Category: P

Not mixed with other substances. Very clean.  

A body, usually a PCG, which commissions health care and manages the budget to pay for the service.  

A reflex of the pupil of the eye which contracts when exposed to bright light.  

Referring to the pupil.  

A wound made by a sharp instrument which makes a hole in the tissue. Injuries in which an object penetrates the skin or a body part. Puncture wounds often do not bleed heavily but, although they might close up right away, they can be very dangerous because they are susceptible to infection. A puncture wound…

A neat hole made by a sharp instrument. The making of a hole in an organ or swelling to take a sample of the contents or to remove fluid. To pierce with a sharp instrument. N. wound made by a sharp instrument; it may be made accidentally as a result of trauma or deliberately as…

Small openings at the corners of the eyes through which tears drain into the nose.  

A condition affecting a person, usually a boxer, who has been hit on the head many times and develops impaired mental faculties, trembling limbs and speech disorders. Neurological damage caused by multiple concussions resulting in functional presentation of abnormal gait and slowed movements.  

One of the sections of the heart where blood is pumped.  

A machine which forces liquids or air into or out of something. An apparatus that transfers fluids or gases by pressure or suction. A device for pulling in a liquid or gas.