Prepuce. Foreskin.

Probang. Soft swab.

Probe. An instrument for examining wounds and cavities. A piece of wire with a blunt point is a probe.

Procreation. Production or generation of offspring.

Prognosis. Opinion of the future course of a disease.

Prolapsus. A falling down of an organ through an orifice, as the womb, bowel, etc.

Prophylactic. Preventive.

Proprietary Medicines. Described on [page 298].

Prostate Gland. Described on [page 778] and illus. on [page 207].

Proteids. goods composed Of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen: as the white of an egg.