Author: Glossary
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Peripheral neurovascular dysfunction
A state for which an individual is at risk of experiencing a disruption in circulation, sensation, or motion of an extremity.
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Peripheral arterial disease
Atherosclerotic disease of the aortoiliac, axillary, carotid, or femoral arteries. It affects more than 8 million Americans, many of whom also have ischemic disease of the coronary arteries or a history of heart attack or stroke. PAD contributes to claudication, amputation, stroke, and other diseases and conditions. Peripheral artery disease refers to the impairment of…
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Periphacitis
Inflammation of the capsule of the lens of the eye.
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Peripatetic
Moving from place to place.
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Peripancreatitis
Inflammation of the tissues around the pancreas.
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Peripachymeningitis
Inflammation of the connective tissue between the dura mater and the bone that encloses the central nervous system. Inflammation of the outermost layer of the membrane surrounding the brain, also known as pachymeningitis externa.
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Periostosis
A bony neoplasm around a bone or arising from it.
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Periostoma
A bony neoplasm around a bone or arising from its membranous sheath.
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Hemorrhagic periostitis
Periostitis with extravasation of blood under the periosteum.
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Albuminous periostitis
Periostitis with albuminous serous fluid exudate beneath the membrane affected.