Par´a-phi-mo´´sis. Retraction of a narrow or inflamed foreskin which can not be replaced.
Pa-ren´chy-ma. The essential or functional elements of an organ as distinguished from its stroma or framework.
Pa-ri´e-tal. Of, or pertaining to, the walls of a cavity.
Par´o-nych´´i-a. Infection and suppuration about the junction of nails and skin.
Par´ox-ysm. A sudden recurrence or sudden intensification of symptoms.
Path-o-log´ic. Pertaining to pathology.
Pa-thol´o-gy. That branch of medicine which treats of the essential nature of disease, especially of the structural and functional changes caused by disease.
Pel-vim´e-ter. An instrument for measuring the various diameters of the pelvis.
Pel-vim´e-try. The act of determining the dimensions of the pelvis by means of a pelvimeter.
Per´i-ne-or´´rha-phy. Suturation of the perineum, performed for the repair of a laceration.