Medical terms beginning with P

(Other name for: lisinopril)

A synthetic hydroxamic acid derivative with potential antineoplastic activity.

A substance that can produce oxygen byproducts of metabolism that can cause damage to cells.

Probenecid lowers uric acid levels by blocking its reabsorption in the kidney and separately raises blood levels of certain antibiotics.

Strain is everything here, since evidence gathered for one probiotic organism does not carry over to a different organism in a different product.

The active ingredient in a drug that is used to treat advanced Hodgkin lymphoma and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer.

The hydrochloride salt of a methylhydrazine derivative with antineoplastic and mutagenic activities.

Blocking dopamine in the brainstem area that triggers vomiting also explains the stiffness and restlessness this drug can cause.

(Other name for: allogeneic adult mesenchymal stem cells)

This injectable medication stimulates red blood cell production and is sold under the brand name Procrit, with epoetin alfa as its generic name.

Proctitis is inflammation of the rectal lining that can produce pain, bleeding, and a persistent urge to have a bowel movement.

(Other name for: therapeutic hydrocortisone)

Examination of the rectum using a proctoscope, inserted into the rectum.

Examination of the lower colon using a sigmoidoscope, inserted into the rectum.

(Other name for: recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin)

A recombinant, chimeric, dual-receptor agonist fusion protein with immunohematopoietic activity.

Genetics borrows the word for any generation descended from a defined parent, whether that parent is an organism, a cell or a virus.

Its rise and fall runs the second half of the cycle, and a well-timed measurement says whether ovulation happened at all.

A protein found inside the cells of the female reproductive tissue, some other types of tissue, and some cancer cells.

Describes cells that do not have a protein to which the hormone progesterone will bind.