P Words Flashcards
The limited authority to prescribe certain medications according to established protocol
PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY
Obstetrics; the position of the fetus presenting itself to the examining finger in the vag or rectum
PRESENTATION
The time of life that precedes old age (before 65)
PRESENIUM
The front of the spine/ ventral to it
PRESPINAL
The embryonic stage prior to the formation of somites
PRESOMITE
Pertaining to the period preceding the pulse wave
PRESPHYGMIC
A congenital defect of both pedicles of the fifth lumbar vertebra without displacement, predisposing the individual to spondylolisthesis
PRESONDYLOLISTHESIS
Stimulating, increasing activity of function
Inducing elevation in blood pressure
Esp. Vasomotor activity, as a nerve
PRESSOR
Sensitive to pressure stimuli
PRESSORECEPTIVE
or
PRESSOSENSITIVE
Occurring before the expected onset of age-related changes that is, in middle age..
Dementia that occurs early in life
PRESINILE
The anterior region of the body of the sphenoid bone
PRESPHENOID