PHOTOCOAGULATION
noun. the utilization of radiant energy, generally in the form of a xenon-arc beam or laser, to concentrate protein material…
PHYSICAL ABILITIES
with regard to organizational and industrial environments, individual traits like velocity, strength, and agility which are needed to engage in…
PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTAGONISM
a type of antagonism wherein two compounds have opposing physiological functions.
PICTURE-ARRANGEMENT TEST
a subtest of the Wechsler intelligence scales, wherein the involved party must appropriately order a sequence of sketches which tell…
PILOERECTION
noun. a transient roughness of the skin's surface due to contracting of the piloerector muscles, that elevate the hairs, and…
PITRES' RULE
a generalization postulating that whenever a multilingual individual recovers from aphasia inflicted by a cerebral injury or stroke, the language…
PLACENTAL MAMMAL
a mammal which generates a highly specialized placenta to provide nutrition to the growing embryo(s) inside the uterus. All mammals,…
PALPEBRAL FISSURE
the theoretical line between the lower and upper eyelids. Commonly referred to as rima palpebrarum,
PARACENTRAL SCOTOMA
a small area of blindness in the central visual region encompassing, but not consisting of, the fovea. The monocular type…
PARADOXICAL REACTION
with regard to pharmacology, a drug response which contradicts the predicted effect, for instance, worsening of anxiety following the deliverance…
PARAPHASIA
a talking disruption marked by the utilization of inaccurate, skewed, or improper terms, that in some scenarios appear to be…
PARASOMNIA
1. a sleep disorder marked by irregular behavior or physiological occurrences happening during sleep or the transitional period between sleep…