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Peripheral . (Connected with the surface or ex- 

 terior. 



Peritonitis. Inflammation of the peritoneum. 



Perturbation. Disturbance by an exterior or ex- 

 trinsic cause. 



Pttechiae. Small purple spots in or under the 

 skin. 



Phlebitis, Inflammation of a vein. 



Pblegmasia. An inflammatory disease. 



Phlogosis. Inflammation. 



Photophobia. Dread of light. 



Photopsia. Flashing of light before the eyes. 



Phthisis. Phrenitis ieflamation of the kidneys. 



Pulmonalis. Wasting, Phthisis pulmonalis, pul- 

 monary consumption. 



Pica. Departed appetite. 



Petyriasis. A disease of the skin, accompanied 

 by the exfoliation of minute scales. 



Plasma. Organizable fluid; liquor sanguinis. 



Plethora. Redundance of red blood, 



Pleuritis. Pleurisy ; inflammation of the pleura. 



Pleurodymia. Neuralgic pain in the region of 

 the pleura. 



PI euro Pneumonia. Inflammation involving both 

 the lung and pleura. 



Pleximeter. An instrument for mediate percus- 

 sion ; a stroke measurer. 



Pneumonia. Inflammation of the lung. 



Pneumothroax. Accumulation of air in the cav- 

 of the pelura. 



Polydipsia. Excessive thirst. 



Polysarcia. Obsity, fatness. 



Pompholyx. A variety of pemphiugs. 



Porrigo. A parasitic disease of the skin. 



Post- Organic. Following organization; effete; 

 hsiviiig been organized, but no 

 longer capable of vitalization. 



