Category: P

The severest form of tetralogy of Fallot.  

Persistent muscular contractions resembling tetanus.  

A neural disease simulating tabes dorsalis.  

An apparent opening or window between endothelial cells that have been stained.  

Something that mimics stenosis; a condition that gives the false impression of an obstruction or narrowing, e.g., in a blood vessel, valve, or the spinal canal.  

An olfactory hallucination or perversion of the sense of smell.  

A condition with the symptoms, but without the lesions, of multiple sclerosis of the nervous system. A condition with symptoms similar to multiple sclerosis impacts the nervous system. This inherited degenerative disease is not clearly defined but is characterized by the gradual onset of tremors, rigidity, and cognitive deterioration. A diagnostic indicator is the appearance…

A septic febrile condition with a rash resembling scarlatina.  

A false reaction; a response to injection of a test substance into the tissues owing to the presence of an allergen other than one for which the test is made.  

Feminization of a young girl due to enhanced estrogen production, but ovulation and cyclic menstruation are absent. Estrogen-secreting tumors of the ovary are the usual cause. Treatment is removal of the tumor.