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  • Pyeloplication

    Shortening of the wall of a dilated renal pelvis by making surgical tucks in it.  

  • Pyelocystostomosis

    The surgical establishment of a connection between the kidney and bladder.  

  • Pyelitis cystica

    Pyelitis associated with multiple small cysts in the mucosa of the renal pelvis.  

  • Puumala virus

    The causative agent of nephropathia epidemica. The virus is a member of the Hantavirus family.  

  • Intestinal putrefaction

    The chemical changes by bacteria in the intestine, forming in dole, skatole, paracresol, phenol, phenylpropionic acid, phenylacetic acid, paraoxyphenylacetic acid, hydroparacumaric acid, fatty acids, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, methane, methylmercaptan, and sulfurated hydrogen.  

  • Pustulosis

    A generalized eruption of pustules. Within the realm of dermatological peculiarities, the emergence of blisters teeming with pus takes center stage. This phenomenon, characterized by the presence of such fluid-filled sacs, has garnered specific designations based on their distinct locations. Palmar pustulosis, for instance, pertains to the occurrence of these pus-filled blisters on the palms…

  • Pustulocrustaceous

    Characterized by formation of pustules and crusts. Characterized by the development of pustules and scabs.  

  • Ichorous pus

    Pus that is thin with shreds of sloughing tissue. It may have a fetid odor.  

  • Blue pus

    Purulence with a blue tint; usually associated with infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.  

  • Pursuit dysfunction

    An inability of the eyes to follow or track a moving object.  

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