Medical Dictionary Starting with P

p arm of a chromosome	Phalanges	Port-wine stain
p in biochemistry	Phalanx	Portal vein
p in population genetics	Pharmacogenetics	Positional cloning
p53	Pharmacology	Post-term infant
PA	Pharmacopeia	Post-traumatic stress
PA X-ray	Pharyngeal	Postmature infant
Paediatrics	Pharyngitis	Postmenopausal
Paget's disease	Pharynx	Postremission therapy
Pain	Phase, resting	Pouch, Pavlov
Pain, ankle	Phenocopy	Pound
Pain, back	Phenotype	Power-of-attorney for health-care decision-making
Pain, chest	Phenylketonuria (PKU)	Prader-Willi syndrome
Pain, elbow	Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)	Preauricular tag
Pain, knee	Philtrum	Precancerous
Pains, growing	Phimosis	Preconceptual counselling
Palate	Phlebitis	Pregnancy danger from fifth disease
Palate, cleft	Phlebo-	Pregnancy danger from urinary tract infection (UTI)
Palate, hard	Phlebotomist	Pregnancy planning
Palate, soft	Phlebotomy	Pregnancy, alcohol in
Palindrome in genetics	Phobia	Pregnancy, ectopic
Palliate	Phocomelia	Pregnancy, ectopic, symptoms of
Pallister-Killian syndrome	Phosphate	Preleukemia
Palmar surface	Phosphorus	Premature contraction of the heart
Palpate	Photodynamic therapy	Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs)
Palpebra	Photophobia	Prematurity
Palpebral fissure	Photosensitivity	Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
Palpitations	Phototherapy	Prepuce
Palsy	Physiatrist	Preventive medicine
Pancreas	Physical map	Priapism
Pancreatic	Physician	Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC)
Pancreatic cancer	Physician assistant	Primary care
Pancreatic insufficiency	PhysiciansÆ Desk Reference (PRD)	Primary dentition
Pancreatic juices	Phytanic acid storage disease (RefsumÆs disease)	Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)
Pancreatitis	Pia mater	Primary teeth
Pancytopenia	PianistÆs cramp	Primitive neuroectodermal tumors
Pancytopenia, Fanconi	Pica	Prions
Pandiculation	Pick's disease	Private mutation
Panic disorder	Pickwickian syndrome	Pro time
PAP test	PID	Pro-
Papillary muscle	Pigeon breast	Probability
Papillary tumor	Pigment	Proband
Papilledema	Pill, the	Probe
Papilloma	Pilonidal cyst	PROC
Papilloma virus, human (HPV)	Pilonidal sinus	Process
Papillomatosis	Pimples	Proctology
Papillomatosis, laryngeal	Pineal gland	Proctosigmoidoscopy
Papule	Pineal region tumors	Product, gene
Paracentric inversion	Pineoblastoma	Progeria
Paralysis	Pineocytoma	Progesterone
Paraneoplastic syndrome	Pinguecula	Prognathism
Paraphilia	Pinguicula	Prognosis
Paraquat lung	Pinna	Prokaryote
Parasite	Pit, ear	Promoter
Parasympathetic nervous system	Pituitary adenoma	Pronation
Parathormone	Pituitary dwarfism	Prone
Parathyrin	Pituitary gigantism	Pronucleus
Parathyroid	Pituitary gland	Prophylactic cranial irradiation
Parathyroid hormone	PKU	Prophylaxis
Parathyroids, hypoplasia of the thymusand	Placebo	Propositus
Parenteral	Placenta	Propylthiouracil (PTU)
Parenteral nutrition	Placenta percreta	Prostate acid phosphatase
Paresis	Placenta praevia	Prostate cancer
Paresis, general	Placenta, accessory	Prostate gland
Paresthesia	Placenta, succenturiate	Prostate specific antigen
Parietal bone	Placenta, supernumerary	Prostatectomy
Parietal lobe	Plantar	Prostatitis
Parkinson's disease	Plantar fasciitis	Prosthesis
