| perinatal infection |
infection in the newborn acquired shortly before or during delivery, due to ascending infection following rupture of the membranes or contact with microorganisms in the birth canal during delivery.
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| perineural channel |
a lymph channel that surrounds a nerve trunk.
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| perineurial cyst |
an outpouching of the perineurial space on the extradural portion of the posterior sacral or coccygeal nerve roots at the junction of the root and ganglion; it may cause low back pain and sciatica.
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| periodic ophthalmia |
recurrent uveitis in horses; it may occur in one or both eyes and is the leading cause of blindness in the horse. Called also equine recurrent uveitis, recurrent iridocyclitis, and moon blindness.
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| periodontal chisel |
a straight instrument that curves slightly as the blade extends from the shank, the straight cutting edge at the end of the instrument being beveled at a 45?angle. Used chiefly for scaling the proximal surfaces of teeth too closely spaced to permit the use of other scalers. Called also chisel scaler.
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