| primary amenorrhea |
A condition in which a young woman never gets her first period.
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| primary gain |
The relief from emotional conflict and the freedom from anxiety achieved by a defense mechanism. Contrast with secondary gain.
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| primary process |
In psychoanalytic theory, the generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious. This activity is marked by the free discharge of energy and excitation without regard to the demands of environment, reality, or logic.
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| primary biliary cirrhosis |
A condition of the liver in which the microscopic bile ducts are destroyed by the body's immune system. Eventually, patients will require liver transplantation.
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| primary sclerosing cholangitis |
An irritation or scarring of the bile ducts located outside of the liver (extrahepatic bile ducts) caused by the immune system. This disease usually does not affect the small bile ducts within the liver. In patients with ulcerative colitis, an increased incidence of this disease has been identified.
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