Medical terms beginning with P

A form of the anticancer drug paclitaxel that is contained in very tiny, fat-like particles.

(Other name for: pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine)

Feet carry the whole body's weight and sit furthest from the heart, which is why problems there often announce a condition elsewhere.

A type of enzyme involved in many functions of the cell, including the repair of DNA damage.

A substance that blocks an enzyme involved in many functions of the cell, including the repair of DNA damage.

A synthetic RNA that imitates a virus, used to rouse the immune system rather than to attack anything directly.

A stretch of synthetic double-stranded RNA carrying no message at all, built solely to look to the body like a virus.

A synthetic complex of carboxymethylcellulose, polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid, and poly-L-lysine double-stranded RNA.

An enzyme involved in many functions of the cell, including the repair of DNA damage.

A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer and for its ability to stimulate the immune system.

The soot chemicals made whenever something organic burns badly, and among the first substances ever shown to cause cancer.

A condition marked by infertility, enlarged ovaries, menstrual problems, high levels of male hormones, excess hair on the face and body, acne, and obesity.

The word vera, Latin for true, separates it from a rise in red cells that is merely a reaction to something else.

Polyethylene glycol is a synthetic polymer used in medications, ointments, and laxatives for its water holding and drug stabilizing properties.

(Other name for: therapeutic immune globulin)

A therapeutic formulation consisting of camptothecin, an alkaloid isolated from the Chinese tree Camptotheca acuminata, conjugated with polyglutamate.

A polymer is a large molecule built from many repeating units, a structural pattern shared by plastics, DNA, and proteins.

A common change in the genetic code in DNA.

Named for a nucleus that looks like several joined beads, these are the first white cells to reach an infection.

(Other name for: amoxicillin)