Category: P

The evaporation of water from the alveolar cells into the air in the lungs.  

The transmission of substances in the mother’s blood to the blood of the fetus by way of the placenta. The transfer of medications or substances from diseases across the mother’s placental blood flow into her unborn child.  

An ultrasonic transducer that sends out intermittent (pulsed) signals rather than continuous sound waves and receives the echo signal. Pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasound is used to measure blood flow and the depths from which echoes originate.  

An enduring pattern of perceiving, communicating, and thinking about oneself, others, and the environment that is exhibited in multiple contexts.  

Any toxin produced by a plant; a phytotoxin.  

The natural and expected movement of teeth as growth and development occur; normal tooth mobility.  

Drifting or movement of teeth due to the pathological changes in areas adjacent to the moving teeth.  

Lymphoid tissue on the roof of the posterior superior wall of the nasopharynx. It is commonly called adenoids.  

Two oval masses of lymphoid tissue that lie in the tonsillar fossa on each side of the oral pharynx between the glossopalatine and pharyngopalatine arches. They are commonly known as the tonsils. The tonsils positioned at the rear of the throat and are the most commonly affected by tonsillitis. They are visible and accessible for…

A dry shriveled tongue seen in typhus.