Medical Encyclopedia: P

166 entries under “P”, projected from the canonical Medical Encyclopedia inventory. Index entries are listed by name while their full article is prepared and reviewed.

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Pacinian CorpusclesAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemNeurologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Corpuscle, Pacinian, Corpuscles, Pacinian, Pacinian CorpuscleIndex entry
Palatal MusclesAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemGastroenterologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Muscle, Palatal, Muscles, Palatal, Palatal MuscleIndex entry
PalateAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemGastroenterologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Incisive Papilla, Incisive Papillas, Palates +2 moreIndex entry
Palate, HardAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemGastroenterologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Bone, Palatine, Hard Palate, Hard Palates +2 moreIndex entry
Palate, SoftAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemGastroenterologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Palates, Soft, Palatinum, Velum, Soft Palate +1 moreIndex entry
Palatine TonsilAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemGastroenterologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Palatine Tonsils, Tonsil, Tonsil, Palatine +2 moreIndex entry
Palmar PlateAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemOrthopedicsDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Finger Volar Plate, Finger Volar Plates, Metacarpophalangeal Volar Plate +12 moreIndex entry
PancreasAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemGastroenterologyDefinition and full article under review.Index entry
Pancreas, ExocrineAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemGastroenterologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Exocrine PancreasIndex entry
Pancreatic DuctsAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemGastroenterologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Accessory Pancreatic Duct, Accessory Pancreatic Duct of Santorini, Accessory Pancreatic Ducts +22 moreIndex entry
Pancreatic JuiceAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Juice, Pancreatic, Juices, Pancreatic, Pancreatic JuicesIndex entry
Pancreatic Polypeptide-Secreting CellsAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemEndocrinologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Cell, Pancreatic Polypeptide-Secreting, Cells, Pancreatic Polypeptide-Secreting, Pancreatic Polypeptide Cell +6 moreIndex entry
Pancreatic Stellate CellsAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Cell, Pancreatic Stellate, Cells, Pancreatic Stellate, Pancreatic Stellate Cell +2 moreIndex entry
Paneth CellsAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemGastroenterologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Cell, Paneth, Cells, Paneth, Paneth CellIndex entry
Papillary MusclesAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemCardiologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Muscle, Papillary, Muscles, Papillary, Papillary MuscleIndex entry
Para-Aortic BodiesAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemEndocrinologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Bodies, Para-Aortic, Bodies, Paraaortic, Body, Para-Aortic +8 moreIndex entry
Parabrachial NucleusAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemNeurologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Lateral Parabrachial Nucleus, Laterali, Nucleus Parabrachialis, Lateralis, Nucleus Parabrachialis +20 moreIndex entry
Paraganglia, ChromaffinAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemEndocrinologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Chromaffin ParagangliaIndex entry
Paraganglia, NonchromaffinAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemNeurologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Non-Chromaffin Paraganglia, Nonchromaffin Paraganglia, Paraganglia, Non-ChromaffinIndex entry
Parahippocampal GyrusAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemNeurologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Area 27, Brodmann, Area 27, Brodmann's, Area 48, Brodmann +22 moreIndex entry
Paranasal SinusesAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemPulmonologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Cell, Supraorbital Ethmoid, Complex, Osteomeatal, Ethmoid Cell, Supraorbital +13 moreIndex entry
Parapharyngeal SpaceAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemOrthopedicsDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Carotid Space, Lateral Pharyngeal Space, Parapharyngeal Space, Post-styloid +13 moreIndex entry
ParaspecklesAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemDefinition and full article under review.Also called: ParaspeckleIndex entry
Paraspinal MusclesAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemOrthopedicsDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Deep Muscles of the Back, Iliocostali, Sacrospinalis, Iliocostalis, Sacrospinalis +24 moreIndex entry
Parasympathetic Fibers, PostganglionicAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemNeurologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Fiber, Postganglionic Parasympathetic, Fibers, Postganglionic Parasympathetic, Parasympathetic Fiber, Postganglionic +2 moreIndex entry
Parasympathetic Nervous SystemAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemNeurologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Nervous System, Parasympathetic, Nervous Systems, Parasympathetic, Parasympathetic Nervous Systems +2 moreIndex entry
Parathyroid GlandsAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemEndocrinologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Gland, Parathyroid, Glands, Parathyroid, Parathyroid GlandIndex entry
Paraventricular Hypothalamic NucleusAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemNeurologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Hypothalamic Nucleus, Paraventricular, Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus, Nucleus, Hypothalamic Paraventricular +4 moreIndex entry
