Medical terms beginning with P

An enzyme produced by the prostate.

A procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix for examination under a microscope.

A procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix for examination under a microscope.

A procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix for examination under a microscope.

An opiate alkaloid isolated from the plant Papaver somniferum and produced synthetically.

The thin top layer of the dermis (the inner layer of the skin).

An aggressive cancer that usually affects the uterus/endometrium, peritoneum, or ovary.

Cancer that forms in follicular cells in the thyroid and grows in small finger-like shapes.

A tumor shaped like a small mushroom, with its stem attached to the epithelial layer (inner lining) of an organ.

The layer of the skin between the papillary dermis (the thin top layer of the dermis) and the reticular dermis (the thick bottom layer of the dermis).

Swelling around the optic disk, the area where the optic nerve (the nerve that carries messages from the eye to the brain) enters the eyeball.

A substance being studied in the treatment of diarrhea caused by infection with Clostridium difficile (a type of bacteria that can grow without oxygen) in cancer patients.

A nutrient in the vitamin B complex that the body needs in small amounts to function and stay healthy.

A procedure in which a thin needle or tube is put into the abdomen to remove fluid from the peritoneal cavity (the space within the abdomen that contains the intestines, the stomach, and the liver).

(Other name for: chlorzoxazone)

A collection of cells that came from embryonic nervous tissue, and are found near the adrenal glands and some blood vessels and nerves.

A rare, usually benign tumor that develops from cells of the paraganglia.

A bad taste in the mouth.

Loss of ability to move all or part of the body.

A condition in which the muscles of the intestines do not allow food to pass through, resulting in a blocked intestine.