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puberty (pu'beYtif) n. [L. pubertas, 

 adult state.] Sexual maturity (phys.). 



puberulent (puber'ul6nt) a. [L. pubes, 

 adult.] Covered with down or 

 fine hair (dot.). 



pubes (pu'bez) n. [L. pubes, adult.] 

 The pubic region (anat.). 



pubescence (pu'be's'e'ns) n. [L. pu- 

 bescere, to become mature.] Downy 

 or hairy covering on some plants 

 and certain insects (biol.). 



pubescent (pube's'e'nt) a. [L. pubescere, 

 to become mature.] Covered with 

 soft hair or down (dot.'). 



pubic (pu'blk) a. [L. pubes, mature.] 

 In the region of the pubes ; appl. 

 arch, ligament, tubercle, vein 

 (a nat.). 



pubis (pu'bls) n. [L. pubes, mature.] 

 The anterior part of the hip-bone, 

 consisting of body and ramus 

 (anat.) ; the antero-ventral portion 

 of the pelvic girdle (zool.). 



pudendal (pudSn'dal) a. [L. pudere, 

 to be ashamed.] In the region of 

 the pudendum ; appl. artery, cleft, 

 nerve, veins (anat.). 



pudendum (pudSn'dum) n. {L.pudere, 

 to be ashamed.] The vulva, or 

 externals of the female organs of 

 generation (anat.). 



pudic, pudendal. 



pullulation (pul'ula'shun) n. [L. 

 pullulare, to sprout.] Gemmation ; 

 reproduction by vegetative budding, 

 as in yeast cells (oof.). 



pulmobranchia (puTmobrang'kia) n. 

 [L. pulmo, lung ; Gk. brangchia, 

 gills.] A gill-like organ adapted to 

 air-breathing conditions ; a lung 

 book, as of Spiders (zool.}. 



pulmogastric (pul'mogas'trik) a. [L. 

 pulmo, lung ; gaster, stomach.] 

 Pert, lungs and stomach (anat.}. 



pulmonary (pul'monari) a. {L. pulmo, 

 lung.] Pert, lungs ; appl. artery, 

 ligament, valves, veins, pleura 

 (anat.}. 



pulmonary cavity or sac, the mantle- 

 cavity of Molluscs without ctenidia : 

 it functions as a lung (zool.}. 



pulmones (pulmo'nez) n. plu. [L. 

 pulmo, lung.] Lungs (anat.}. 



pulp (pulp) n. [L. pulpa, fruit-pulp.] 

 The dental papilla ; the soft mass 

 of splenic tissue (zool.} ; the soft, 

 fleshy part of a fruit (bot.}. 



pulsating vacuole, a contractile 

 vacuole. 



pulse (puls) n. [L. pulsus, beaten.] 

 The beat or throb observable in the 

 arteries, due to the action of the 

 heart (phys.). 



pulse wave, a wave of increased 

 pressure over the arterial system, 

 started by the ventricular systole 

 (Phys.). 



pulsellum (pulseTum) n. [L. pulsus, 

 beaten.] A flagellum situated at 

 the posterior end of a protozoan 

 body (zool.}. 



pulvillar (pulvil'ar) a. [L. pulvillus, 

 a little cushion.] Pert, or at a 

 pulvillus of an Insect (zool.}. 



pulvilliforni (pulvil'if&rm) a. [L. 

 pulvillus, a small cushion ; fortna, 

 shape.] Like a small cushion. 



pulvillus (pulvil'us) n. [L. pulvillus, 

 small cushion.] A free pad or 

 membrane under each claw of 

 Diptera (zool.). 



pulvinar (pulvr'nar) n. [L. pulyinus, 

 cushion.] An angular prominence 

 on the optic thalamus (anat.) ; a. 

 cushion-like ; pert, a pulvinus (bot.). 



pulvinate (pul'vinat) a. [L. pulvinus, 

 cushion.] Cushion-like ; having a 

 pulvinus (biol.). 



pulvinulus (pulvin'ulus) n. [L. pul- 

 vinus, cushion.] A pulvillus. 



pulvinus (pulvr'nus) n. [L. pulvinus, 

 cushion.] A cellular swelling at 

 the junction of axis and leaf-stalk 

 (bot.). 



pulviplume (pul'viploom) n. [L. 

 pulvis, powder ; pluma, feather.] 

 A powder-down feather (zool.). 



punctate (pung'ktat) a. [L.punctum, 

 point] Dotted ; having the surface 

 covered with small holes or dots 

 (biol.). 



punctulate (pung'ktulat) a. [L. 

 Punctum, point.] Covered with 

 very small dots or holes (biol.). 



punctum (pung'ktum) n. [L. punctuw, 

 point.] A minute dot, point, or 

 orifice ; as puncta lacrimalia, puncta 

 vasculosa (anat.) ; the apex of a 

 growing point (bot.). 



puncture (pungTctur) n. [L.functura, 

 prick.] A small round surface 

 depression (btol.). 



pupa (pu'pa) n. [L. pupa, puppet.] 

 The third or chrysalis stage of 



