Category: P

A type of prehension involving the toes, which curl forward in response to pressure from the examiner’s finger across their base. This normal newborn reflex usually disappears by age 8 to 9 months. The reflex reappears in adults with frontal lobe diseases or dementia.  

The apposition of the thumb and index finger to pick up small objects. This fine motor skill is a developmental milestone usually attained by 10 months of age.  

A minute protein particle found in cells.  

A basophilic granule seen in the conjugating form of Plasmodium vivax.  

A full-thickness graft, usually circular, for transplanting skin containing hair follicles to a bald area.  

Tissue taken from a body after death and stored under proper conditions to be used later on a patient requiring a graft of such tissue.  

A graft consisting of small bits of skin.  

The application of a piece of bone and its periosteum to another site.  

The difference in hydrostatic pressure on either side of a membrane. As the difference in pressures rises, filtration increases from the area of high pressure to the area of low pressure.  

Gout that involves structures near the joints.