(engineering) A simple type of valve, consisting of one or more circular plates held down by a spring.

plural of puppet valve

plural of puppet ruler

A leader or ruler chosen by another ruler to head a government, usually under the other ruler's order

plural of puppet leader

Alternative form of puppet ruler

Adie syndrome

(pathology) A bilateral small pupil of the eye that reduces in size when the patient focuses on a near object but does not constrict when exposed to bright light. It is a sign of neurosyphilis.

A pupil of the eye that exhibits unusually little constriction when a bright light is swung from the unaffected eye to the affected eye. It can be caused by a lesion of the optic nerve.

Any of a group of small killifish belonging to ten genera of the family Cyprinodontidae.