Category: P

The surgical removal of part of the pharynx, especially in cases of cancer of the pharynx. Partial excision of the pharynx to remove growths or abscesses.  

One of the pouches on each side of the throat of an embryo. Any of the paired segmented pouches in the side of the throat of the early embryo. They give rise to the tympanic cavity, the parathyroid glands, the thymus, and probably the thyroid gland. One of a series of five pairs of entodermal…

In the UK, one of several Acts of Parliament which regulate the making, prescribing and selling of drugs, e.g. the Pharmacy and Poisons Act 1933, the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and the Poisons Act 1972.  

A scientist who specialises in the study of drugs. A person trained in the science of drugs-their properties and reactions, and their therapeutic effects and drug interactions. A pharmacologist need not be licensed, and is not necessarily a pharmacist. An individual who by training and experience is a specialist in pharmacology.  

The science of the preparation and dispensing of prescribed drugs.  

A professional association for pharmacists.  

Drugs prescribed as medicines. Any form of medicinal medication. The phrase is also employed in connection with the production and distribution of pharmaceutical substances.  

Medicines, pills, lozenges or creams which are sold in chemists’ shops.  

A condition in which a swelling occurs which imitates a swelling caused by a tumour.  

A model of the whole body or part of the body, used to practise or demonstrate surgical operations. An image not brought about by actual stimuli, something which is not there but seems to be there. A device that is made of material similar to human tissue and used to investigate the interaction of radiation…