Words beginning with P

The twenty-third letter of Classical and Modern Greek and the twenty-fifth letter of Old and Ancient Greek.

A hallucinogenic alkaloid, C₁₂H₁₅N₂O·H₂PO₃, present in several species of Central American mushroom and producing effects similar to…

Either of two muscles, the psoas major and psoas minor, involved in flexion of the trunk.

A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when s…

a form of rheumatoid arthritis usually affecting fingers and toes and associated with psoriasis

The human soul, mind, or spirit.

A medical doctor specializing in psychiatry.

The study of the human mind.

A personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superf…

A spirit, deity, person, etc., who guides the souls of the dead to the afterlife.

Any of several plants of Plantago subg. Psyllium.

Any of three species of small grouse in the genus Lagopus found in subarctic tundra areas of North America and Eurasia.

A member of Pteranodon, a genus of large pterosaurs, the males of which had a bony crest on the back of the head.

A pterosaur of the genus Pterodactylus.

Any flying reptile, of the extinct order †Pterosauria, including the pterodactyls.

An abnormal mass of tissue in the corner of the eye that obstructs vision.

Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.

Former name of Ptolemaida.

Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90 – c. 168 AD), a Greek-speaking mathematician, geographer, astronomer, and astrologer who lived in the Hel…

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The prolapse of a bodily organ, especially drooping of the eyelid or the breasts.

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plural of pubis (“pubic bones”)

Advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something.

In public, openly, in an open and public manner.

To issue (something, such as printed work) for distribution and/or sale.

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A city in eastern Peru.

Alternative form of pukka.

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