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papillary tumor |
Noun
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a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass |
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papillary tumour |
Noun
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a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass |
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pheochromocytoma |
Noun
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a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland |
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phaeochromocytoma |
Noun
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a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland |
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pinealoma |
Noun
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tumor of the pineal gland |
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plasmacytoma |
Noun
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neoplasm of plasma cells (usually in bone marrow) |
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psammoma |
Noun
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a tumor derived from fibrous tissue of the meninges or choroid plexus or certain other structures associated with the brain |
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pemphigus |
Noun
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a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane |
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pityriasis |
Noun
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any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin |
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pityriasis alba |
Noun
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common form of pityriasis, usually in children or young adults, characterized by round patches of depigmentation |
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pityriasis rosea |
Noun
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pityriasis in which an itchy rash develops over the trunk and extremities |
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prurigo |
Noun
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chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by blister capped papules and intense itching |
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psoriasis |
Noun
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a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales |
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pancreatic cancer |
Noun
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cancer of the pancreas |
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prostate cancer |
Noun
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cancer of the prostate gland |
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prostatic adenocarcinoma |
Noun
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cancer of the prostate gland |
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polypus |
Noun
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a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane |
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pedunculated polyp |
Noun
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a polyp with a stalk or peduncle |
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pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma |
Noun
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form of rhabdomyosarcoma that affects limb muscles of older adults |
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pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma |
Noun
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form of rhabdomyosarcoma that affects limb muscles of older adults |
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posterior subcapsular cataract |
Noun
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a cataract in the rear of the lens capsule |
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preinvasive cancer |
Noun
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a cluster of malignant cells that has not yet invaded the deeper epithelial tissue or spread to other parts of the body |
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potato mosaic |
Noun
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a disease of the leaves of potato plants |
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penetrating trauma |
Noun
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injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body |
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penetrating injury |
Noun
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injury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the body |
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pink disease |
Noun
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serious bark disease of many tropical crop trees (coffee, citrus, rubber) |
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potato wart |
Noun
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fungous disease causing dark warty spongy excrescences in the eyes of potato tubers |
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pinkroot |
Noun
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a fungal disease of onions |
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proctocele |
Noun
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protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina |
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potato yellow dwarf |
Noun
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the yellow dwarf disease of potato plants |
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psychic trauma |
Noun
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an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects |
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pasteurellosis |
Noun
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an acute infectious disease characterized by pneumonia and blood infection |
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parrot disease |
Noun
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infectious disease of birds |
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primary amenorrhea |
Noun
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delay of menarche beyond age 18 |
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pullorum disease |
Noun
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a serious bacterial disease of young chickens |
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prodrome |
Noun
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an early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur |
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petechia |
Noun
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a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin |
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prodroma |
Noun
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an early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur |
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proteinuria |
Noun
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the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine |
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plant disease |
Noun
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a disease that affects plants |
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phantom limb syndrome |
Noun
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syndrome consisting of discomfort or pain in a limb that has been amputated |
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premenstrual syndrome |
Noun
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a syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation |
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PMS |
Noun
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a syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation |
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proud flesh |
Noun
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the swollen tissue around a healing wound or ulcer |
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photalgia |
Noun
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pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism) |
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photophobia |
Noun
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pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism) |
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photophobia |
Noun
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a morbid fear of light |
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physiological jaundice of the newborn |
Noun
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yellowish appearance in newborn infants |
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pleurodynia |
Noun
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pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs |
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pleuralgia |
Noun
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pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs |