Index of English words, starting with "pe"

(1) - Pelvic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis.

(1) - Pelvimeter (n.) An instrument for measuring the dimensions of the pelvis.

(1) - Pelvis (n.) The calyx of a crinoid.
(2) - Pelvis (n.) The pelvic arch, or the pelvic arch together with the sacrum. See Pelvic arch, under Pelvic, and Sacrum.

(1) - Pemmican (n.) Meat, without the fat, cut in thin slices, dried in the sun, pounded, then mixed with melted fat and sometimes dried fruit, and compressed into cakes or in bags. It contains much nutriment in small compass, and is of great use in long voyages of exploration.
(2) - Pemmican (n.) Among the North American Indians, meat cut in thin slices, divested of fat, and dried in the sun.