Words Beginnng with "pt" and "ps"

Patricia P. (United States of America)
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  1. ptarmigan
    large Arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage
  2. Ptolemy
    Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance
  3. psittacosis
    infectious disease of birds
  4. psilosis
    a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation
  5. ptyalin
    an amylase secreted in saliva
  6. Ptolemaic
    of or relating to the geocentric Ptolemaic system
  7. ptosis
    drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle paralysis and weakness
  8. pterodactyl
    extinct flying reptile
Created on Mon Nov 09 22:29:08 EST 2009 (updated Sun Dec 27 21:29:38 EST 2009)

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