| dif-PIPE | diffuse persistent interstitial pulmonary emphysema |
|---|---|
| MPPN | malignant persistent positional nystagmus |
| PAS | para aminosalicylate; Parent Attitude Scale; patient administration system; patient appointments and... |
| PCL | pacing cycle length; persistent corpus luteum; plasma cell leukemia; posterior chamber lens; posteri... |
| PCP | parachlorophenate; patient care plan; pentachlorophenol; 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)piperidine; periphera... |
| postural tremor | Tremor present when the limbs or trunk are kept in certain positions and when they are moved actively, usually due to near-synchronous rhythmic bursts in opposing muscle groups. Synonym: static tremor. (05 Mar 2000) |
|---|---|
| progressive cerebellar tremor | <syndrome> An intention tremor beginning in one extremity, gradually increasing in intensity, and subsequently involving other parts of the body. Synonym: progressive cerebellar tremor. Facial paralysis, otalgia, and herpes zoster resulting from viral infection of the seventh cranial nerve and geniculate ganglion, a form of juvenile paralysis agitans associated with primary atrophy of the pallidal system. Synonym: paleostriatal syndrome, pallidal syndrome. Synonym: Ramsay Hunt's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| saturnine tremor | A tremor caused by chronic lead poisoning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heredofamilial tremor | A benign tremor inherited as a dominant character; it may be a rapid oscillation resembling that seen in thyrotoxicosis, a coarse tremor during rest and inhibited by a voluntary effort, or one which appears only upon movement. Synonym: benign essential tremor, familial tremor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psychogenic tremor | Usually a coarse, irregular tremor, limited to one limb. Synonym: psychogenic tremor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| senile tremor | An essential tremor that becomes symptomatic in elderly adults. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hysterical tremor | Usually a coarse, irregular tremor, limited to one limb. Synonym: psychogenic tremor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| static tremor | Tremor present when the limbs or trunk are kept in certain positions and when they are moved actively, usually due to near-synchronous rhythmic bursts in opposing muscle groups. Synonym: static tremor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| drug-induced tremor | <neurology, pharmacology> A drug-induced condition where there is shaking (tremor) of the extremities that is increased with purposeful movement. Drugs known to induce tremor include: theophylline, Alupent, cyclosporine, amphetamines, lithium and caffeine. (27 Sep 1997) |
| intention tremor | <neurology> A tremor which arises or which is intensified when a voluntary, coordinated movement is attempted. (18 Nov 1997) |
| tremor | <clinical sign> An involuntary trembling or quivering. Origin: L., from tremere = to shake (19 Jan 1998) |
| tremor artuum | Trembling of the extremities, especially of the hands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tremor opiophagorum | A tremor occurring in opium addicts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tremor potatorum | A tremor occurring in the subjects of chronic alcoholism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tremor tendinum | A twitching of the tendons, especially noticeable at the wrist, occurring in low fevers. Synonym: subsultus clonus, tremor tendinum. (05 Mar 2000) |