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podalgia |
Noun
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foot pain |
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proctalgia |
Noun
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pain in the rectum |
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purulency |
Noun
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symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) |
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prickly heat |
Noun
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obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity |
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palilalia |
Noun
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a pathological condition in which a word is rapidly and involuntarily repeated |
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palmature |
Noun
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an abnormality in which the fingers are webbed |
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postnasal drip |
Noun
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chronic secretion of mucus from the rear of the nasal cavity into the nasopharynx |
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papule |
Noun
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a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox) |
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papulovesicle |
Noun
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a papule that changes into a blister |
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progressive emphysematous necrosis |
Noun
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(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death |
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pustule |
Noun
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a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus |
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pimple |
Noun
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a small inflamed elevation of the skin |
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paresthesia |
Noun
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abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage |
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paraesthesia |
Noun
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abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage |
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pock |
Noun
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a pustule in an eruptive disease |
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pock |
Verb
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mark with a scar |
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pyrosis |
Noun
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a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus) |
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papilledema |
Noun
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swelling of the optic disc (where the optic nerve enters the eyeball) |
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primary dysmenorrhea |
Noun
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painful menstruation that is intrinsic to menstruation and not the result of a disease |
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palsy |
Noun
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a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor |
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palsy |
Noun
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loss of the ability to move a body part |
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palsy |
Verb
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affect with palsy |
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pyuria |
Noun
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presence of white blood cells in the urine |
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pancarditis |
Noun
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inflammation of the entire heart (the epicardium and the myocardium and the endocardium) |
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pericarditis |
Noun
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inflammation of the pericardium |
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periodic apnea of the newborn |
Noun
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irregular breathing of newborns |
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pinkeye |
Noun
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inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye |
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phrenitis |
Noun
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inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus |
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pancreatitis |
Noun
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inflammation of the pancreas |
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parametritis |
Noun
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inflammation of connective tissue adjacent to the uterus |
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parotitis |
Noun
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inflammation of one or both parotid glands |
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panencephalitis |
Noun
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diffuse inflammation of the entire brain |
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peritonitis |
Noun
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inflammation of the peritoneum |
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peritoneal inflammation |
Noun
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inflammation of the peritoneum |
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phalangitis |
Noun
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inflammation of a finger or toe |
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phlebitis |
Noun
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inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs) |
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phlebothrombosis |
Noun
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thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein |
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polyneuritis |
Noun
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inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in leprosy) |
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premature ventricular contraction |
Noun
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irregularity of cardiac rhythm |
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PVC |
Noun
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a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables |
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pneumonitis |
Noun
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inflammation of the lungs |
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posthitis |
Noun
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inflammation of the foreskin of the penis |
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proctitis |
Noun
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inflammation of the rectum |
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prostatitis |
Noun
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inflammation of the prostate gland characterized by perineal pain and irregular urination and (if severe) chills and fever |
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pockmark |
Noun
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a scar or pit on the skin that is left by a pustule of smallpox or acne or other eruptive disease |
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pockmark |
Verb
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mark with or as if with pockmarks |
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pansinusitis |
Noun
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inflammation of all of the paranasal sinuses |
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pyrexia |
Noun
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a rise in the temperature of the body |
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polyostotic fibrous dysplasia |
Noun
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fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones |
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pachyderma |
Noun
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thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction |