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Pneumococcus genera
Pneumococcus genera Streptococcus pneumoniae is a species of Streptococcus that is a major human pathogen.
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Streptococcus
A type of bacterium that may infect tonsils. Infection with this bacterium, if not treated with penicillin or other appropriate antibiotic, can lead to rheumatic fever.
Pathogen
A disease causing organism. It can be viral, bacterial, fungal or other items such as prions... The seriousness of the disease is measured as its pathogenicity. How likely/contagious it is, is called virulence.
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Pneumoconiosis
Any of several lung diseases caused by inhaling particles of industrial substances.
Pneumonectomy
Surgical procedure to remove the entire lung.
Pneumonia
Acute inflammation or infection of the lungs.
Pneumothorax
The buildup of air or gas in the chest cavity. May cause lung collapse.
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Prophase
The early stage of nuclear division during which chromosomes condense and become visible. The initial stage of mitosis or meiosis in which chromosomes become visible and the spindle apparatus forms.
Parathyroid glands
Located in front of the neck, below the larynx (voice box). The parathyroid glands play a role in the regulation of the body's calcium balance.
Placenta
Organ that grows in the uterus during pregnancy and connects the blood supplies of the mother and baby.
Polyp
A growth that projects from the lining of mucous membrane, such as the intestine.
Prolactin
A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland which affects growth
of the mammary (related to the breasts) glands.
Pneumococcus genera
Prednisone
A steroid drug related chemically and therapeutically to the steroid hormones normally made in the adrenal glands. Prednisone and other steroid medications carry significant risks.
Panic button
A button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency. This device triggers an alarm when activated by its user. The alarm system may respond by activating the sirens or sending a silent alarm to a medical alarm monitoring central station.
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder. Tremors, rigidity, slow movement, poor balance and difficulty walking. Parkinsonian gait is the distinctive unsteady walk associated with Parkinson’s disease translated into a tendency to lean unnaturally backward or forward, and to develop a stooped, head-down, shoulders-drooped stance.
Penile
Pertaining to the penis.
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Gynecological condition caused by an infection (usually sexually transmitted) that spreads from the vagina to the upper parts of a woman's reproductive tract in the pelvic cavity. PID takes different courses in different women, but can cause abscesses and constant pain almost anywhere in the genital tract. If left untreated, it can cause infertility or more frequent periods. Severe cases may even spread to the liver and kidneys causing dangerous internal bleeding and death.
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