Category: P

The branch of medicine that deals with the structure, physiology and diseases of the lungs.  

A valve at the opening of the pulmonary artery. The valve at the junction of the right ventricle and pulmonary artery. It is composed of three semilunar cusps and prevents regurgitation of blood from the pulmonary artery back into the right ventricle. The cardiac valve positioned between the right ventricle and the entrance to the…

Tuberculosis in the lungs, which makes the person lose weight, cough blood and have a fever. Tuberculosis that affects the lung.  

The collection of fluid in the lungs, as occurs in left-sided heart failure. A collection of fluid in the lungs caused by left ventricular failure or mitral stenosis stenosis which produces back pressure in the lungs, thus forcing fluid from blood into the tissues. The collection of fluid within the lungs, typically arising from left-sided…

A condition characterised by dilatation of the main pulmonary artery and stretching of the valve ring, due to pulmonary hypertension. Breathing dysfunction resulting in impairment in the oxygen and car¬ bon dioxide exchange required for body function; also referred to as respiratory insufficiency. Pulmonary insufficiency results in reduced oxygen levels or elevated levels of carbon…

High blood pressure in the blood vessels supplying blood to the lungs. A serious disease in which blood pressure in the arterial network supplying the lungs with blood (pulmonary arteries) is abnormally high. The condition arises because the blood vessels in the lungs have narrowed, restricting blood flow. As a consequence, the condition may affect…

To recover from a serious illness (informal).  

A device with rings through which wires or cords pass, used in traction to make wires tense.  

A genus of human fleas. A genus of widely distributed fleas. P. irritans, the human flea, is a common parasite of man and its bite may give rise to intense irritation and bacterial infection. It is an intermediate host for larvae of the tapeworms Hymenolepis and Dipylidium, which it can transmit to man, and it…

Blood poisoning following childbirth, caused by infection of the placental site. Infection of the uterus following childbirth, sometimes a cause of maternal mortality. An infection of the uterus following childbirth. The term puerperal refers to the puerperium, or the time just after a baby is born. Puerperal sepsis was once a major cause of death…