Terminology P
From Kidney Cancer Resource
Palmar-Plantar Erythrodysesthesia
- a frequent side effect of chemotherapy type drugs experienced by cancer patients
Palpated
- Examined medically by touching
Papillary Tumour
- Tumor with nipple-like, stalk-like or finger-like appearance. Can be low grade or high grade, indicating aggressiveness. Most common type of bladder tumor, usually low grade
- Surgically removing part of the Kidney
p.c.
- After meals ("post cibum")
pd
- Platelet deficiency
Penile
- of the Penis
Penile Clamp
- A device used by men to put direct pressure on the toffee to compress the urethra preventing urine leakage. When the device is removed (unclamped) the bladder is allowed to drain
Penile Prostheses
- Semirigid or inflatable devices that are implanted into penises to alleviate impotence
Perineal
- Related to the area between the anus and the scrotum in males and the area between the anus and the vagina in females, called the perineum
Peritoneum Strong, smooth, colorless membrane that lines the walls of the abdomen and covers numerous body organs including the bladder Perivesical
- 'Around the bladder', usually referring to the fat that surrounds the bladder. If a tumor penetrates the perivesical fat that would mean it has escaped the bladder
PET
- Positron Emission Tomography a diagnostic test
Pheromone
- In general, a chemical substance which, when released into an animal's surroundings, influences the development or behavior of other individuals of the same species.
p.o.
- By mouth
Pole
- Either extremity of any axis of a body organ such as a Kidney (Think in terms of North Pole South Pole)
Polymorphisms
- A genetic polymorphism is a naturally occurring variation in the normal nucleotide sequence of the genome within individuals in a population. Variations are denoted as polymorphisms only if they cannot be accounted for by recurrent mutation and occur with a frequency of at least about 1 percent.
Positron Emission Tomography also known as PET
- a diagnostic test
Prostate -In men
- a walnut-shaped gland that surrounds the urethra at the neck of the bladder. The Prostate supplies fluid that goes into Semen
- Surgical procedure for the partial or complete removal of the prostate
Prostate Specific Antogen
- a blood test for Prostate Cancer often abbreviated to PSA
- Prostate Specific Antogen. A blood test to show Signs of Prostate Cancer
PT
- Physical therapy
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- Physical
Pyeloplasty
- Surgical reconstruction of the renal pelvis to correct a blockage
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