Category: P

The portion of the membrane of the eardrum that fills the notch of Rivinus. This portion of the drum is not taut.  

Inflammation of the epoophoron.  

Removal of a parovarian cyst.  

Situated near or beside the ovary.  

Excision of the parotid gland. This procedure is most often performed to excise a malignancy and less often to remove a stone (calculus) that cannot be extracted from Stenson’s duct in the mouth. Surgical extraction of a parotid gland.  

Concerning the outermost layer of the periosteum.  

Abnormal position, or non-descent, of a testicle.  

Inflammation of the tissues around the ovary.  

A hernia or tumor close to the umbilicus.  

In psychiatry, the release of a patient from the hospital on a trial basis.