Category: P

Diagnosing the cause of an illness after careful study of the signs and symptoms of a disease.  

Plasma that has been treated with detergents, methylene blue, or ultraviolet energy in order to reduce the likelihood that it will transmit infection during transfusion.  

Any of several molecular sequences associated with or found in many different disease-causing microorganisms to which the innate immune system reacts without initiating an antigen-antibody response.  

The science of dental pathology.  

An instrument for locating stricture of the urethra.  

To, or arousing, the emotions of pity, sympathy, or tenderness.  

A skin reaction at the site of a sterile needle prick that results in a pustule and reddened skin. This reaction, which lasts 2 to 5 days, is a sign of skin hyperreactivity consistent with Behcet’s syndrome.  

The plotted trajectory of the axis of rotation of a joint through its entire range of movement. The center of rotation moves due to translation, the accessory gliding or sliding motion that accompanies the rotation. The fact that this is instantaneous infers that the PICR is not constant, but changes with the moment.  

The path traversed by the mandible as it closes when its neuromuscular mechanisms are in a balanced functional state.  

A particular course that is followed or traversed.