General Medical Terms

A polysaccharide is a large carbohydrate built from many linked sugar units, a category that includes dietary starch, stored glycogen, and structural fibers.

A polysomnogram, commonly called a sleep study, records brain activity, breathing, heart rhythm, and muscle activity overnight to help diagnose sleep disorders.

Pomalidomide is an approved oral treatment for multiple myeloma that alters immune activity and blood vessel formation around tumor cells.

Pomegranate is a fruit bearing shrub whose seeds and juice are eaten as food and studied for their antioxidant content.

A liquid extract preparation derived from pomegranate (Punica granatum) seeds with antioxidant, and potential antineoplastic and chemopreventive activities.

A pill formulation of polyphenol extracts derived from the fruit of the deciduous shrub Punica granatum with antioxidant and potential chemopreventive activities.

(Other name for: pomegranate-extract pill)

Having to do with the pons (part of the central nervous system, located at the base of the brain, between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain).

A study of a group of individuals taken from the general population who share a common characteristic, such as age, sex, or health condition.

Porcine describes anything derived from or related to pigs, a term used in medicine for certain tissue-based products and research models.

The sodium salt of a mixture of oligomers formed by ether and ester linkages of up to eight porphyrin units with photodynamic activity.

An N-methyl derivative of the antineoplastic antibiotic mitomycin C isolated from the bacterium Streptomyces ardus and other Streptomyces bacterial species.

Portal hypertension is elevated blood pressure within the vein system draining the digestive organs into the liver, most often caused by cirrhosis.

A lymph node in the area of the armpit (axilla) to which cancer has spread.

Surgery to remove the lower part of the bowel, rectum, uterus, cervix, ovaries, fallopian tubes, and vagina.

Postmortem describes anything occurring or performed after death, most commonly an examination carried out to determine the cause of death.

Postoperative means occurring after a surgical operation.

Postprandial means occurring after a meal.

Both unusually high and unusually low blood potassium levels can disrupt the heart's electrical rhythm, making this mineral closely monitored during illness.

An iodophor solution containing a water-soluble complex of iodine and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) with broad microbicidal activity.