Category: P
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Painful
Causing pain.
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Pain clinic
A centre which looks after people with severe persistent pain and whose staff include professionals from many specialist areas of medicine.
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Paediatrics
The study of children, their development and diseases. Paediatrics means the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of children. The medical specialty focused on the growth of children and the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases and conditions during childhood.
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Paediatrician
A doctor who specialises in the treatment of diseases of children. A medical specialist skilled in the care of children’s health and diseases.
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Paediatric
Referring to the treatment of the diseases of children.
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Pad
A piece or mass of soft absorbent material, placed on part of the body to protect it. A thickening of part of the skin. Cotton-wool, foam rubber, or other material used to protect a part of the body from friction, bruising, or other unwanted contact. A cushion of soft material, usually cotton or rayon, used…
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Pack up
To stop working.
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Packing
Absorbent material put into a wound or part of the body to absorb fluids. The process of filling a cavity or wound with gauze sponges or gauze strips. Addressing a wound by packing or covering it with gauze or a similar substance.
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Packed cell volume
The volume of red blood cells in a person’s blood shown against the total volume of blood. The volume of the red cells (erythrocytes) in blood, expressed as a fraction of the total volume of the blood. The packed cell volume is determined by centrifuging blood in a tube and measuring the height of the…
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Pack
A tampon of gauze or cotton wool, used to fill an orifice such as the nose or vagina. A piece of wet material folded tightly, used to press on the body. A treatment in which a blanket or sheet is used to wrap round the body. A box or bag of goods for sale. To…