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Packed Cells
A slang term for a red blood cell transfusion made up of 'packed' red blood cells (PRBC). When donors give blood, the blood bank concentrates ... Read More
Packed Red Blood Cells
Term for a red blood cell transfusion made up of concentrated red blood cells (PRBC). When donors give blood, the blood bank concentrates the ... Read More
Pap Smear
A Pap is a smear made from scraping cells off of the cervix and placing them on a microscope slide, which is then examined under the microscope. ... Read More
Parenteral Nutrition (Hyperalimentation)
Solution fed directly into the baby’s bloodstream that gives him necessary nutrients, such as protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, ... Read More
Patent
A medical term describing tubes in the body. It is often used to mean that the fallopian tubes are open and able to pass sperm to the egg and the ... Read More
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
The ductus arteriosus is the fetal vessel that connects the pulmonary artery (artery to the lung) to the aorta (main artery to the body's ... Read More
Pediatrician
Specialists in pediatrics spend at least three years after medical school studying children's health problems. Many devote additional ... Read More
Pelvic cavity
The area of the body bounded by the pelvic bones and including the reproductive organs, bladder and rectum. It is easiest to think of this as the ... Read More
Pelvic exam
Examination of the female external and internal genitalia. The Pap smear (cervical smear), carried out during the pelvic examination, is a ... Read More
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Infection in the female reproductive organs that often involves the fallopian tubes. Sexually transmitted diseases, such as gonorrhea, ... Read More
Pelviscopy
Another term for operative laparoscopy.
Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling (PUBS)
Procedure in which a blood sample is withdrawn from the umbilical cord while the fetus is still within the uterus. The blood sample is used ... Read More
Perfusion - Blood Circulation
This term is often used to mean the circulation of the blood in the skin. It can be checked by seeing how quickly the capillaries in the skin ... Read More
Pergonal
An injectable preparation used to treat infertility. This preparation is a combination of follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing ... Read More
Perinatal
Refers to the time period after the 28th week of gestation and ending the first week after birth. Some sources extend the perinatal period ... Read More
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