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pulmonary scanner. Medical device used in running a respiratory ~~ purple omelettes. A dish created by young Clara Sutter, made senes. (“Phage” [VGR]). from grape juice and eggs. (“Imaginary Friend" [TNG]). Mike still prefers green eggs and ham. pulmonary support unit. Emergency cardiopulmonary support unit in use aboard Federation starships. (“Tapestry” [TNG]). putillo. Edible green vegetable from planet Napinne in the Delta Quadrant. (“Learning Curve” [VGRY]). pulmozine. Pharmaceutical used to stimulate breathing in a patient having respiratory difficulties. (“Favorite Son" [VGR]; PXK reactor. Antiquated power-generation device that provided “Basics, Part I” [VGR]). life support to the underground mining colony at planet Janus VI. Although the PXK was considered obsolete, it was used on Janus pulsatel lockseal. High security locking mechanism. Some VI because of the abundance of fissile minerals there. That stashopkeepers on station Deep Space 9 used pulsatel lockseals to tion's reactor suffered a serious malfunction when an indigenous secure their stores. Quark was able to bypass such a lock in 25 life-form known as a Horta damaged it in 2267. The Horta's seconds. His brother, Rom, could bypass one in only ten. actions were later found to be her effort to protect her children (“Necessary Evil" [DS9]). from the actions of the miners. (“The Devil in the Dark" [TOS]).

pulse compression wave. Energy burst that could be channeled pygmy marmoset. Primate member of the genus Cebuella; a through a phaser bank, thereby increasing the destructive power small, long-tailed, arboreal monkey. During the outbreak of of a phaser blast. Chief Operations Officer Miles O'Brien pro- Barclay's Protomorphosis Syndrome among the crew of the posed this method to defend station Deep Space 9 against the Enterprise-D, Data believed that Captain Jean-Luc Picard might Cardassians shortly after the discovery of the Bajoran worm- devolve into a pygmy marmoset. (“Genesis” [TNG]). hole in 2369. (“Emissary” [DS9]). Pygorians. Interstellar traders. In 2370, Quark put Sakonna in pulse gun. Type of directed-energy hand weapon used by touch with the Pygorians, who sold her contraband weapons for the Akritirian patrollers. (“The Chute” [VGRY]). Maquis. (“The Maquis, Part II" [DS9)). We never saw the Pygorians.

pulse wave torpedo. Explosive device. A Vulcan spaceshipused pyllora. Vulcan concept of a counselor or guide. Vulcan psya pulse wave torpedo in a futile attempt to repair a subspace chocognitive research suggested that a t'lokan schism could be rupture in 2169. A pulse wave torpedo was also used when a treated with a mind-meld between the patient and a family memsubspace rupture was believed to have formed near Deep Space ber, in an attempt to bring the repressed memory into the con91in 2369. (“If Wishes Were Horses" [DS9)). scious mind. The family member acted as a pyliora by helping the patient to reconstruct the memory in its entirety from within the punishment zones. In Edo society on planet Rubicun Ill, aran- meld. Kathryn Janeway served as pyllora to Tuvok in 2373 when domly selected area in which mediators (law officials) enforce Tuvok was afflicted by the memory virus. (“Flashback” [VGR]). local laws. Violation of any law in a punishment zone would exact a death penalty. Under this system, no one except the mediators ~~ Pyrellian ginger tea. Bajoran beverage. Pyrellian ginger tea was would know which area was currently designated as a punish- scarce during the Cardassian occupation. Quark managed to ment zone. In this way, a relatively small number of mediators obtain a supply, which he made available on the black market. could insure compliance with the law of a large number of Edo (“Necessary Evil" [DS9)). citizens. ("Justice” [TNG]). Pyris VII. Planet devoid of native life. a Pup. Chief O'Brien's nickname for an alien software life-form hid- Extragalactic life-forms Korob and _— Viadl den in data downloaded from a probe that came from some- Sylvia once resided at Pyris VII, Sad where in the Gamma Quadrant in 2369. Feeding off the energy ~~ where they captured and controlled 3 from Deep Space 9's computers, this nonsentient life-form inte- several of the Enterprise crew in - ~ grated itself into the system, causing stationwide malfunctions. 2267. (“Catspaw” [TOS]). To Chief Miles O'Brien, the computer seemed to be craving attention, much like a puppy who didn't like to be left alone. He creat- Pyrithian Gorge, Battle of. Conflict fought during the war ed a subprogram labeled “Pup” and filled it with all main comput- between the Haakonians and the Talaxians. (“Jetrel” [VGR]). er backup functions, then downloaded the probe data into the file. The life-form had its own place in the computer system, pyroclastic debris. Type of mineral aggregation found in the where it could interface with the backup functions and not cause crusts of some rocky terrestrial planets. There was pyroclastic further malfunctions. (“The Forsaken" [DS9]). We did not learn the ~~ debris on Torga IV. (“The Ship” [DS9]). name of the culture from the Gamma Quadrant that sent the probe that carried Pup to Deep Space 9. The probe model itself — pyrocyte. A naturally occurring component of Ferengi blood. A was a modification of the Cytherian probe originally built for “The distillation of these cells was used to poison a Federation negoNth Degree” (TNG). tiator, Dr. Mendoza, during negotiations for the Barzan wormhole in 2366. The pyrocytes, though not fatal, provoked a severe allerpuree of beetle. Ferengi food. Puree of beetle is a common gic reaction, effectively removing Mendoza from the talks. (“The Ferengi breakfast dish. (“The Assignment” [DS9)). Price” [TNG]). Pyrocytes are also a component of Kazon blood. (“State of Flux" [VGR]). purification squad. Team of expert assassins sent out by the Palamarian Freedom Brigade to execute Hagath and Gaila in Pythro V, Planet. Homeworld ta an elderly couple from whom 2373. ("Business As Usual” [DS9]). Martus Mazur bilked money. (“Rivals” [DS9)).