polyarthropathy
Disease in multiple joints.

polyarthrosis
Arthrosis of several joints.

polychondritis
A medical condition characterized by inflammation and deterioration of cartilage.

polychrest
A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.

polychrests
plural of polychrest

polychromia
A genetic disorder resulting in irregular or excessive coloration of the skin.

polyclinic
A usually private clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated.

polyclinics
plural of polyclinic

polycresulin
Misspelling of policresulin.

polycystin
Any of a group of glycoproteins, mutation of which is implicated in polycystic kidney disease.

polycystins
plural of polycystin

polydermatomyositides
plural of polydermatomyositis.

polydermatomyositis
Synonym of dermatomyositis.

polydipsia
Excessive and constant thirst, caused by disease.

polydipsias
plural of polydipsia

polydypsia
Misspelling of polydipsia.

polydystrophy
Dystrophy comprising multiple types (multiple dystrophies), as for example in pseudo-Hurler polydystrophy.

polyembryoma
An aggressive form of germ cell tumor usually found in the ovaries.

polyembryomas
plural of polyembryoma

polyendocrinopathies
plural of polyendocrinopathy

polyendocrinopathy
A disease of the immune system that has multiple features

polyenthesitis
enthesitis of multiple entheses

polygyria
Micropolygyria.

polymavirus
Misspelling of polyomavirus.

polymelia
A congenital defect characterized by extra limbs

polymely
polymelia

polymorphitis
In some roguelike games, an intrinsic ability that causes the player's character to polymorph without warning.

polymorphosis
The assumption of several structural forms without a corresponding difference in function; said of sponges, etc.

polymyopathy
A form of myopathy that affects multiple muscle groups.

polymyositis
An inflammatory disease affecting multiple muscles

polyneuritides
plural of polyneuritis

polyneuritis
inflammation of multiple nerves; multiple neuritis

polyneuromyopathy
neuromyopathy at multiple sites, typically on both sides of the body

polyneuropathies
plural of polyneuropathy

polyneuropathy
Any of several diseases involving several peripheral nerves.

polyoma
A small form of the papovavirus that causes tumors in rodents.

polyomas
plural of polyoma

polyomavirus
Any of the papovaviruses, in family Polyomaviridae, that induce a wide variety of tumours in newborn animals.

polyomaviruses
plural of polyomavirus

polypathy
A disease that affects multiple organs or functions.

polyposes
plural of polyposis

polyposis
A hereditary disease characterised by numerous polyps that erupt in various parts of the body, especially the colon

polyradiculitides
plural of polyradiculitis

polyradiculitis
inflammation of the roots of the nerves

polyradiculoneuritis
Inflammation of nerves and nerve roots.

polyserositis
Inflammation of multiple serosae (serous membranes), as a component of a disease process that is either inherently systemic or has some systemic sequelae.

polysinusitis
The simultaneous inflammation of multiple sinuses

polyspike
Any of a series of multiple, repetitive spikes found in the EEG of people with epilepsy

polyspikes
plural of polyspike

polysplenia
A congenital disease manifested by multiple small accessory spleens.

porencephalia
Alternative form of porencephaly.

porencephaly
A rare cephalic disorder involving encephalomalacia. It is a neurological disorder of the central nervous system characterized by cysts or cavities within the cerebral hemisphere.

porocarcinoma
cancer associated with the sweat glands

porocarcinomas
plural of porocarcinoma

porocephaliasis
A parasitic infection by species in the closely related genera Porocephalus and Armillifer and other tongue worms in order Porocephalida.

porocephalosis
Infection by parasitic crustaceans of genera Porocephalus or Armillifer.

porokeratosis
A disorder of keratinization that is characterized by the presence of a cornoid lamella, a thin column of closely stacked, parakeratotic cells extending through the stratum corneum with a thin or absent granular layer.

poroma
acrospiroma

poromas
plural of poroma

porphyrinopathies
plural of porphyrinopathy

porphyrinopathy
A disorder of porphyrin metabolism; porphyria.

porrigo
Any of various skin diseases.

porrigos
plural of porrigo

postencephalitides
plural of postencephalitis

postencephalitis
A form of parkinsonism, believed to be caused by a viral illness, that triggers degeneration of the nerve cells in the substantia nigra and leads to encephalitis.

posthitis
The inflammation of the foreskin, or prepuce, of the human penis, characterised by swelling and redness on the skin.

postpsychiatry
A postmodern approach to psychiatry that focuses on solving patients' life problems rather than curing a pathological condition.

postpsychosis
A phase or condition following a psychotic episode, often involving recovery or residual symptoms.

pox
A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.
Syphilis.
A curse.

poxed
simple past and past participle of pox

poxes
plural of pox

praecox
dementia praecox

precox
Alternative form of praecox.

preinfection
infection prior to another process
The time before an infection was acquired (often used attributively as an adjective)

preinfections
plural of preinfection

preleukaemia
Alternative form of preleukemia.

preleukemia
Any of a group of myelodysplastic syndromes that often progress to leukemia.

premunition
Immunization due to having had the disease before.

premunity
Synonym of premunition.

presarcopenia
The preliminary stage(s) of sarcopenia

presbylarynx
atrophy of the tissues of the larynx, typically as a result of age

presbytinnitus
Tinnitus which accompanies presbycusis.

pretangle
A group of cytoplasmic neurons that will form into a fibril, typically in Alzheimer's disease

pretangles
plural of pretangle

preventoria
plural of preventorium

preventorium
An institution or building for the isolation of patients infected with tuberculosis who did not yet have an active form of the disease.

preventoriums
plural of preventorium

primoinfection
The first stages of an infection.

primoinfections
plural of primoinfection

prionopathies
plural of prionopathy

prionopathy
Any prion-related disease.

prionoses
plural of prionosis

prionosis
Any degenerative disease caused by a prion.

probiosis
The mutual beneficial effect that two organisms have on each other

procatarxis
The kindling of a disease into action; the procatarctic cause.

proctitides
plural of proctitis

proctitis
An inflammation of the anus and the lining of the rectum.

proctocolitis
The inflammation of the rectum and colon.

proctology
The branch of medicine dealing with the pathology of the colon, rectum, and anus.
The branch of medicine dealing with the surgery of the colon, rectum, and anus.
Colorectal surgery as a specialty inside proctology.
The department or the building of the hospital or clinic.

proctopathies
plural of proctopathy

proctopathy
Any disorder or pathophysiology of the anus and the lining of the rectum, such as proctitis or anorectal cancer.

proctorrhea
A discharge of mucus from the anus.

proctosigmoiditis
inflammation of the rectum and the sigmoid colon

proditomania
A phobia that others are conspiring against one.

prognoses
plural of prognosis

prognosis
A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction.
A forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge.

prolactinoma
A benign tumour (adenoma) of the pituitary gland.

prolactinomas
plural of prolactinoma

prolactinomata
plural of prolactinoma

promyeloleukemia
promyeloid leukemia

propagandization
The spreading of propaganda.

propagandizations
plural of propagandization