Month: December 2020
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Polyvinal chloride
A substance used in the manufacture of plaster and is associated with some forms of cancers.
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Polythelia
The presence of a number of nipples on the breasts. The presence of more than one nipple on a mamma. The existence of multiple nipples on a breast.
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Polynucleotide
A unit of DNA consisting of four nucleotides. A long chain of linked nucleotides, of which molecules of DNA and RNA are made. Nucleic acid composed of two or more nucleotides.
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Polyneuropathy
The gradual destruction of nervous system functioning resulting from the influence of alcohol on nerve cells. Any disease which affects several nerves. Any disease involving all of the peripheral nerves. The symptoms first affect the tips of the fingers and toes (i.e. the extremities of the nerve fibers) and subsequently spread toward the trunk. The…
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Polymorphously perverse
Open to any and all forms of sexual stimulation.
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Polymorphonuclear
Having many-shaped nuclei. Having a nucleus with multiple lobules, as some leukocytes (white blood cells). Possessing a nucleus consisting of several parts or lobes connected by fine strands.
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Polymicrobial
The presence of several species of microorganisms.
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Polymastia
The presence of one or more extra breasts.
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Polygyny
A condition in which one man is married to more than one woman at the same time. The practice of having more than one female mate at a time.
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Polygraph
A lie detector. An instrument which records the pulse in several parts of the body at the same time. An instrument for determining minor physiological changes assumed to occur under the stress of lying (or any other emotion). Variations in respiratory rhythm, pulse rate, blood pressure, and sweating of the hands are among the functions…