Medical terms beginning with P

Pulmonary findings and conditions concern the lungs and their airways, spanning normal respiratory function to serious lung disease.

Breathlessness that worsens on lying flat is the classic clue, because fluid redistributes toward the lungs when a person lies down.

A test used to measure how well the lungs work.

Education about behavior and lifestyle changes to help patients with chronic lung disease decrease breathing problems, return to daily activities, and improve quality of life.

The doctor called in when breathlessness, a cough or an abnormal chest scan outlasts what general medicine can explain.

A type of lung cancer that begins in the upper part of a lung and spreads to nearby tissues such as the ribs and vertebrae.

A doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the lungs.

(Other name for: dornase alfa inhalation solution)

A pump is a device that delivers a controlled amount of fluid at a set rate, used for drugs, nutrients, or other body fluids.

Removal of a small disk-shaped sample of tissue using a sharp, hollow device.

Not a structure but an absence: a hole whose width two opposing muscles adjust, and one of the most watched signs in an unconscious person.

Half the alphabet of the genetic code, and the reason uric acid builds up and triggers a gout attack.

(Other name for: mercaptopurine)

(Other name for: tin ethyl etiopurpurin)

Trifolium pratense.

A prairie wildflower turned cold remedy, and a case study in why trials of an herb disagree when every preparation differs.

A type of photodynamic therapy used to treat skin conditions such as psoriasis, vitiligo, and skin nodules of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

An injectable ten percent solution of rose bengal disodium, an iodinated fluorescein derivative, with potential antineoplastic and radiosensitizing activities.

An attenuated, replication-competent, oncolytic strain of Newcastle disease virus.

An embolic material composed of microspheres of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) polymers.