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Glossary of Medical Terms

• Pacemaker

• Paget's disease

• Palate

• Palliative treatment

• Pallor

• Palpation

• Palpitation

• Palsy

• Pancreas

• Pancreatitis

• Pandemic

• Panic disorder

• Pap smear

• Papilloma

• Paracentesis

• Paralysis

• Paramedic

• Paranoia

• Paraphimosis

• Paraplegia

• Parasite

• Parasympathetic nervous system

• Parathyroid glands

• Parathyroid hormone

• Parathyroidectomy

• Parenteral

• Paresis

• Paresthesia

• Parkinson's disease

• Paronychia

• Parotid glands

• Paroxysm

• Partial mastectomy

• Partial seizure

• Passive exercise

• Passive smoking

• Patella

• Patent

• Patent ductus arteriosus

• Paternity testing

• Pathogen

• Pathogenesis

• Pathology

• Patient-controlled analgesia

• Peak flow measurement

• Pectoral muscles

• Pellagra

• Pelvic examination

• Pelvic inflammatory disease

• Pelvis

• Penile function tests

• Penile implant

• Penis

• Pepsin

• Peptic ulcer

• Percutaneous

• Perforation

• Periarteritis nodosa

• Pericardial effusion

• Pericarditis

• Pericardium

• Perinatal

• Periosteum

• Periostitis

• Peripheral nervous system

• Peripheral vascular disease

• Peristalsis

• Peritoneum

• Peritonitis

• Pernicious anaemia

• Perthes' disease

• Pertussis

• PET scanning

• Petit mal

• Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

• pH

• Phagocyte

• Phantom limb

• Pharmacology

• Pharyngitis

• Pharynx

• Phenothiazines

• Phenylketonuria

• Pheochromocytoma

• Phimosis

• Phlebitis

• Phlebothrombosis

• Phlegm

• Phobia

• Phosphates

• Phospholipids

• Phosphorus

• Photocoagulation

• Photophobia

• Photosensitivity

• Phototherapy

• Physical therapy

• Physiology

• Phytochemicals

• Pica

• Pickwickian syndrome

• PID

• Pigmentation

• Pinkeye

• Pinworm

• Pituitary adenoma

• Pituitary gland

• Pityriasis alba

• Pityriasis rosea

• Pivot joint

• PKU

• Placebo

• Placebo effect

• Placenta

• Placenta praevia

• Placental abruption

• Placental insufficiency

• Plague

• Plantar reflex

• Plantar wart

• Plaque

• Plasma

• Plasma cell

• Plasmapheresis

• Platelet

• Pleura

• Pleural effusion

• Pleural membranes

• Pleural rub

• Pleural space

• Pleurisy

• Pleurodynia

• Plummer-Vinson syndrome

• PMS

• Pneumoconiosis

• Pneumocystis pneumonia

• Pneumonectomy

• Pneumonia

• Pneumothorax

• Poliomyelitis

• Polyarthritis

• Polycystic kidney disease

• Polycystic ovary syndrome

• Polycythaemia

• Polydactyly

• Polydipsia

• Polymyalgia rheumatica

• Polymyositis

• Polyp

• Polysaccharide

• Polyunsaturated fat

• Polyuria

• Porphyria

• Portal hypertension

• Portal vein

• Positron emission tomography scanning

• Post-mortem examination

• Post-traumatic stress disorder

• Postcoital contraception

• Posterior

• Postmenopausal bleeding

• Postmyocardial infarction syndrome

• Postnatal

• Postpartum

• Postural drainage

• Postural hypotension

• Potassium

• Pre-eclampsia

• Pre-menstrual syndrome

• Precancerous

• Precordial movement

• Premature labour

• Premature rupture of membranes

• Premedication

• Premenopausal

• Prenatal care

• Prenatal diagnosis

• Prenatal testing

• Prepared childbirth

• Prepuce

• Presbyacusis

• Presbyopia

• Pressure point

• Pressure sore

• Priapism

• Prickly heat

• Primary

• Prion

• Procidentia

• Proctalgia

• Proctitis

• Proctoscopy

• Productive cough

• Progeria

• Progesterone

• Prognosis

• Progressive muscular atrophy

• Prolactin

• Prolapse

• Prolapsed disk

• Prophylactic

• Proprioception

• Prostate gland

• Prostatectomy

• Prostatism

• Prostatitis

• Prosthesis

• Proteins

• Prothrombin time

• Proto-oncogene

• Proton pump inhibitor

• Protozoan

• Proximal

• Pruritus

• Pseudogout

• Pseudomembranous enterocolitis

• Psittacosis

• Psoralens

• Psoriasis

• Psoriatic arthritis

• Psychogenic

• Psychological

• Psychosis

• Psychosomatic

• Psychotherapy

• Psychotic

• Psychotropic drug

• Ptosis

• Puberty

• Pubic louse

• Pudendal block

• Pudendum

• Puerperal sepsis

• Puerperium

• Pulmonary artery

• Pulmonary embolism

• Pulmonary fibrosis

• Pulmonary heart valve

• Pulmonary hypertension

• Pulmonary insufficiency

• Pulmonary oedema

• Pulmonary stenosis

• Pulp

• Pulse

• Pupil

• Purpuric rash

• Pus

• Pustule

• PUVA

• Pyelolithotomy

• Pyelonephritis

• Pyloric sphincter

• Pyloric stenosis

• Pyloroplasty

• Pyrexia

• Pyrogen

• Pyuria