Category: P

A plant substance with a similar chemical composition to certain hormones secreted by the human organism.  

Any wound that has breached the body wall or internal organs. The perforation may be partial or complete.  

A wound in which the skin is broken and the agent causing the wound enters subcutaneous tissue or a deeply lying structure or cavity. A wound that penetrates the walls of a cavity or reaches an internal organ.  

A peculiar variety of witzelsucht characterized by teutonization of nomenclature.  

Wiring using the nasal bones to stabilize a fracture of the jaw. The wires are passed through the pyriform aperture of the nasal bone and then to the segment.  

The use of wires to fix a splint to the mandible. The wires are passed through the alveolar process from the buccal plate to the palate.  

A surgically constructed drainage portal through the pericardium into the peritoneum, used for the relief of pericardial effusions or tamponade.  

In dentistry, a wheel made of soft material suitable for polishing teeth or restorations.  

The apparent weakness of a muscle when tested in a shortened range of motion. This is a normal phenomenon of a muscle’s length-tension curve. To differentiate positional weakness from general muscle weakness, and assess strength accurately, the muscle must be tested throughout its entire range of motion.  

The pressure wave originated by the systolic discharge of blood into the aorta. It is not due to the passage of the ejected blood but is the result of the impact being transmitted through the arterial walls. The velocity in the aorta may be as high as 500 cm/sec and as low as 0.07 cm/sec…