Medical terms - Letter P
1,454 terms start with the letter P.
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Pyrosis
A technical term for what is popularly called heartburn, a burning sensation in the upper abdomen. In many languages there is a technical term such as pyrosis and a popular term for the same phenomenon. For example…
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Pythagoras
(Born c. 580 B.C.E.) Greek philosopher and mathematician who promoted health through a special vegetarian diet
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Pyuria
Pus in the urine. Pyuria is a sign of inflammation often related to infection
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PYY
A hormone concerned with hunger and the lack of hunger (satiety). Soon after eating, PYY is secreted into the blood by cells lining the lower small intestine (the ileum) and the colon. The release of PYY begins before…