psalteryA zither-like musical instrument consisting of a soundboard with multiple strings, played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.
PsamatheanOf or relating to the Nereid Psamathe in Greek mythology.
psammaplinAny of a group of cytotoxic bromotyrosine phenols (e.g. N,N"-(dithiodi-2,1-ethanediyl)bis[3-bromo-4-hydroxy-a-(hydroxyimino)-benzenepropanamide) found in some marine sponges
psarolepidAny extinct fish of the genus Psarolepis
psaroliteA fossilised stem of tree fern. It was once thought to be a distinct species.
pschentThe double crown of ancient Egypt, combining the white crown of Upper Egypt with the red crown of Lower Egypt, worn by pharaohs after the union of the two kingdoms in around 3000 BC.
psephiteA sediment or sedimentary rock composed of fragments that are coarser than sand and which are enclosed in a matrix that varies in kind and amount.
psephocracyGovernment by ballot-elected representatives; representative democracy. Often contrasted with democracy, with which it is unfavourably compared for its lack of demotic participation in the political process outside of elections.
pseudepigraphA text that is attributed with a false author.
pseudepigraphaWritings falsely ascribed to famous persons (historical or mythical) to lend them greater legitimacy, typically composed many centuries after the ostensible author's death.
pseudisodomonAn early style of masonry used by the Greeks, in which the courses have differing height, length, or thickness of stones, though the stones in any one course are alike.
pseudoachalasiaAn esophageal condition involving the same obstructive character as achalasia but not of a primary (idiopathic) nature (cause); it is called pseudoachalasia when the term achalasia is intended to mean only the type of such obstruction that is of primary nature, whereas in other terminological schemas it is classified as a type of achalasia, called secondary achalasia in coordinate rank with primary achalasia (true achalasia).
pseudoadaptationThe apparent adaptation of an organism to a changed environment that is however accompanied by excessive stress that causes later pathological change.
pseudoaddictA person suffering from pseudoaddiction.
pseudoaddictionA purported condition resembling drug addiction but caused by underprescription of drugs to treat pain in the patient, causing them to seek more.
pseudoadultA juvenile animal that has some characteristics of an adult
pseudoagglutinationThe clumping of red blood cells, that resembles agglutination but occurs without the involvement of an antigen-antibody reaction.
pseudoagoutiDescribing animals with some, but not all agouti genes or characteristics
pseudoainhumAmniotic band constriction: a congenital disorder caused by entrapment of fetal parts (usually a limb or digits) in fibrous amniotic bands while in utero.
pseudoairAn artificially created gas that mimics air.
pseudoalignerA tool that rapidly assigns sequencing reads to transcripts (or genes) without performing base-by-base alignment.
pseudoalignmentA quick method of alignment (of genomic reads) using secondary information.
pseudoalkaloidAny alkaloid-like compound that does not originate from amino acids.
pseudoalleleEither of the two genes involved in pseudoallelism.
pseudoallelicRelating to pseudoalleles or to pseudoallelism
pseudoallelismThe situation in which two genes with similar functions are located so close to one another on a chromosome that they are genetically linked and tend to be inherited together