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| P.R.N. |
| As required |
| PAEDIATRIC |
| Pertaining to children |
| PAPULE |
| A small elevated area that may or may not be discoloured |
| PARATHYROID GLAND |
| A group of small glands situated in the neck, they control calcium metabolism |
| PARA-THYROIDECTOMY |
| Removal of the par-thyroid glands |
| PARKINSON’S DISEASE |
| A progressive disorder causing tremors & muscular rigidity |
| PERICARDITIS |
| Infection/inflammation of the pericardium (a membrane surrounding the heart) |
| PERIMETERY |
| Visual field measurement |
| PHARYNX |
| A muscular patch at the back of the mouth |
| PIGMENT |
| Colouring |
| PIN & PLATE |
| Insertion of a pin/plate to stabilise a fracture usually of the head or femur |
| PITUITARY GLAND |
| A gland situated at the base of the brain that secretes various hormones |
| PLASMA |
| The fluid part of the blood |
| PLASMAPHERESIS |
| A method of removing a portion of the plasma from the circulation |
| PLATELETS |
| Components of blood concerned with clotting |
| PLEURA/PLEURAL CAVITY |
| Membrane lining of the lungs |
| PLEURAL ASPIRATION |
| Not really an operation. A procedure to remove an accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity |
| PLEURAL EFFUSION |
| A collection of fluid in the pleural cavity |
| PLEURISY |
| Inflammation of the pleura |
| PNEUMONECTOMY |
| Removal of a lung |
| PNEUMONIA |
| Infection in the lung |
| POLIOMYELITIS |
| An acute infection caused by a virus affecting the spinal cord. It can cause paralysis |
| POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE |
| A disorder characterised by the wide distribution of cysts on both kidneys |
| PROSTATE GLAND |
| A gland surrounding the male urethra near the bladder |
| PRURITUS |
| Itching |
| PSORIASIS |
| A chronic inflammatory condition of the skin |
| PTOSIS |
| Drooping upper eyelid |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM |
| A blood clot that has travelled from the deep veins into the lungs |
| PUPIL |
| The circular part of the iris |
| PUSTULE |
| A small area of the skin containing infected pus |
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