Author: Glossary
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Pelvioplasty
Enlargement of the pelvic outlet to facilitate childbirth.
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Pelvic tilt
An exercise to strengthen the abdominal muscles and reduce the risk of backache or back stiffness (e.g., during pregnancy). The patient assumes a supine position and flattens the hollow of her back against the floor. The abdominal, gluteal, and levator muscles are contracted with each exhalation and relaxed with each inhalation. The effects are maximized…
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Pelvic rock
An exercise to strengthen the abdominal muscles and reduce the risk of backache or back stiffness (e.g., during pregnancy). The patient kneels on her hands and knees, hollows her back and pushes out her abdomen while inhaling, and arches her back like a cat and contracts the abdominal, gluteal, and levator muscles while exhaling. The…
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Pelvic floor dyssynergy
Uncoordinated or faulty contraction of the muscles that aid defecation. It is an infrequent cause of chronic constipation.
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Pelvicephalometry
Measurement of the diameters of the fetal head and comparison of these with the diameters of the maternal pelvis.
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Pelotherapy
The therapeutic use of mud, peat, moss, or clay applied to all or part of the body. The therapeutic application of medicated mud for treating ailments.
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Foil pellet
Loosely rolled gold foil used for direct filling in dental restoration.
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Cotton pellet
A small rolled cottonball, less than % in (about 1 cm) in diameter, used for desiccation or topical application of medicaments, particularly in dentistry; also called pledgets.
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Peliosis hepatis
Multiple cystic, blood filled spaces in the liver associated with dilatation of the sinusoids. These cause enlargement of and pain in the liver. These lesions are associated with use of oral contraceptives, certain types of anabolic steroids, and infections with Bartonella organisms. If the condition is due to infection, treatment consists of parenteral doxycycline for…
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Bacillary peliosis
A complication of an infection due to Bartonella henselae and B. quintana, especially in immunocompromised patients. The infection causes vascular lesions in the visceral organs, especially the liver and spleen.