Palabras que empiezan con P

A word ending that means partial loss of movement, or weakness.

A word ending that means disease of a part, or feeling.

A word ending that means a lack or too few.

A word ending that means digestion.

A word ending that means surgical fixing of an organ in place.

A word ending that means eating or swallowing.

A word ending that means speech, or the use of language.

A word ending that means attraction to, liking for, or a tendency toward something.

A word ending that means a strong, lasting fear.

A word ending that means formation or growth of cells or tissue.

A word ending that means formed material or a growth.

A word ending that means surgical repair or reshaping.

A word ending that means paralysis.

A word ending that means breathing.

A word ending that means making or forming.

A word ending that means drooping, sagging or falling down of an organ or part.

A word ending that means spitting, or coughing something up.

An abbreviation with more than one meaning, most often premature atrial contraction or pulmonary artery catheter.

A small device that sends electrical pulses to the heart to keep it beating at a set rate; also the heart's own natural rhythm center.

A rubber or silicone nipple that a baby sucks on for comfort, not for feeding.

The printed leaflet packed with a drug that describes what it holds, its uses, actions, dose, warnings and adverse reactions.

The whole, undamaged state of a sterile package's wrapper, seals, locks and dust cover, checked before the package is opened.

A blood product made of red blood cells with most of the plasma removed, given by transfusion.

Gauze or other soft material placed in a cavity or open wound to help stop bleeding, press on tissue, support the wound or fill dead space.

A chemotherapy drug, given by IV, that stops cancer cells from dividing.

The partial pressure of carbon dioxide in arterial blood, measured in a blood gas test.

Post-anesthesia care unit: the area where clients are watched closely as they wake up after surgery.

An abbreviation that most often means peripheral artery disease, a narrowing of the arteries outside the heart and brain.

A nurse's organized gathering of information about a client's pain: where it is, how bad it is, what it feels like and what changes it.

A pain scale for people with advanced dementia that scores five behaviors from 0 to 2 each, for a total of 0 to 10.

A word root that means the palate, the roof of the mouth.

Surgical repair of the palate, most often to close a cleft palate.

A second-generation antipsychotic drug, taken as a daily tablet or given as a long-acting injection.

Describing care that eases symptoms and improves comfort and quality of life rather than curing the disease.

Care that relieves pain, other symptoms and stress for people with serious illness, at any stage and alongside other treatment.

Skin or mucous membranes that look paler than is normal for that person.

Having to do with the palm of the hand.

A newborn reflex in which the baby's fingers close tightly around an object placed in the palm.

Examining the body by touching and pressing with the hands and fingers.

The feeling of your own heartbeat as pounding, racing, fluttering or skipping.

A word beginning that means all or every.

A long, flat gland behind the stomach that makes digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagon.

A word root that means pancreas.

Inflammation of the pancreas, which may come on suddenly (acute) or last for years (chronic).

An outbreak of disease that spreads across several countries or continents and affects very many people.

A sudden wave of intense fear that peaks within minutes.

A proton pump inhibitor, taken by mouth or IV, that strongly lowers the amount of acid the stomach makes.

The partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood: a measure of how much oxygen is dissolved in the blood, from an arterial blood gas.

A screening test in which cells are gently scraped from the cervix and looked at under a microscope.

A benign tumor of skin or lining tissue that grows outward in small fingerlike folds.