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Prokaryote

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Without nucleus.

Cells are usually broken down into
Prokaryote - without nucleus
Eukaryote - with nucleus

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Parietal

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Walls of a cavity

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Peri

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Around

Pericardium - Outer layer of heart
Periosteum - outer layer of bone
Perimenopause - around the time of menopause

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Pnoea

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Breathing

Dys + pnoea - Difficulty breating

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Plasia /Plastic

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Growth or formation

aplastic - Absence of growth/ without formation

Hyperplasia - the overgrowth of cells in a healthy tissue or organ.

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Penia

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Lack/deficiency

Lack of cells. Less than the normal number

Pancytopenia - Lack of all three blood cells

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Poly

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Many

Polymenorrhoea – short cycle/frequent periods

Polyurea – large quantity of urea

Polypeptide - many protein

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Philia

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Tendency

Haemophilia - Tendency to bleed

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Phago

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Ingest/eat

Phagocytosis - cells that ingest and destroy microbes

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Phagia

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Swallowing/eating

Dysphagia
Phagocytosis

Glossopharyngeal nerve which is involved in swallowing (also taste and tongue sensations

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Purulent

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Containing pus

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Poiesis

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Production

Haematopoiesis - Production of blood cells

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Poieten

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Growth

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Pathophysiology

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Disease process

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Pector

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Chest related

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Propria

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Proper

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Plexus

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A bundle/collection of different nerve fibres

Submucosal plexus

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Proteases

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Protein digesting enzymes

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Peptic

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Relating to digestion

Pepsia is digestion

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Pro

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Produce

Prolactin - produce lactation
Progesterone - produces gestation

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Pruritus/Pruritic

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Itchy skin

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Peptide

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Protein

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Pino

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To drink

Pinocytosis is like phagocytosis but for liquid

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Ptosis

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Fall

Drooping eyelid

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Porosis

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Porous

Think osteoporosis

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Pili

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Hair

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Para

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Beside

Paranasal – besides nose

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Pneumo

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Lungs or air

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Pulmonary

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Of the lungs

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Pharyng

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Related to the pharynx
Pharyngitis

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Prolactinoma

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causes the pituitary gland to make too much of a hormone called prolactin. This results in a decreased level of some sex hormones — namely, estrogen and testosterone.

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Polyuria

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Excessive urination

A sign of diabetes

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Polydypsia

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Excessive thirst

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Polymenorrhoea

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short cycle/frequent periods

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Pyelo

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Pelvis

Pyelonephritis – kidney infection

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Pyelonephritis –

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kidney infection

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Parturition

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Childbirth

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Praevia

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Going before

Placenta praevia is when the placenta attaches to the lower part of the uterus

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Percreta

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Overgrown

Placenta percreta is when the placenta is deeply connected through the uterine wall to the bladder

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Partum

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Childbirth

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Primordial

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Cell in the earliest stage of development

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Prostaglandins

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Prostaglandins have hormone-like effects.

Some known effects include uterine cramping and increased sensitivity to pain.

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Paraesthesia

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An abnormal sensation such as prickling or tingling which is cause chiefly by the pressure or damage to peripheral nerves

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Proprioception

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Sense of body position 

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Pia

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Delicate

Pia Mater - Delicate in a layer of the meninges

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Pons

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Bridge

Bridge between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain in the brain stem

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Photophobia

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Sensitivity to light

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Petechiae

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Non-blanching spots (associated with meningitis)

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Precursor

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A substance from which another is formed.

UV light activates a vit d precursor in the skin. The kidneys convert inactive Vitamin D into its active form

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Pyogenic

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Pus producing

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the bacteria that causes tuberculosis . It is a pyogenic bacteria

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Pertussis

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Intense cough

Bordatella Pertussis is the bacteria that causes whooping cough

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