Category: P

An unglazed porcelain filter capable of retaining bacteria and some viruses. Either pressure or suction is required to force or draw the liquid through the filter.  

A simple x-ray image of a body part, taken, e.g., from the front, back, side, or an oblique angle.  

Axons that connect regions of the spinal cord.  

The major fiber groups of the functioning periodontium. They attach the tooth to the bone and adjacent teeth.  

A small imperfect fetus, called a parasite, contained within the body of another fetus, the autosite.  

Formation of propionic acid from carbohydrates by the action of certain bacteria.  

A nerve fiber bundle running between the corpora quadrigemina and the nuclei of the fourth and sixth spinal nerves.  

The fascia investing the muscles of the sole of the foot. An resilient and fibrous strip of tissue enveloping the muscles located in the underside of the foot is known as the plantar fascia, alternatively referred to as the plantar aponeurosis.  

The fascia lying between the mucosal and muscular layers of the pharyngeal wall.  

Three layers of tissue between the muscles of the perineum comprising the urogenital diaphragm.