[ P ]

• PT/PTT  prothrombin time/partial thromboplastin time [test]
• PTQ  parent-teacher questionnaire
• PTR  patellar tendon reflex; patient termination record; patient to return; peripheral total resistance; plasma transfusion reaction; prothrombin time ratio; psychotic trigger reaction
• PTr  porcine trypsin
• Ptr  intratracheal pressure
• PTRA  percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty
• PT Rep  patient's representative
• PTRIA  polystyrene-tube radioimmunoassay
• Ptrx  pelvic traction
• PTS  para-toluenesulfonic acid; pediatric trauma score; postthrombotic syndrome; posttraumatic syndrome; Pressure and Tension Scale; prior to surgery; 6-pyruvoyl tetrahydropterin synthase; patient treatment file
• Pts, pts  patients
• PTSD  posttraumatic stress disorder
• PTSM  Plant, Technology and Safety Management
• PTSS  posttraumatic stress syndrome
• PTT  partial thromboplastin time; particle transport time; posterior tibial tendon (transfer); protein truncation test; prothrombin time; pulmonary transit time; pulse transit time
• ptt  partial thromboplastin time
• PTTI  penetrating thoracic trauma index
• PTU  phenylthiourea; propylthiouracil
• PTV  patient-triggered ventilation; planning target volume; porcine teschovirus; posterior terminal vein; posterior tibial vein; Punta Toro virus
• PTV₂  planning target volume 2
• PtV  pneumotropic virus
• PTVT  planning target volume tool
• PTVV  Ponteves virus
• PTX  palytoxin; pentoxifylline; picrotoxinin; pneumothorax
• PTx  parathyroidectomy; pelvic traction
• Ptx  pneumothorax
• pTX  no evidence of primary tumor [TNM (tumor-node-metastasis) classification]
• PTXT  pointer to text
• PTZ  pentylenetetrazol
• PU  palindromic unit; passed urine; patient unit; pepsin unit; peptic ulcer; perfusion unit; polyurethane; pregnancy urine; 6-propyluracil; prostatic urethra
• Pu  plutonium; purine; purple
• PUA  patient unit assistant
• pub  public
• PUBS  percutaneous umbilical blood sampling; purple urine bag syndrome
• PUC  pediatric urine collector; premature uterine contractions
• PUCV  Puchong virus
• PUD  peptic ulcer disease; pudendal
• PuD  pulmonary disease
• PUF  polyurethane foam; pure ultrafiltration
• PUFA  polyunsaturated fatty acid
• PUF-HAL  polyurethane foam-hybrid artificial liver
• PUH  pregnancy urine hormones
• PUI  platelet uptake index; posterior urethral injury
• PUJO  pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction
• PUL  percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsy
• PUL, pul, pulm  pulmonary
• PULHEMS  physique, upper extremity, lower extremity, hearing and ears, eyes and vision, mental capacity, emotional stability [profile]
• PULSES  physical condition, upper limb function, lower limb function, sensory component, excretory function, mental and status (or support factors in revised version) [profile]
• PUM  peanut-reactive urinary mucin
• PUMF  public use microdata file
• PUMP  putative metalloproteinase
• PUMS  patient utility measurement set; permanently unfit for military service
• PUN  plasma urea nitrogen
• PUO  pyrexia of unknown origin
• PUP  previously untreated patient; previously untreated product
• pUPID  paternal uniparental isodisomy
• PUPPP  pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
• PUR  polyurethane
• Pur  purple
• pur  purulent
• purg  purgative
• PurR  purine repressor
• PURSUIT  Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Underpinning the Receptor for Suppression of Unstable Ischemia Trial; Platelet Glycoprotein IIb-IIIa in Unstable Angina: Receptor Suppression Using Integrilin Therapy
• PURV  Purus virus
• PUT  provocative use test; putamen
• PUU  puumala [virus]
• PUUV  Puumala virus
• PUV  posterior urethral valve
