Pylon is an artificial leg, usually temporary.

MACHINE BRIEFS:

OPTION #1: pylon= PAOI/LO*N
OPTION #2: pylon= PAOIL/LO*N
OPTION #3: pylon= PAOIL/O*N

Rachitis is rickets. Rickets is “A disease or early childhood, chiefly due to a deficiency of calcium salts as provided by vitamin D, characterized by softening of the bones and consequent deformity.”

MACHINE BRIEFS:

OPTION #1: rachitis= RA/KAO*ITS
OPTION #2: rachitis= RA/KAOI/T*IS
OPTION #3: rachitis= RA/KAOIT/*IS
OPTION #4: rachitis= RA/KAOIT/T*IS

Purblind means, “Afflicted with dimness of vision; near-sighted.”

MACHINE BRIEF:

purblind= PUR/BLAO*IND

Pulsimeter is defined as follows: “An instrument for indicating and registering the frequency, force, and variations of the pulse.

MACHINE BRIEFS:

OPTION #1: pulsimeter= PUL/S*IRMT
OPTION #2: pulsimeter= PUL/SIM/T^ER
OPTION #3: pulsimeter= PUL/SIM/A/T*ER
OPTION #4: pulsimeter= PUL/SIM/MA/T*ER

Ptosis is: “The permanent drooping of the upper eyelid, due to paralysis of the lifting muscle of the lid.”

MACHINE BRIEFS:

OPTION #1: ptosis= TOEZ
OPTION #2: ptosis= TOE/S*IS

Otitis is: “Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the ear.”

MACHINE BRIEFS:

OPTION #1: otitis= O/TAOITS
OPTION #2: otitis= O/TAO*ITS
OPTION #3: otitis= O/TAOIT/T*IS
OPTION #4: otitis= O/TAOIT/*IS
OPTION #5: otitis= O/TAOI/T*IS

Pinta is: “A tropical skin disease caused by a treponeme (a spirochete bacterium that is parasitic or pathogenic), and characterized by patches of discoloration. Also called carate.”

MACHINE BRIEFS:

OPTION #1: pinta= PIN/TA*
OPTION #2: pinta= PINT/TA*
OPTION #3: pinta= PINT/A*
OPTION #4: pinta= PAOEN/TA*

The medical definition of percussion is: “A light, quick tapping of the fingertips upon the back, chest, or abdomen, for determining by the resonance, the condition of the organ beneath.”

MACHINE BRIEFS:

OPTION #1: percussion= PER/K*UGS
OPTION #1: percussion= PER/K*UFGS

Peptic is defined as follows: “(1) Of, pertaining to, or promotive of digestion. (2) Of, pertaining to, or producing pepsin. (3) Able to digest. (4) An agent that promotes digestion.”

MACHINE BRIEF:

peptic= PEP/T*IK