Pharmacology Terms

Name Description
Pityriasis A scaly skin diseases.
Pleurisy Inflammation of the pleura associated with severe pain in the chest or sides.
Pneumonia An acute infectious disease, characterized by inflammation of the lungs.
Polyp Any growth from a mucous membrane.
Potherb a plant part edible after cooking.
Poultice A paste of plant parts or drug applied to sore or inflamed part of the body to act as an emollient, relaxing, counter €“irritant; Cataplasm.
Prolapse The falling downward of an organ of the body from its normal position.
Prostate gland A chestnut shaped body that surrounds the beginning of the urethra in the male.
Prurigo A chronic skin diseases marked by the eruption of small, rounded, reddish pimples.
Pruritis Itching.