Category: P

Referring to blood cells that are agglutinable by every blood group serum of the species.  

Paralysis of the peroneal nerve, often caused by automobile accidents in which a pedestrian’s leg is injured, by fractures of the tibia, or by other occurrences of nerve disruption or compression. It produces foot-drop.  

A method of imaging atherosclerotic plaques with intravascular ultrasonography, in which the movement of arterial walls in response to arterial pulse pressure is measured. The greater the deformation of the arterial wall, the more the strain on the wall and therefore the greater its soft lipid content.  

Palpebral portion of the orbicularis oculi.  

To the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.  

An ester of glycerol and palmitic acid, derived from fat of both animal and vegetable origin.  

A toxic effect of chemotherapy, characterized by burning or tingling discomfort in the hands and the soles of the feet occurring after the administration of cancer chemotherapy. Red, violet, and swollen skin may develop on the hands and feet and may shed, crust, or ulcerate. Additional cycles of chemotherapy worsen the effect.  

One of two muscles, palmaris brevis and palmaris longus.  

Production of lesions in the globus pallidus and ansa lenticularis of the brain.  

Concerning the pallidum of the brain.