| MPDS | mandibular pain dysfunction syndrome; myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome |
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| PTA | parallel tubular arrays; parathyroid adenoma; percutaneous transluminal angioplasty; peroxidase-labe... |
| PTBPD | posttraumatic borderline personality disorder |
| PTBS | posttraumatic brain syndrome |
| PTE | parathyroid extract; posttraumatic epilepsy; pretibial edema; proximal tibial epiphysis; pulmonary t... |
| posttraumatic syndrome | <syndrome> A clinical disorder that often follows head injury, characterised by headache, dizziness, neurasthenia, hypersensitivity to stimuli, and diminished concentration. Synonym: traumatic neurasthenia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| neoplasms, posttraumatic | Cancers, tumours, or other neoplasms caused by or resulting from trauma or other non-radiation injuries. (12 Dec 1998) |
| stress disorders, posttraumatic | Anxiety disorders manifested by the development of characteristic symptoms following a psychologically traumatic event that is outside the normal range of usual human experience. Symptoms include re-experiencing the traumatic event and numbing of responsiveness to or reduced involvement with the external world. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immediate posttraumatic automatism | A posttraumatic state in which the patient performs automatically without immediate or later memory of that behaviour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| immediate posttraumatic convulsion | A convulsion beginning very soon after injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| early posttraumatic epilepsy | Seizures beginning within one week after severe head injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epilepsy, posttraumatic | Epileptic seizures occurring as the result of trauma such as a gunshot wound or other injury to the brain. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abdominal pain | Sensation of discomfort, distress, or agony in the abdominal region. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acute testicular pain | <radiology> Diagnostic considerations: Testicular torsion, Torsion of testicular appendix, Epididymo-orchitis, Scrotal abscess (12 Dec 1998) |
| ankle pain | The ankle is a hinged joint. The severity of ankle sprains ranges from mild (which can resolve within 24 hours) to severe (which can require surgical repair). Tendinitis of the ankle can be caused by trauma or inflammatory forms of arthritis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| back pain | A continuous pain located in the back, usually below the cervical level. For lower back pain or pain in the lumbar region, low back pain is available. (12 Dec 1998) |
| back pain, low | Symptoms in the low back can relate to the bony lumbar spine, discs between the vertebrae, ligaments around the spine and discs, spinal cord and nerves, muscles of the low back, internal organs of the pelvis and abdomen, and the skin covering the lumbar area. The low back, or lumbar area, functions in structural support, movement, and protection of certain body tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bearing-down pain | A uterine contraction accompanied by straining and tenesmus; usually appearing in the second stage of labour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bladder pain | Among the symptoms of bladder infection are feelings of pain, pressure and tenderness around the bladder, pelvis, and perineum (the area between the anus and vagina or anus and scrotum), which may increase as the bladder fills and decrease as it empties; decreased bladder capacity; an urgent need to urinate; painful sexual intercourse; and, in men, discomfort or pain in the penis and scrotum. (12 Dec 1998) |
| breakthrough pain | <oncology, symptom> Intermittent exacerbations of pain that can occur spontaneously or in relation to specific activity. (16 Dec 1997) |