py″lan.; pl. L. Pylæ (#), E. Pylas (#). (Anat.) The passage between the iter and optocœle in the brain. B. G. Wilder.
Pylagore
Pyl″a‐gore (?), n. [Gr. �; � Pylæ, or Thermopylæ, where the Amphictyonic council met + � to assemble: cf. F. pylagore.] (Gr. Antiq.) a deputy of a State at the Amphictyonic coun...
Pylangium
‖Py‐lan″gi‐um (?), n.; pl.Pylangia (�). (Anat.) The first and undivided part of the aortic trunk in the amphibian heart. — Py‐lan″gi‐al (#), a.
Pylon
‖Py″lon (?), n. (a) A low tower, having a truncated pyramidal form, and flanking an ancient Egyptian gateway.Massive pylons adorned with obelisks in front. J. W. Draper.(b) An E...
Pylon (2)
Py″lon, n. 1. A tower, commonly of steelwork, for supporting either end of a wire, as for a telegraph line, over a long span.2. (Aëronautics) (a) Formerly, a starting derrick (t...
Pyloric
Py‐lor″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. pylorique.] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pylorus; as, the pyloric end of the stomach.
Pylorus
‖Py‐lo″rus (?), n.; pl.Pylori (#). (Anat.) (a) The opening from the stomach into the intestine. (b) A posterior division of the stomach in some invertebrates.
Pyne
Pyne (?), n. & v. See Pine. Chaucer.
Pynoun
Py‐noun″ (?), n. A pennant. Chaucer.
Pyocyanin
Py′o‐cy″a‐nin (?), n.(Physiol. Chem.) A blue coloring matter found in the pus from old sores, supposed to be formed through the agency of a species of bacterium (Bacillus pyocya...