Category: P

Inflammation affecting all of the ear, but especially the middle ear.  

Inflammation of the whole of a bone.  

Inflammation of the whole of the eye.  

A growth on the cornea containing tiny blood vessels. Abnormal vascular membrane growing from the conjunctiva and covering the cornea of the eye; it is usually associated with inflammation of the cornea or conjunctiva. Invasion of the outer layers of the cornea of the eye by tissue containing many blood vessels, which grows in from…

A layer of fat underneath the skin. The subcutaneous layer of fat; the fat cells in the superficial fascia.  

Inflammation of the panniculus adiposus, producing tender swellings on the thighs and breasts. A layer of membranous tissue. Inflammation of fatty connective tissue; typically, it affects the fat of the abdomen or of the thigh, and results in pitting caused by loss of tissue in the affected areas. Inflammation of the layer of fat beneath…

The surgical removal of all the uterus and the cervix. Surgical removal of the uterus, including the cervix, the Fallopian tubes, and the ovaries. The surgical removal of the entire womb, including its neck (cervix). Excision of the entire uterus including the ovaries, oviducts, and uterine cervix. The surgical procedure that involves removing the uterus,…

A sudden sharp pain, especially in the intestine.  

A surgical operation to open the pancreatic duct.  

A duct leading through the pancreas to the duodenum. Pancreatic-juice-carrying duct leading from the pancreas and joining with the common bile duct to empty its secretions into the duodenal part of the small intestine. The duct that conveys pancreatic juice to the common bile duct and duodenum.