Category: P

The condition of having the symptoms and signs of prostatitis but no evidence of inflammation of the prostate, with negative urine culture. Use of antibiotics in patients with prostatodynia is unnecessary.  

Surgical incision of the prostate and bladder.  

Fainting during examination of the prostate. It is a rare occurrence that usually can be avoided by examining the patient in the lateral recumbent position.  

An oblique facial cleft, a slanting furrow extending from mouth to eye.  

An infrequently used synonym for trigeminal neuralgia. Progressive transformation of cells until they develop into cells with a higher degree of function.  

Spread by individual contact; said of a disease.  

One who prepares cadavers for dissection or dissects for demonstration.  

Dissection for the purpose of demonstrating anatomical structure. The act of dissecting a deceased human or animal body by a skilled anatomist for educational purposes, aiming to instruct students. The term can refer to the execution of the dissection with students observing the instructor or to the preserved specimen itself, which is presented to the…

A substance present in the duodenal mucosa that, when acted on by hydrochloric acid in chyme, is converted into secretin.  

Behavior restricted or forbidden by religious or cultural tenet or belief.