panama hat

a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown ;

panama redwood

large erect shrub of Columbia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers ; hard heavy red wood of a quira tree ;

panama redwood tree

large erect shrub of Columbia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers ;

panama tree

large deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the country takes its name; having densely leafy crown and naked trunk ;

panamanian

a native or inhabitant of Panama ;

panamanian capital

the capital and largest city of Panama ;

panamanian monetary unit

monetary unit in Panama ;

panamica

low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers ;

panamiga

low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers ;

panatela

a long slender cigar ;

panax

perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng ;

panax ginseng

Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers ;

panax pseudoginseng

Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers ;

panax quinquefolius

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng ;

panax schinseng

Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers ;

pancake

a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle ;

pancake batter

batter for making pancakes ;

pancake day

the last day before Lent ;

pancake turner

turner for serving or turning pancakes ;

pancake turtle

voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites ;

pancarditis

inflammation of the entire heart (the epicardium and the myocardium and the endocardium) ;

panchayat

a village council in India or southern Pakistan ;

panchayet

a village council in India or southern Pakistan ;

panchen lama

the lama next in rank to the Dalai Lama ;

pancho villa

Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923) ;

panchromatic film

photographic film sensitive to light of all colors (including red) ;

pancreas

a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin ;

pancreatectomy

surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas ;

pancreatic artery

a branch of the splenic artery that supplies the pancreas ;

pancreatic cancer

cancer of the pancreas ;

pancreatic duct

a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine ;

pancreatic fibrosis

the most common congenital disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; there is no cure ;

pancreatic juice

a fluid secreted into the duodenum by the pancreas; important for breaking down starches and proteins and fats ;

pancreatic vein

veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veins ;

pancreatin

extract from the pancreas of animals that contains pancreatic enzymes; used to treat pancreatitis and other conditions involving insufficient pancreatic secretions ;

pancreatitis

inflammation of the pancreas; usually marked by abdominal pain ;

pancytopenia

an abnormal deficiency in all blood cells (red blood cells and white blood cells and platelets); usually associated with bone marrow tumor or with aplastic anemia ;

panda

reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas ; large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae ;

panda bear

large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae ;

panda car

a police cruiser ;