Parotid gland	Plaque	Prosthodontist
Parotids	Plasma	Protease
Parotitis	Plasma cells	Protease inhibitor
Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia (PAT)	Plasmacytoma	Protein C
Parrot fever (psittacosis)	Plasmapheresis	Protein C deficiency
ParryÆs disease	Plasmid	Protein malnutrition
Parthenogenesis	Plasmodium	Protein-calorie malnutrition
Partial hysterectomy	Plastic surgeon	Protein-losing enteropathy
Parturition	Platelets	Proteinuria
PAT	Pleiotropic	Proteus syndrome
Patau syndrome	Pleomorphic	Prothrobin
Patella	Plethoric	Proto-oncogene
Patent (adjective)	Pleura	Protozoa
Patent (noun)	Pleural effusion	Proximal
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)	Pleural space	Proxy, health care
Pathologist	Pleurisy	Pruritic
Pavlov conditioning	Pleuritis	Pruritis
Pavlov conditioning	Plumbism	Pruritus
Pavlov pouch	PlummerÆs disease	Pseudodementia
Pavlov stomach	PMR (PolyMyalgia Rheumatica)	Pseudogout
PC	PMS (PreMenstrual Syndrome)	Pseudomembranous colitis
PCO	Pneumatic larynx	Pseudorubella
PCP	Pneumo-	Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
PCR	Pneumococcal pneumonia immunization	Pseuodoparalysis, spastic
PDA	Pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae)	Psittacosis (parrot fever)
PDR	Pneumoconiosis	Psoriasis
Pectus carinatum	Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP)	Psoriatic arthritis
Pectus excavatum	Pneumomediastinum	Psyche
Pediatric	Pneumonectomy	Psychiatrist
Pediatric arthritis	Pneumonia	Psychogenic
Pediatrics	Pneumonia, aspiration	Psychologist
Pediculosis	Pneumopericardium	Psychosis
Pedigree	Pneumothorax	Psychosis, schizophrenia
Pedigree	Podiatrist	Psychosomatic illness
Pedodontics	Poikiloderma atrophicans and cataract	PTCA (Angioplasty)
Pedophilia	Point mutation	Pterygium
Pellagra	Poison ivy	Ptosis
Pelvic	Poison oak	PTU
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)	Poisoning	Pubarche
Pelvis	Polio	Puberty
Penetrance	Polio immunization	Pubic symphysis
Penicillin	Poliomyelitis	Pubis
Penis	Pollen	Public health
Penis, erection of the	Pollex	Pulmonary
Peptic ulcer	Poly	Pulmonary edema
Percentile	Polyarteritis nodosa	Pulmonary embolism
Perfusion	Polyarticular	Pulmonary hypertension
Pericardial effusion	Polycystic kidney disease	Pulmonary insufficiency
Pericarditis	Polycystic ovarian disease	Pulmonary stenosis
Pericardium	Polycythemia	Pulmonary valve
Pericentric inversion	Polycythemia vera (PV)	Pulse
Perineal surgery	Polydactyly	Pump-oxygenator
Perineum	Polydipsia	Punch biopsy
Periodontitis	Polygenes	Puncture wound
Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation	Polygenic diseases	Pupil
Peripheral neuropathy	Polyhydramnios	Purine
Peristalsis	Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)	Purpura
Peritoneal	Polymerase, DNA	Purpura, anaphylactoid
Peritoneal dialysis	Polymerase, RNA	Purpura, Henoch-Schonlein (HSP)
Peritoneum	Polymorphism	Pus
Peritonitis	Polymorphonuclear leukocyte	PVC
Pernicious anemia	Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)	PXE
Pertussis	Polymyositis	Pycnodysostosis
Pes	Polyp	Pyelo
Pes cavus	Polyploid	Pyelogram
Pes planum	Polypsis of the colon	Pyelonephritis
Petechiae	Popliteal	Pyloric stenosis
Petit mal	Popliteal fossa	Pylorus
Ph.D.	Popliteal pterygium syndrome	Pyoderma gangrenosum
Phage	Pork tapeworm	Pyrimidine
Phagocyte	Porphyria	Pyuria