• PUVA  psoralen ultraviolet A-range
• PV  pancreatic vein; papilla of Vater; papillomavirus; paramyxovirus; parapoxvirus; paraventricular; paravertebral; partial volume; parvovirus; pemphigus vulgaris; peripheral vascular; peripheral vein; peripheral vessel; picornavirus; pityriasis versicolor; plasma viscosity; plasma volume; pneumonia virus; polio vaccine; poliovirus; polycythemia vera; polyoma virus; polyvinyl; portal vein; postvasectomy; postvoiding; poxvirus; predictive value; pressure velocity; pressure-volume [curve]; process variable; progressive vaccinia; pulmonary valve; pulmonary vein
• P-V  pressure-volume [curve]
• P&V  pyloroplasty and vagotomy
• P_V  ventricular pressure
• PV-1, 2, 3  human polioviruses 1, 2, 3
• Pv  Proteus vulgaris; venous pressure
• PVA  Paralyzed Veterans of America; peripheral venous alimentation; polyvinyl acetate; polyvinyl alcohol; pressure volume area
• PV_a  pulmonary venous atrial
• PVA-C  polyvinyl alcohol cryogel
• PVAc  polyvinyl acetate
• PVAd  polyvinyladenine
• PVALB  parvalbumin
• PVARP  postventricular atrial refractory period
• PVB  cis-platinum, vinblastine, bleomycin; paravertebral block; pigmented villonodular bundle; premature ventricular beat
• PVC  peripheral venous catheterization; permanent visual circuit; persistent vaginal cornification; polyvinyl chloride; postvoiding cystogram; predicted vital capacity; premature ventricular complex; premature ventricular contraction; primary visual cortex; pulmonary venous capillaries; pulmonary venous confluence; pulmonary venous congestion
• PVCM  paradoxical vocal cord motion
• PV_CO2  partial pressure of carbon dioxide in mixed venous blood
• PVD  patient very disturbed; peripheral vascular disease; portal vein dilation; posterior vitreous detachment; postural vertical dimension; premature ventricular depolarization; pulmonary valvular dysplasia; pulmonary vascular disease
• PVDF  polyvinylidene difluoride; polyvinyl diisopropyl fluoride
• PVE  partial volume effect; premature ventricular extrasystole; prosthetic valve endocarditis
• PVE  partial volume effect; perivenous encephalomyelitis; periventricular echogenicity; postvaccinial encephalopathy; premature ventricular event; premature ventricular extrasystole; prosthetic valve endocarditis
• PV-ECF  plasma volume/extracellular fluid [ratio]
• PVEM  postvaccinial encephalomyelitis
• P-VEP  pattern visual evoked potential
• PVF  peripheral visual field; portal venous flow; primary ventricular fibrillation
• PVFS  postviral fatigue syndrome
• PVG  periventricular gray matter; pulmonary valve gradient
• PVH  paraventricular hyperintensity; pulmonary venous hypertension
• PVI  patient video interview; peripheral vascular insufficiency; perivascular infiltration; positron volume imaging; protracted venous infusion
• PVK  penicillin V potassium
• PVL  perivalvular leakage; periventricular leukomalacia; permanent vision loss
• PVM  parallel virtual machine; pneumonia virus of mice; proteins, vitamins, and minerals
• PVMed  preventive medicine
• PVMR  PRODIGY Virtual Medical Record
• PVN  paraventricular nucleus; predictive value negative
• PVNPS  post-Viet Nam psychiatric syndrome
• PVNS  pigmented villonodular synovitis
• PVNZ  parapoxvirus of red deer in New Zealand
• PVO  pulmonary venous obstruction
• PV_O2  partial oxygen pressure in mixed venous blood
• PVOD  pulmonary vascular obstructive disease; pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
• PVP  penicillin V potassium; peripheral vein plasma; peripheral venous pressure; polyvinylpyrrolidone; portal venous phase; portal venous pressure; predictive value of positive results; pulmonary vein potential; pulmonary venous pressure
• PVP-I  polyvinylpyrrolidone-iodine
