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Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography X-rays of the gallbladder and bile ducts; a dye is injected through the abdomen to make the organs show up on the x-ray.
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X-rays
Electromagnetic radiations that, because of their penetrating power, are used to record on film shadows of the varying densities within a part of the body.
Gallbladder
The storage sac for bile, located below the liver.
Bile
Fluid made by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Bile helps break down fats and gets rid of wastes in the body.
Abdomen
The area between the chest and the hips. Contains the stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen.
X-ray
Electromagnetic energy used to produce images of bones and internal organs onto film.
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Perceptive field
Area of the retina or visual space that when stimulated by a visual stimulus produces a change in behavioral response.
Perceptual constancy
The phenomenon that the perception of an object remains constant despite changes in the its size, lighting conditions and orientation.
Perceptual image
An image in the mind as presently being perceived through one or more of the senses.
Perceptually lossless compression
An image processing technique with loses some information about contents of the image, but the distortions produced by the loss aren't visible to the human image processing system.
Perchloracap
Perchloracap is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): potassium perchlorate.
Percocet
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Percodan
Percodan is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): aspirin; oxycodone hydrochloride; oxycodone terephthalate.
Percodan-demi
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Percorten
Percorten is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): desoxycorticosterone acetate.
Percutaneous
Passing through the skin.
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
Angioplasty
Percutaneous umbilical cord sampling
A genetic test that screens blood from a fetus's umbilical cord for abnormalities.
Percy Junor Hospital
The Percy Junor Hospital is a hospital in Manchester, Jamaica.
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Pepsin
An enzyme made in the stomach that breaks down proteins.
Peptic
Related to the stomach and the duodenum, where pepsin is present.
Peptic ulcer
A sore in the lining of the esophagus, stomach, or duodenum; usually caused by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori. An ulcer in the stomach is a gastric ulcer; an ulcer in the duodenum is a duodenal ulcer.
Percutaneous
Passing through the skin.
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
Angioplasty
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
Plasma cell
End-stage differentiation of a B cell to an antibody-producing cell.
Perianal
The area around the anus.
Pericardiocentesis
A diagnostic procedure that uses a needle to draw fluid from the pericardium.
Pericarditis
Inflammation of the membrane that surrounds the heart.
Pericardium
The membrane that surrounds the heart.
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