Category: P
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Ptyalocele
A cyst formed in the salivary gland. A salivary cystic tumor or cystic dilatation of a salivary duct.
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Ptilosis
Loss of eyelashes due to disease or chemotherapy.
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Psychrotherapy
Use of cold temperature to treat a disease; used in removal of skin lesions such as warts. The treatment of disease by the use of cold. The therapy that uses cold to treat diseases.
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Psorelcosis
Ulcerative skin lesions occurring as a result of scabies.
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Psomophagia
Habitually swallowing of food without completely chewing.
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Psoitis
Inflammation and pain in the loins originating from the psoas muscle.
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Psoas muscle
Muscle of the internal aspect of the hip that extends from the lumbar vertebrae to the lesser trochanter of the femur; contracture causes flexion and lateral movement of the spine. This muscle raises the hip towards the chest. It consists of two segments: the psoas major and psoas minor. The psoas major is responsible for…
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Pseudophakia
Condition where the lens of the eye is replaced with connective tissue. The condition in which an artificial lens has been implanted in the eye, e.g., after cataract surgery to remove a cloudy lens.
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Protease inhibitor drug
One of a class of medications used to treat human immunodeficiency virus by inhibiting the ability of the virus to replicate.
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Pronator teres muscle
Muscle that functions to produce medial arm rotation.