Pistillary

(pis'-til-a-re). of or pertaining to the pistil. (pis'-til-dt). In biology, ipplied to flowers that po e pistils but not stamens, mllidium (pis-til-id' -e-um). See Archegonium . -tilliferous (pis-til-if'-er-us). Same as Pistillate. tillody (pis'-til-o-de). n biology, the metamorphosis of other organs into ' istils or carpels. ton Pulse. See Corrigan's Pulse., i. A hole, depre ion, or cavity h the body; e.g., the pit of the stomach, the armpit.; One of the pores in the more or le liquefied alls of many glands. 3. Parts are said to pit on pre ure where they preserve for a time the indentation made in them by pre ing with the finger. Pitting on pre ure is seen in edema. P. of the Stomach: (i) a name popularly given to that part of the abdomen just below the sternum and between the cartilages of the false ribs. It is also termed Scrobiculus cord is; any one of the openings of gastric tubules visible on the mucous surface of the stomach. P., Tear, the lacrymal sinus.