Glossary

Category: P

  • Peripheral neuropathy

    Refers to damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system. A syndrome of sensory loss, muscle weakness and atrophy, decreased deep tendon reflexes, and vasomotor symptoms. May be caused by carbamazepine or monoamine oxidase inhibitors (maois). Peripheral neuropathy refers to a large and diverse class of peripheral nerve disorders. The signs and symptoms associated with…

  • Perifuse

    To flush a fresh supply of bathing fluid around all of the outside surfaces of a small piece of tissue immersed in it.  

  • Periapical periodontitis

    Is the inflammation of the tissue adjacent to the tip of the tooth’s root.  

  • (Per os by way of the mouth) Percutanous

    Pertains to a medical procedure where access to inner organs or tissues is done via needle puncture of the skin.  

  • Peptic ulcer

    A sore in the lining of the stomach or duodenum, the first part of the small intestine. A ulceration of a part of the gastrointestinal tract, usually the stomach. A benign ulcer in the duodenum or in the stomach. Chronic lesions found in the gastrointestinal tract in locations exposed to hydrochloric acid or pepsin. The…

  • Pemphigus neonatorum

    Pemphigus neonatorum

    Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, a bacterial disease of infants, characterized by elevated vesicles or blebs on a normal or reddened skin. A condition observed in newborn babies, typically caused by a streptococcal bacteria affecting the skin. Often, this contamination occurs when a caregiver harbors the bacteria in their throat and transmits it to the infant.…

  • Pellagra

    Pellagra

    Is a systemic nutritional wasting disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin B3 (niacin). A vitamin B3 (nicotinamide) deficiency that may be a cause of major mental symptoms such as delusions and impaired thinking, as well as physical symptoms such as dermatitis. The disease due to deficiency of the vitamin niacin and the amino acid…

  • pERK

    Phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase, protein kinases involved in many cell functions.  

  • Pectoral

    Pertaining to or used for the chest and respiratory tract. Having to do with the breast or chest. Acts on the lungs. Related to the chest. Agent for relieving disorders of the chest and lungs. Pertaining to the chest or breast. A therapeutic substance which has a good effect on respiratory disease. Relieving ailments of…

  • PDEF

    Acronym for prostate-derived ETS factor, an ETS (epithelial-specific E26 transforming sequence) family member that has been identified as a potential tumour suppressor.