English to English Dictionary

Pacemaker

A small medical device placed in the chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms using electrical pulses.

Paclitaxel

A mitotic inhibitor used as a chemotherapy medication to treat various types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, and lung cancer.

Pagination

The system of numbering pages in a book, document, or other publication.

Palliate

To make a disease or its symptoms less severe without removing the underlying cause.

Palliative

A medicine or medical care that relieves pain without dealing with the cause of the condition.

Palps

Segmented, sensory appendages situated near the mouth of various invertebrates, such as crustaceans and insects, primarily used for touch and taste.

Paltry

Small or meager; ridiculously or insultingly small in amount or value.

Panama hat

A lightweight, breathable, hand-woven straw hat of Ecuadorian origin traditionally worn in warm weather.

Papist

An adherent of the Roman Catholic Church, historically used as a hostile or disparaging term by Protestants.

Parametrization

The act or process of expressing a mathematical equation, curve, surface, or model in terms of parameters.

Pardon

The action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offense, specifically the official exemption of a person from the penalties of a crime.

Paring

A thin layer or strip cut from the outer surface of something, such as fruit or vegetables.