PROSTATE. A glandular body situated around the neck of the bladder in the male.
PROTEID. An albuminoid constituent of an organism.
PROTEIN. The sulphur-free residue of a proteid after the action of caustic potash.
PROTOPLASM. Primitive organic cell-matter; germinal matter.
PSORIASIS. A chronic inflammatory skin-disease with scale formation.
PSYCHO-THERAPY. The treatment of disease by mental influence.
PUBERTY. The age of capability of reproduction.
PULSATION. A beating or throbbing sensation.
PULSE. The beat or shock felt in any artery when slight pressure is made on it, caused by the contraction of the heart.
PURGATIVE. A substance causing watery evacuations from the bowels; a cathartic.
Pus. A thick yellow fluid, the product of suppuration.
PUTREFY. To cause to rot or decay with an offensive odor.
PYLORUS. The opening of the stomach into the duodenum.
PYORRHEA. A discharge of pus, usually associated with the sockets of the teeth.
Q
QUASI. Almost; something which resembles. QUOTA. A proportional share or part.
