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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

Partial Nephrectomy

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

Prostatectomy

Surgical procedure for the partial or complete removal of the prostate

Prostate Specific Antogen

a blood test for Prostate Cancer often abbreviated to PSA

PSA

Prostate Specific Antogen. A blood test to show Signs of Prostate Cancer

PT

Physical therapy

px

Physical

Pyeloplasty

Surgical reconstruction of the renal pelvis to correct a blockage
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