| PICFS | postinfective chronic fatigue syndrome |
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| PVFS | postviral fatigue syndrome |
| psychogenic pain | Somatoform pain; pain which is associated or correlated with a psychological, emotional, or behavioural stimulus. Synonym: psychalgia, somatoform pain. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| psychogenic pain disorder | A disorder in which the principal complaint is pain that is out of proportion to objective findings and that is related to psychological factors. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychogenic polydipsia | Excessive fluid consumption resulting from a disorder of the personality, without demonstrable organic lesion. Synonym: hysterical polydipsia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychogenic purpura | <syndrome> A condition, usually occurring in women, in which the individual bruises easily (purpura simplex) and the ecchymoses tend to enlarge and involve adjacent tissues, resulting in pain in the affected parts; so-called because similar lesions are produced by inoculation of the individual's blood or various components of red blood cells and it is thought to be a form of localised autosensitization, although no specific antibodies have been demonstrable; in some individuals, there seems to be a psychogenic mechanism. Synonym: Gardner-Diamond syndrome, psychogenic purpura. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychogenic seizure | A clinical spell that resembles an epileptic seizure, but is not due to epilepsy. The EEG is normal during an attack, and the behaviour is often related to psychiatric disturbance, such as a conversion disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychogenic torticollis | Spasmodic contractions of the neck muscles, of psychosomatic origin. See: spasmodic torticollis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychogenic tremor | Usually a coarse, irregular tremor, limited to one limb. Synonym: psychogenic tremor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychogenic vomiting | Vomiting associated with emotional distress and anxiety. (05 Mar 2000) |