| panbronchiolitis | Idiopathic inflammation and obstruction of bronchioles, eventually accompanied by bronchiectasis; cases reported almost entirely from Japan. Synonym: diffuse panbronchiolitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pancake kidney | A disk-shaped organ produced by fusion of both poles of the contralateral kidney anlagen. Synonym: disk kidney. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancarditis | Inflammation of all the structures of the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pance | <botany> The pansy. [Also paunce. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pancervical smear | A cytologic smear of material obtained from the endocervical canal, external os, and ectocervix by scraping these areas with a properly designed cervical spatula; used principally for early cervical cancer detection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pancoast syndrome | <syndrome> Lower trunk brachial plexopathy and Horner syndrome due to malignant tumour in the region of the superior pulmonary sulcus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancoast tumour | <oncology, tumour> Tumour originating from the superior sulcus of the lung that invades all or a portion of the brachial plexus. (16 Dec 1997) |
| Pancoast's suture | In plastic surgery, union of two edges by a tongue-and-groove arrangement. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancoast's syndrome | <syndrome> Destructive lesions of the thoracic inlet with involvement of the brachial and sympathetic plexus or carcinoma of the lung apex. It is characterised by pain in the shoulder region radiating toward the axilla and scapula, sensory and motor disorders and wasting of the muscles of the hand, the bernard-horner syndrome, and compression of the blood vessels with oedema. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Pancoast, Henry | <person> U.S. Roentgenologist, 1875-1939. See: Pancoast syndrome, Pancoast tumour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pancoast, Joseph | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1805-1882. See: Pancoast's suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancolectomy | Extirpation of the entire colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pancratic | <optics> Having all or many degrees of power; having a great range of power; said of an eyepiece made adjustable so as to give a varying magnifying power. Origin: Gr. All-powerful. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pancratium | 1. An athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling. 2. <botany> A genus of Old World amaryllideous bulbous plants, having a funnel-shaped perianth with six narrow spreading lobes. The American species are now placed in the related genus Hymenocallis. Origin: L, fr. Gr. A complete contest, fr. All-powerful, all + strength. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pancreas | <anatomy, gastroenterology> A tongue-shaped glandular organ lying below and behind the stomach. The head of the pancreas is encircled by the duodenum and its tail touches the spleen. It secretes the hormones insulin and glucagon (both regulate blood sugar), in addition to pancreatic enzymes involved in the digestion of fats and proteins in the small intestine. (27 Sep 1997) |