Medications

Palpebra: The eyelid. The plural is palpebrae and the adjective is palpebral, as in palpebral fissure.Last Editorial Review: 4/27/2011 5:27:15 PM...

Palpate - Medical

Palpate: To touch or feel. For example, the edge of an enlarged liver may be palpated below the rib cage. From the Latin "palpare" (to stroke or to pat). Just as the Latin word means to touch or feel lightly, that is how a doctor palpates the abdomen...

Palpable - Medical

Palpable: Something that can be felt or touched. For example, a palpable tumor is one that can be felt. From the Latin "palpare" (to stroke or to pat). Last Editorial Review: 4/27/2011 5:27:15 PM Medical Author: ...

Palmoplantar hyperhidrosis - Medical

Palmoplantar hyperhidrosis: Excessive sweating of the palms and soles. Palm and sole sweating tends to begin around age 13 on the average. Last Editorial Review: 10/7/2004...

Palmitate - Medical

Palmitate: An antioxidant and a vitamin A compound that is added to low-fat and fat-free milk to replace the vitamin content lost through the removal of milk fat. Palmitate (more formally known as retinyl palmitate) contains palmitic acid, a 16-carbo...

Palmar surface - Medical

Palmar surface: The palm or grasping side of the hand.Last Editorial Review: 4/27/2011 5:27:15 PM...

Palmar - Medical

Palmar: Pertaining to the palm (the grasping side) of the hand. The ancient Romans used the word "palma" for the outstretched palm of the hand. By comparison, the term "volar" applies to both the palm and sole. It comes from word "vola" which the R...

Palm - Medical

Palm: The grasping side of the hand; the flexor surface of the hand. In contrast to the back of the hand, the extensor surface of the hand. From the Latin "palma" for the outstretched palm of the hand. The palm tree is so named from the resemblan...

Pallidum - Medical

Pallidum: Part of what are called the basal ganglia of the brain which consist of the globus pallidus and the ventral pallidum. The globus pallidus itself is a pale-appearing spherical area in the brain. (Globus is a Latin word meaning a globe or sp...

Pallidotomy - Medical

Pallidotomy: A surgical operation performed on the globus pallidus to destroy it. The purpose of this operation is to relieve involuntary movements or muscular rigidity, as, for example, in Parkinson's disease. The globus pallidus is a pale-appearin...

Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6)

What other names is Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) known by? Adermine Chlorhydrate, Adermine Hydrochloride, B Complex Vitamin, B6, Chlorhydrate de pyridoxine, Complexe de Vitamines B, Phosphate de Pyridoxal, Piridoxina, Pyridoxal, Pyridoxal Phosphate, Pyri...

Pyrethrum

What other names is Pyrethrum known by? Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium, Dalmation Insect Flowers, Dalmation Pellitory, Pelitre, Piretro, Pyrèthre, Pyrethrum cinerariifolium, Tanacetum cinerariifolium. What is Pyrethrum? Pyrethrum is a plant. P...

Pygeum

What other names is Pygeum known by? African Plum Tree, African Prune, African Pygeum, Ciruelo Africano, Prunus africana, Pygeum africanum, Pygeum Africanus. What is Pygeum? Pygeum is a tree. The bark is used as medicine. Likely Effective for... ...

Pycnogenol

What other names is Pycnogenol known by? Condensed Tannins, Écorce de Pin, Écorce de Pin Maritime, Extrait d'Écorce de Pin, French Marine Pine Bark Extract, French Maritime Pine Bark Extract, Leucoanthocyanidins, Maritime Bark Extract...

Purple Loosestrife

What other names is Purple Loosestrife known by? Blooming Sally, Flowering Sally, Long Purples, Loosestrife, Lythrum, Lythrum salicaria, Milk Willow-Herb, Purple Willow-Herb, Rainbow Weed, Salicare, Salicària, Soldiers, Spiked, Spiked Loosestri...

Puncture Vine

What other names is Tribulus known by? Abrojo, Abrojos, Al-Gutub, Baijili, Bulgarian Tribulus Terrestris, Caltrop, Cat's-Head, Ci Ji Li, Common Dubbletjie, Devil's-Thorn, Devil's-Weed, Espigón, German Tribulus Terrestris, Goathead, Gokhru, Goks...

Pumpkin

What other names is Pumpkin known by? Calabaza, Citrouille, Cucurbita galeottii, Cucurbita mammeata, Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbitea peponis semen, Cucumis pepo, Field Pumpkin, Pepo, Pumpkin Seed, Pumpkin Seed Oil. What is Pumpkin? Pumpkin is a plant. ...

Pulsatilla

What other names is Pulsatilla known by? Anemone nigricans, Anemone pratensis, Anemone pulsatilla, Anemone serotina, Easter Flower, European Pasqueflower, Meadow Anenome, Meadow Windflower, Pasque Flower, Pasqueflower, Passe Flower, Pulsatilla nigri...

Puff Ball

What other names is Puff Ball known by? Bovista, Deer Balls, Hart's Truffle, Lycoperdon, Lycoperdon species. What is Puff Ball? Puff ball is a plant. The mushroom cap and spores are used as medicine. Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness fo...

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Medical

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., NIMH's mission is to "provide national leadership dedicated to understanding, treating, and preventing mental illnesses through basic research...

National Institute of General Medical Sciences - Medical

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., NIGMS's mission is to "support basic biomedical research that is not targeted to specific diseases or disorders. Among the most si...

National Institute of Environmental Health Science - Medical

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS): A part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States. NIEHS states that its mission is to "reduce the burden of human illness and dysfunction from environmental c...

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Res. - Medical

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR): One of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the U.S., the NIDCR is for dental and other craniofacial diseases. NIDCR's mission is, in formal terms, to "provide leadership...

National Institute for Occupational Safety - Medical

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Known for short as NIOSH, a US Federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related disease and injury. Despite its name (which wou...

National Institute Arthritis, Musculoskeletal - Medical

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S. As its somewhat cumbersome name indicates, NIAMS's mission is a broad and important one, namely to "conduct a...

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) - Medical

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI): One of the newest of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), NHGRI's mission in formal terms is to "support the NIH component of the Human Genome Project, a worldwide research effort design...

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) - Medical

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NHLBI's mission is to "provide leadership for a national research program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lungs, and bloo...

National Formulary - Medical

National Formulary: Full name: United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary (USP-NF). An official publication, issued first by the American Pharmaceutical Association and now yearly by the United States Pharmacopeial Convention, that gives the c...

National Eye Institute (NEI) - Medical

National Eye Institute (NEI): One of the US National Institutes of Health, NEI's mission is to "conduct and support research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to blinding eye diseases, visual disor...