PPage 150
- English Word Pectize Definition To congeal; to change into a gelatinous mass.
- English Word Pectolite Definition A whitish mineral occurring in radiated or fibrous crystalline masses. It is a hydrous silicate of lime and soda.
- English Word Pectora Definition of Pectus
- English Word Pectoral Definition Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles.
- English Word Pectoral Definition Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs; as, a pectoral remedy.
- English Word Pectoral Definition Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoral sandpiper.
- English Word Pectoral Definition A covering or protecting for the breast.
- English Word Pectoral Definition A breastplate, esp. that worn by the Jewish high person.
- English Word Pectoral Definition A clasp or a cross worn on the breast.
- English Word Pectoral Definition A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs.
- English Word Pectorally Definition As connected with the breast.
- English Word Pectoriloquial Definition Pertaining to, or of the nature of, pectoriloquy.
- English Word Pectoriloquism Definition Pectoriloquy.
- English Word Pectoriloquous Definition Pectoriloquial.
- English Word Pectoriloquy Definition The distinct articulation of the sounds of a patient's voice, heard on applying the ear to the chest in auscultation. It usually indicates some morbid change in the lungs or pleural cavity.
- English Word Pectose Definition An amorphous carbohydrate found in the vegetable kingdom, esp. in unripe fruits. It is associated with cellulose, and is converted into substances of the pectin group.
- English Word Pectosic Definition Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, pectose; specifically, designating an acid supposed to constitute largely ordinary pectin or vegetable jelly.
- English Word Pectostraca Definition A degenerate order of Crustacea, including the Rhizocephala and Cirripedia.
- English Word Pectous Definition Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, pectose.
- English Word Pectus Definition The breast of a bird.