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Name: Description: Palpitatio cordis Palpitation of the heart. Palpitations Tachycardia, quick heartbeat, fluttering heartbeat. Paraphonia rauca A weak or damaged voice. The Edinburgh physician William Cullen divided the category into six sub-categories based on their cause. Paraphonia rauca was defined as cases where from dryness or tumour the fauces or the voice became hoarse and rough. Paraphonia Change in the voice or difficulty speaking due to disease or damage to the mouth or larynx. Had various suggested causes, including catarrh, a fright or lues venerea. See also entry for aphonia. Paroxysm A sudden attack, outburst or accession. Includes exacerbation (usually of a fever). Pectoral Complaints of the chest, including coughing and difficulty breathing. Pectoralgia Pain in the chest. Peripneumonia Historical term for inflammation of the lung. See entry for pneumonia. Petechiae sine febre Consists of minute effusions of dark blood under the skin. Petechiae Small red or purple spots on the skin caused by broken capillaries, a symptom of typhus. Phagedaena An equivocal term: sometimes it is taken in a latitudinous sense for every ulcer which eats away the sound parts which are contiguous, and is called depascens ulcus or sometimes more limitedly; for a deep tumid ulcer which destroys flesh underneath as well as the neighbouring parts. Sometimes it is described as only destroying the skin and at others it signifies a particular species of ulcer called herpes phagedaena. Phlegmon An inflammation of soft tissue that spreads under the skin or inside the body. Physconia Distention of the abdomen, usually caused by a scirrhous tumour or enlargement of an organ. Plethora Connected to humoural theory. A plethoric habit, or plethoric disposition, indicated that an individual was excessively full of blood and therefore prone to haemorrhaging. This state was believed to most commonly occur during the Spring. Pleuritic A pain which is sharp and stabbing, commonly in a part of the chest. Polydipsia The feeling of extreme thirstiness, often linked to urinary complaints. Polyp Abnormal tissue growth. Polypous A growth resembling or in the form of a polyp. Profluvia A copious discharge of fluid, especially a bodily fluid. Psellismus Indistinct pronunciation; stammering; a speech disorder. Pulmonary An affection of the lungs, including catarrh and phthisis. Purpura Discoloured spots on the skin that appear in rash-like clusters, similar to petechiae. Both result from blood vessels breaking and leaking. Purpura are larger than petechiae. They can develop when numerous petechiae join together. Purulent Relating to pus for example consisting of or containing pus; suppurating. Pus A thick, yellow in colour matter which can appear on healing wounds or inside abscesses. Pyrexia An intermission in or absence of a fever. Pyrosis See entry for dyspepsia.
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- Palpitatio cordis
Palpitation of the heart.
- Palpitations
Tachycardia, quick heartbeat, fluttering heartbeat.
- Paraphonia rauca
A weak or damaged voice. The Edinburgh physician William Cullen divided the category into six sub-categories based on their cause. Paraphonia rauca was defined as cases where from dryness or tumour the fauces or the voice became hoarse and rough.
- Paraphonia
Change in the voice or difficulty speaking due to disease or damage to the mouth or larynx. Had various suggested causes, including catarrh, a fright or lues venerea. See also entry for aphonia.
- Paroxysm
A sudden attack, outburst or accession. Includes exacerbation (usually of a fever).
- Pectoral
Complaints of the chest, including coughing and difficulty breathing.
- Pectoralgia
Pain in the chest.
- Peripneumonia
Historical term for inflammation of the lung. See entry for pneumonia.
- Petechiae sine febre
Consists of minute effusions of dark blood under the skin.
- Petechiae
Small red or purple spots on the skin caused by broken capillaries, a symptom of typhus.
- Phagedaena
An equivocal term: sometimes it is taken in a latitudinous sense for every ulcer which eats away the sound parts which are contiguous, and is called depascens ulcus or sometimes more limitedly; for a deep tumid ulcer which destroys flesh underneath as well as the neighbouring parts. Sometimes it is described as only destroying the skin and at others it signifies a particular species of ulcer called herpes phagedaena.
- Phlegmon
An inflammation of soft tissue that spreads under the skin or inside the body.
- Physconia
Distention of the abdomen, usually caused by a scirrhous tumour or enlargement of an organ.
- Plethora
Connected to humoural theory. A plethoric habit, or plethoric disposition, indicated that an individual was excessively full of blood and therefore prone to haemorrhaging. This state was believed to most commonly occur during the Spring.
- Pleuritic
A pain which is sharp and stabbing, commonly in a part of the chest.
- Polydipsia
The feeling of extreme thirstiness, often linked to urinary complaints.
- Polyp
Abnormal tissue growth.
- Polypous
A growth resembling or in the form of a polyp.
- Profluvia
A copious discharge of fluid, especially a bodily fluid.
- Psellismus
Indistinct pronunciation; stammering; a speech disorder.
- Pulmonary
An affection of the lungs, including catarrh and phthisis.
- Purpura
Discoloured spots on the skin that appear in rash-like clusters, similar to petechiae. Both result from blood vessels breaking and leaking. Purpura are larger than petechiae. They can develop when numerous petechiae join together.
- Purulent
Relating to pus for example consisting of or containing pus; suppurating.
- Pus
A thick, yellow in colour matter which can appear on healing wounds or inside abscesses.
- Pyrexia
An intermission in or absence of a fever.
- Pyrosis
See entry for dyspepsia.
- Palpitatio cordis
