PRODUCTIVE 



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PROGYMNOSPERMIC 



Productive (pro- duk'-tiv) [producere, to produce]. 

 Generating ; tissue-making. P. Arteritis, Acute, 

 an acute inflammation of an artery characterized by 

 round-ceil infiltration, the formation of new blood- 

 vessels and new connective tissue in their walls. It 

 may proceed to obliteration of the lumen of the vessel. 



Proeccrisis (pro-ek' '-ris-is) [iip6, before ; eKupioig, sep- 

 aration]. A premature crisis in the course of a dis- 

 ease. 



Proembryo ( pro-em' -bre-o) [irp6, before; ifiBpvov, 

 embryo]. In biology, the result of the germination 

 of an oospore, the Anlage or proton of the first stage 

 of certain cryptogams (Characece, Archegoniatee). 



Proembryonic (pro-em-bre-on' -ik) \jrp6, before ; e//- 

 /3pvov, embryo]. Pertaining to a proembryo. 



Proencephalia (pro-en-sef-a' -le-ah) [rcpo, before ; h/ne- 

 <pa7.og, brain]. An exencephalic condition involving 

 the anterior part of the skull. 



Proencephalocele (pro-en-sef -al-o-sel) \jrpo, before ; 

 kyuEfaTioq, brain ; nffly, tumor]. An encephalocele 

 in the anterior part of the skull. 



Proencephalon (pro-en-sef ' -al-on) \_7rp6, forward; eyne- 

 (pa'Aog, brain]. The fore-brain. Also, encephalocele 

 in the frontal region of the brain. 



Proencephalus ( pro-en-sef -al-us) [t/do, before; tyae- 

 <j>a?M(;, brain]. An exencephalic monstrosity with the 

 brain protruding through a fissure in the frontal region. 



Proeotia (pro-e-o'-she-ah) [■Kpiiiog, early]. Sexual pre- 

 cocity. 



Proepimeral (pro - ep - im - e' -ral) \_pro, before ; kizi, 

 upon; firipbq, thigh]. Pertaining to the proepimeron. 



Proepimeron (pro-ep-im-e'-ron) [pro, before ; kiri, 

 upon; wpoq, thigh]. The epimeron or prothorax. 



Proepisternal (pro-ep-is-ter'-nal) [pro, before; bri, 

 upon ; arkpvov, breast-bone] . Pertaining to the pro- 

 episternum. 



Proepisternum (pro-ep-is-ter'-num) [pro, before ; km, 

 upon; oripvov, breast-bone]. The prothoracic epis- 

 ternum. 



Professional (pro-fesh' -un-al) [profiteri, to profess]. 

 Pertaining to a profession or occupation ; pertaining 

 especially to the medical profession ; in keeping with 

 medical ethics. P. Cramp. See Writers' Cramp. 

 P. Etiquette, those principles of honor which govern 

 the conduct of medical men, both in dealings with 

 one another and with the laity. P., or Occupation, 

 Neurosis, a neurosis caused by continuous exercise 

 in one's occupation of one set of muscles, or by some 

 other peculiarity of one's employment. See Neurosis. 



Professor (profes'-or) [professor, a professor]. A 

 teacher in a college or university. 



Professorate (pro-fes'-or-dt) [professor, a professor]. 

 The office of a professor. 



Professorship ( pro-fes' -or-ship) . Same as Professorate. 



Profile (pro'-fel) [pro, before; filum, thread]. The 

 outline of the human face in a section at the meson. 

 P. Line, one employed in the determination of the 

 general direction of the face. See Lines, Table of. 



Profluvium ( pro-flu' -ve-uni) [profluere, to flow forth]. 

 A flux or discharge P. alvi. Diarrhea. P. mu- 

 liebre. Synonym of Leukorrhea. P. sanguinis. 

 Hemorrhage. P. seminis. 1. Synonym of Spermat- 

 orrhea. 2. Discharge of semen from the vagina after 

 coitus. 



Profunda Arteries (pro- fun'- dak). See Arteries, 

 Table of 



Profundipalmar ( pro -fun - dip - al'- mar ) [ profundus, 

 deep; palma, palm]. Pertaining to the deep-seated 

 parts of the hand. 



