| prostatovesiculectomy | Surgical removal of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles. Synonym: prostatoseminalvesiculectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| prostatovesiculitis | Inflammation of the prostate gland and seminal vesicles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prosternation | Dejection; depression. Origin: F. See Prostration. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| prosternum | <zoology> The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect. Origin: NL. See Pro- and Sternum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| prosthecae | A cytoplasmic extrusion often forming a distinct appendage, bounded by the cell wall such as a bud, hypha, or stalk. (09 Oct 1997) |
| prostheon | The most anterior point on the maxillary alveolar process in the midline. Synonym: alveolar point, prostheon. Origin: G. Ntr. Of prosthios, foremost (05 Mar 2000) |
| prostheses and implants | Artificial substitutes for body parts, and materials inserted into tissue for functional, cosmetic, or therapeutic purposes. Prostheses can be functional, as in the case of artificial arms and legs, or cosmetic, as in the case of an artificial eye. Implants, all surgically inserted or grafted into the body, tend to be used therapeutically. Implants, experimental is available for those used experimentally. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prosthesis | <orthopaedics, surgery> An artificial substitute for a missing body part, such as an arm or leg, eye or tooth, used for functional or cosmetic reasons or both. Origin: Gr. = a putting to (18 Nov 1997) |
| prosthesis colouring | Colouring, shading, or tinting of prosthetic components, devices, and materials. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prosthesis design | The plan and delineation of prostheses in general or a specific prosthesis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prosthesis failure | Malfunction of implantation shunts, valves, etc., and prosthesis loosening, migration, and breaking. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prosthesis fitting | The fitting and adjusting of artificial parts of the body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prosthesis implantation | Surgical insertion of a prosthesis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prosthesis-related infections | Infections resulting from the implantation of prosthetic devices. The infections may be acquired from intraoperative contamination (early) or haematogenously acquired from other sites (late). (12 Dec 1998) |
| prosthetic | Artificial implant, as in an artificial organ or limb. (27 Sep 1997) |