ozone. A modified form of oxygen.
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pachylosis. Thick, dry and abnormal quality of skin which cracks into scales of irregular form.
pack. The process of enveloping a patient in a wet sheet or blanket. Cold pack: in sheets wrung out of water; hot pack: in sheets wrung out of hot water; dry pack: in dry warmed blankets, etc.
pachyacria. Bulbous thickening of the extremities of the fingers or toes.
pachydermia. Thick skin; elephantiasis.
palliative. Mitigating; lessening the severity.
palm. The flat of the hand.
palpation. Exploration with the hand.
panidrosis. Sweating from all parts of the skin.