Category: P

The individual’s self-image of his or her gender, which may be at variance with the morphological sex.  

Serum derived from the blood of pregnant mares; source of hormones, especially gonadotropins.  

Serum containing antibodies to several antigens.  

Sensitization as a result of previous injection of a foreign protein into the body.  

Sensitization produced in a healthy person by injecting the person with the serum from a sensitized animal or human.  

The ability to feel various degrees of pressure on the body surface.  

Onset of senile characteristics before old age (e.g., in Down syndrome).  

An external incision into the urethra to relieve stricture.  

A section of a tissue that has been infiltrated with paraffin.  

A seal at the posterior border of a denture.