• PVR  peripheral vascular resistance; perspective volume rendering; poliovirus receptor; postvoiding residual; pulmonary valve replacement or repair; pulmonary vascular resistance; pulse volume recording
• pVR  perspective volume rendering [imaging]
• PVRI  pulmonary vascular resistance index
• PVS  percussion, vibration, suction; percutaneous vascular surgery; peritoneovenous shunt; persistent vegetative state; persistent viral syndrome; Plummer-Vinson syndrome; poliovirus susceptibility; polyvinyl sponge; premature ventricular systole; programmed ventricular stimulation; pulmonary valvular stenosis
• PV_s  pulmonary venous systolic
• PVST  prevertebral soft tissue
• PVU  Pueblo Viejo virus
• PVT  paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia; periventricular thalamic [nucleus]; portal vein thrombosis; pressure, volume, and temperature; private patient; psychomotor vigilance task
• PVW  posterior vaginal wall
• PVX  potato virus X
• PVY  potato virus Y
• pvz  pulverization
• PW  peristaltic wave; plantar wart; posterior wall [of the heart]; pressure wave; psychological warfare; pulmonary wedge [pressure]; pulsed wave; pulse width
• Pw  progesterone withdrawal; pulse wave [echocardiography]; whole-cell pertussis [vaccine]
• pW  picowatt
• PWA  person with AIDS; pulse wave analysis
• PWB  partial weight bearing
• PWBC  peripheral white blood cell
• PWBRT  prophylactic whole brain radiation therapy
• PWBT  partial weight-bearing therapy
• PWC  peak work capacity; physical work capacity
• PWCA  pure white cell aplasia
• PWCR  Prader-Willi chromosome region
• PWCT  perfusion-weighted computed tomography
• PWD  posterior wall in diastole; printed wiring board
• pwd  powder
• PWDS  postweaning diarrhea syndrome
• PWDU  pulse wave Doppler ultrasound
• PWE  posterior wall excursion
• PWI  posterior wall infarct
• PWLV  posterior wall of left ventricle
• PWM  pokeweed mitogen; pulse with modulation
• pw-MW  pre-whitening [of data] multiple window
• PWP  patient word processing; pulmonary wedge pressure
• PWS  port wine stain; physician's workstation; Prader-Willi syndrome
• PWS/AS  Prader-Willi/Angelman syndromes
• PWT  physician waiting time; posterior wall thickness; pseudo-Winger transform
• pwt  pennyweight
• PWTT  pulse wave transit time
• PWV  pulse wave velocity
• PX  pancreatectomized; peroxidase; physical examination
• Px  past history; peroxidase; physical examination; pneumothorax; prognosis
• px  pancreas, pancreatic
• PXA  pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma
• PXE  pseudoxanthoma elasticum
• PXM  projection x-ray microscopy; pseudoexfoliation material
• PXMP  peroxysomal membrane protein
• PXS  pseudoexfoliation syndrome
• PXT  piroxantrone
• P_xy  propagation delay
• Py  phosphopyridoxal; polyoma [virus]; pyridine; pyridoxal
• py  pack-years [cigarettes]
• PYA  psychoanalysis
• PyC  pyogenic culture
• PYCR  pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase
• PYE  peptone yeast extract
• PYG  peptone-yeast extract-glucose [broth]
• PYGM  peptone-yeast-glucose-maltose [broth]
• PYLL  potential years of life lost
• PYM  psychosomatic
• PyNPase  pyridine nucleoside phosphorylase
• PYP  pyrophosphate
• Pyr  pyridine; pyruvate
• PyrP  pyridoxal phosphate
• PyV  Polyomavirus, polyomavirus
• PZ  pancreozymin; phthalazinone; pregnancy zone; proliferative zone; protamine zinc
• Pz  4-phenylazobenzylycarbonyl; parietal midline electrode placement in electroencephalography
• pz  pieze
• PZA  pyrazinamide
• PZ-CCK  pabcreozymin-cholecystokinin
• PZE  piezoelectric
• PZI  protamine zinc insulin
• PZP  pregnancy zone protein
• PZQ  praziquantel
• PZT  lead zirconate titanate
  

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