Profundiplantar (pro -fun -dip -Ian' -tar) [ profundus, 

 deen ; planta, sole]. Deep and plantar: pertaining 

 to the deep-seated parts of the sole of the l< >< >t 



Profundus (pro-fun' -dus) [profundus, deep]. A term 

 applied to any organ or part that is deep-seated. 



Progametange, Progametangium ( pro-gam-et-an'-je, 

 pro-gam-et-an' -je-um) [npo, before; ya/iirTj, a wife; 

 ayyeiov, a vessel]. In biology, an immature or 1 

 gametangium formed upon the myceliaof certain fungi 

 (Protomycetacecz), and from which, after a period of 

 rest, is liberated the gametangium, within which the 

 minute rod-shaped gametes are formed. 



Progaster (pro-gas' -ter). Same as Archenteron. 



Progeneration (pro-jen-er-a' -shun) [progenerare, to 

 beget] . Propagation ; the act of begetting. 



Progenitor (pro-jen'-it-or) [pro, before ; genitor, be 

 getter]. Ancestor, sire, or father. 



Progeny (proj'-en-e) [mm, before ; yevvdv, to beget]. 

 Offspring; descendants. 



Proglossis ( pro-glos' -is) [irpo, before ; y/.uooa, tongue]. 

 The tip of the tongue. 



Proglottid (pro-glot'-id)[irp6, before ; y/.uooa, tongue]. 

 In biology, one of the mature segments or metamere> 

 of a tapeworm. Any person of the cestode chain or 

 colony other than the pear-shaped or cone-shaped 

 head or scolex ; a proglottis. 



Proglottis (pro-glot'-is) [npo, before; yluooa, tongue: 

 //., Proglottides']. Same as Proglottid. 



Prognathic (prog-na'-thik). Synonym of Prognathous. 



Prognathism ( prog'-na-tAizm) [~p6, forward ; ; 

 jaw]. The quality of having a projecting lower jaw. 

 or of being prognathous. P., Alveolo-subnasal, in 

 craniometry, the prognathism measured by the angle 

 included between the line joining the alveolar and 

 subnasal points and the alveolo-condylean plane. 



Prognathous (prog'- na - thus) [-nrpd, before ; ; 

 jaw]. Having a projecting lower jaw. 



Prognosis (frog-no' -sis) [tt/jo, before; yvuatg, knowl- 

 edge]. An opinion or judgment concerning the dura- 

 tion, course, and termination of a disease. P. anceps, 

 a doubtful prognosis. P. fausta, a favorable prog- 

 nosis. P. infausta, an unfavorable prognosis. 



Prognostic (prog-nos'-tik) [ivpo, before; yvuair, 

 knowledge]. Pertaining to prognosis. 



Prognosticate (prog-nos'-tik-at) [npo, before ; yvuatu 

 knowledge]. To make a prognosis. 



Progression (pro-gresh'-un) [progredi, to advance, to 

 step forward]. The act of advancing or of im 

 forward. P., Arithmetic, a progression of numbers 

 which increase or decrease by equal difference.'-, 

 4, 6, 8, 10, or 10,8, 6, 4, 2. P., Backward, a back- 

 ward walking ; a rare symptom of some nei 

 lesions in which the person can only walk backward. 

 P., Cross-legged, walking with the legs 

 crossing, a condition sometimes observed in double 

 hip-disease and in certain disturbances of the nervous 

 system. P., Geometric, a progression of nui 

 which increase or decrease by equal ratio, as 2, 4, 8, 

 16, or 16, 8, 4, 2. 



Progressive (pro-gres'-iv) [progredi, to go forward]. 

 Marked by progress; of a disease extending 

 wider area or increasing in severity. P. Muscular 

 Atrophy, chronic anterior poliomyelitis in which tli 

 large ganglion-cells of the anterior horns, the 1 

 and trophic cells of the muscles, are gradual!* 

 troyed. P. Ossifying Myositis, a chronic inflam- 

 mation of muscles, associated with a tendency to 

 sive bony deposits in them. It is usually accomp 

 by the development of numerous exostoses. 



Progymnosperm (pro-jim' -no-sperm) [irp6, b 

 yvfiv6c, naked ; airipua, seed]. In biology, an arch*l< 

 or ancestral type of gymnosperm. 



Progymnospermic ( pro-jim-no-sper' -mik | 

 fore; yvuvdg, naked ; antp^ia, seed] I'ertainin 

 progymnosperm. 



