Category: P

  • Pseudoptosis

    Apparent ptosis of the eyelid, resulting from a fold of skin or fat projecting below the edge of the eyelid.  

  • Pseudo-pseudohypoparathyroidism

    Pseudohypoparathyroidism in which most of the clinical but none of the biochemical changes are present.  

  • Pseudopolyp

    A hypertrophied area of mucous membrane resembling a polyp.  

  • Pseudophyphae

    Filamentous fungal structures, that resemble hyphae.  

  • Pseudophyllidea

    An order belonging to the class Cestoidea, subclass Cestoda. It includes tapeworms with scolices bearing two lateral (or one terminal) sucking grooves (bothria) and includes Diphyllobothrium latum, the fish tapeworm of humans.  

  • Pseudoparaplegia

    A seeming paralysis of the lower extremities without impairment of the reflexes.  

  • Pseudoparalysis

    A loss of movement caused by the pain and inflammation of a localized injury, an infection, or a factitious disorder, rather than caused by a nerve injury or stroke. Observable loss of muscle strength that does not constitute genuine paralysis. This condition is characterized by impaired coordination of movements or the inhibition of movements due…

  • Pseudopapilledema

    Elevation of the optic nerve head resembling edema, caused by elevated intracranial pressure (papilledema). It may be congenital or due to optic nerve head drusen.  

  • Pseudonucleolus

    The false nucleolus or karyosome.  

  • Pseudo-nitzschia australis

    A species of marine diatom that produces domoic acid, a neurotoxic amino acid. Shellfish and fish that feed on the diatom are toxic to sea mammals and humans.