Category: P
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Prebrachial
Located on the anterior side of the upper arm.
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Pott’s puffy tumor
Swelling caused by inflammation of a skull bone. A soft, pliable lump on the scalp resulting from an accumulation of pus, which is caused by an infection of the bone marrow in the skull, known as osteomyelitis.
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Pott’s paralysis
Paralysis of both legs resulting from tuberculosis affecting the spine.
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Pott’s gangrene
Gangrene that develops in older individuals, also known as senile gangrene.
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Pott’s disease
Tuberculosis affecting the spine, also referred to as spondylitis tuberculosa.
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Potomania
Delirium tremens, also known as mania a potu.
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Posture sense
The ability to sense the position of a limb without visual observation.
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Posttraumatic personality disorder
A psychosis that arises from a direct injury to the head or brain. Symptoms of this condition may encompass headaches, emotional instability, a propensity for fatigue, and, in certain cases, seizures.
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Posttraumatic
As a result of an injury.
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Postparalytic
Occurring following an episode of paralysis.