Parenchymal TissueAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Parenchymal Tissues, Tissue, Parenchymal, Tissues, ParenchymalIndex entry
Parietal BoneAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemOrthopedicsDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Bone, Parietal, Bones, Parietal, Parietal BonesIndex entry
Parietal Cells, GastricAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemGastroenterologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Cell, Gastric Parietal, Cell, Oxyntic, Cells, Gastric Parietal +6 moreIndex entry
Parietal LobeAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemNeurologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Angular Gyrus, Area 39, Brodmann, Area 39, Brodmann's +64 moreIndex entry
Parotid GlandAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemGastroenterologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Gland, Parotid, Glands, Parotid, Parotid GlandsIndex entry
Parotid RegionAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Region, ParotidIndex entry
Pars CompactaAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemNeurologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Nigra Compacta, Substantia, Nigra Compactas, Substantia, Pars Compactas +3 moreIndex entry
Pars ReticulataAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemNeurologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Laterali, Pars, Lateralis, Pars, Nigra Reticulata, Substantia +16 moreIndex entry
PatellaAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemOrthopedicsDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Knee Cap, Knee Caps, Kneecap +2 moreIndex entry
Patellar LigamentAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemOrthopedicsDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Ligament, Patellar, Ligaments, Patellar, Ligamentum Patellae +9 moreIndex entry
Patellofemoral JointAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemOrthopedicsDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Articulation, Femoropatellar, Articulation, Patellofemoral, Contact, Patellofemoral +9 moreIndex entry
PC-3 CellsAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Cell Line, PC-3, Cell Line, PC3, Cells, PC-3 +8 moreIndex entry
PC12 CellsAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Cell Line, Pheochromocytoma, Cell Lines, Pheochromocytoma, PC12 Cell +2 moreIndex entry
Pectoralis MusclesAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemOrthopedicsDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Muscle, Pectoral, Muscle, Pectoralis, Muscle, Pectoralis Major +13 moreIndex entry
Pedunculopontine Tegmental NucleusAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemNeurologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Nucleus, Pedunculopontine Tegmental, Nucleus Tegmentalis Pedunculopontinus, Tegmental Nucleus, PedunculopontineIndex entry
Pelvic BonesAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemOrthopedicsDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Bone, Coxal, Bone, Hip, Bone, Innominate +12 moreIndex entry
Pelvic FloorAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemOrthopedicsDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Diaphragm, Pelvic, Diaphragms, Pelvic, Floor, Pelvic +2 moreIndex entry
PelvisAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Pelvic Region, Region, PelvicIndex entry
PenisAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemNephrologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Glans Penis, Penis, GlansIndex entry
Perforant PathwayAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemNeurologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Fasciculus, Perforating, Path, Perforant, Paths, Perforant +6 moreIndex entry
Perforator FlapAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Flap, Perforator, Flaps, Perforator, Perforator FlapsIndex entry
Periamygdaloid CortexAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemNeurologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Amygdalar Nucleus, Cortical, Cortex, Periamygdaloid, Cortical Amygdalar Nucleus +2 moreIndex entry
Periapical TissueAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemGastroenterologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Apical Periodontium, Apical Periodontiums, Periapical Tissues +4 moreIndex entry
Periaqueductal GrayAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemNeurologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Central Gray, Mesencephalic, Central Gray, Midbrain, Central Gray Substance of Midbrain +12 moreIndex entry
Pericardial FluidAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemCardiologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Fluid, Pericardial, Fluid, Pericardium, Fluids, Pericardial +4 moreIndex entry
PericardiumAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemCardiologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Cavities, Pericardial, Cavity, Pericardial, Epicardium +17 moreIndex entry
PericytesAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemCardiologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Cells, Rouget, Pericyte, Rouget CellsIndex entry
PerilymphAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemDefinition and full article under review.Also called: PerilymphsIndex entry
PerineumAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemDefinition and full article under review.Also called: PerineumsIndex entry
Perineuronal NetsAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemDefinition and full article under review.Also called: ECM, Perinodal, Extracellular Matrix, Perinodal, Glial Net, Perineuronal +20 moreIndex entry
Periodontal LigamentAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemGastroenterologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Alveolodental Ligament, Alveolodental Ligaments, Alveolodental Membrane +7 moreIndex entry
PeriodontiumAnatomy ReferenceAnatomy Body SystemGastroenterologyDefinition and full article under review.Also called: Paradentium, Paradentiums, Parodontium +8 moreIndex entry