Category: P

Falsification in writing or in speech, a form of pathological lying.  

Seemingly of the same color; colors used in charts testing for color blindness.  

False hypocalcemia; that is, low serum calcium levels that result either from low albumin levels or from the administration of some magnetic resonance imaging agents containing gadolinium.  

The observation of elevated blood pressure when taken by conventional means (i.e., sphygmomanometer), that is in reality not elevated when compared with the actual pressure in the artery when determined by more accurate methods. Accurate blood pressure may be obtained with an intra-arterial catheter. Pseudohypertension usually is found in elderly persons, who may have arterial…

Inflammation in the scrotal area resembling a hernia. An inflamed hernia sac that resembles a strangulated hernia.  

Spitting of blood that does not arise from the bronchi or the lungs.  

A red pigment in the urine that makes the urine appear to have blood in it.  

Excess adipose tissue in the male breast but with no increase in glandular tissue. An increase in the size of the male breast resulting from the accumulation of fat alone. This condition is alternatively referred to as lipomastia.  

One of a class of globulins characterized by being soluble in salt-free water.  

A subjective sensation of taste not produced by external stimulus.