Category: P
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Plastic surgeon
A surgeon who specialises in plastic surgery. A physician who specializes in reconstructive or cosmetic surgery to correct damage and defects or to alter appearance, through the techniques of plastic surgery. A physician who specializes in plastic surgery, the technique of repairing visible defects that result from injuries, burns, or disease. Plastic surgeons also operate…
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Plastic lymph
A yellow liquid produced by an inflamed wound which helps the healing process. A transparent yellowish liquid produced in a wound or other site of inflammation, in which connective tissue cells and blood vessels develop during healing.
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Plastic
An artificial material made from petroleum, and used to make many objects, including replacement organs.
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Plaster cast
A hard support made of bandage soaked in liquid plaster of Paris, which is allowed to harden after being wrapped round a broken limb and which prevents the limb moving while the bone heals. Rigid dressing made of gauze impregnated with plaster of Paris, used to immobilize an injured part, especially in bone fractures.
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Plasma protein
A protein in plasma, e.g. albumin, gamma globulin or fibrinogen. Any of various proteins in blood plasma, including fibrinogen and prothrombin, important for blood coagulation, and immunoglobulins, important in immune response. A protein compound occurring in plasma, the liquid component of blood. There are hundreds of different types of proteins in plasma. These proteins have…
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Plasmacytoma
A malignant tumour of plasma cells, usually found in lymph nodes or bone marrow. Neoplasm of plasma cells, occurring in bone marrow usually in association with multiple myeloma, or, less commonly, occurring in soft tissues, especially those of the upper respiratory tract. A malignant tumor of plasma cells, very closely allied to myeloma. It usually…
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Plantar wart
A wart on the sole of the foot. Wart occurring on the sole of the foot that, because of pressure, develops a callus (hardened) ring around its soft center and becomes painful. Treatment includes cryosurgery, electrodesiccation (cauterization), and application of topical acids. Viral lesion on the foot. A hard, rough-surfaced area on the sole of…
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Plantar surface
The skin of the sole of the foot.
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Plantar region
The sole of the foot.
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Plantar flexion
The bending of the toes downwards. Movement of the foot and ankle such that the toes point downward. Extension of the foot so that the forepart is depressed with respect to the position of the ankle.