OvidianOf or pertaining to the Latin poet Ovid; resembling the style of Ovid.
ovigerA leg, of some pycnogonids, that is modified to carry eggs
oviraptorAny of several bipedal dinosaurs, of the genus Oviraptor, from the late Cretaceous period.
oviscapeThe basal part of the ovipositor of some species of insects, typically the non-retractile sheath that remains exposed when the ovipositor is withdrawn and not in action.
ovismThe belief that the ovum holds all material needed for the development of the embryo.
ovistSomeone who believes that the complete embryo is contained preformed within the ovum; a proponent of ovism.
paenultima lawThe rule of Classical Latin pronunciation which states that a word receives antepenultimate stress if its penult is a short or metrically light syllable, but receives penultimate stress if its penult is a long or metrically heavy syllable.
pandectUsually in the plural form Pandects: a compendium or digest of writings on Roman law divided in 50 books, compiled in the 6th century C.E. by order of the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I (c. 482–565).
pandiculateTo fully stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning.
pandurateHaving a shape reminiscent of a fiddle; obovate with a pair of sinuous indentations near the base.
parapegmAn engraved tablet, usually of brass, set up in a public place.
parasangA historical Iranian unit of itinerant distance used throughout the Western Mediterranean and the Middle East in antiquity, originally the distance travelled in one hour, and generally assumed to be equivalent to about six kilometres.
parentationSomething done or said in honour of the dead; obsequies.
parhelionSynonym of sun dog (“a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals”).
parietal boneEither of two bones that together form the sides and top of the skull.
ParisiiA Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis, whose chief town was Lutetia; Paris, the capital of France, is named after them.
parnassianA papilionid butterfly of the holarctic alpine genus Parnassius or the subfamily Parnassiinae; an apollo butterfly.
parochial vicarA parish priest who assists the parish administrator. This is a priest who is assigned by the competent authority to assist the pastor in the pastoral ministry of a parish. Together as co-workers, the pastor and parochial vicar(s) carry out the functions of teaching, sanctifying and leading the people entrusted to their care. The parochial vicar is subject to the authority of the pastor.
pars distalisThe distal part of the adenohypophysis, which contains the majority of its hormone-secreting cells.
pars flaccidaA small, triangular, flaccid portion of the eardrum located in the superior and posterior region of the membrane.
pars tensaThe larger and more robust region of the tympanic membrane, consisting of three layers: skin, fibrous tissue, and mucosa.
PartiumThe region located to the north and west of Transylvania.
partogramA graphical record of key maternal and fetal data during labour, intended to provide a record of progress and highlight any delay or deviation from normal.
parturifacientA medicine tending to cause parturition, or to give relief in childbirth.
parvanimityThe state or quality of having a little or ignoble mind; pettiness; meanness.