Saturday, 4 May 2024, 4:22 AM
Site: VetLogic - E Learning and training for Vet Nurses
Course: VetLogic - E Learning and training for Vet Nurses (VetLogic)
Glossary: Glossary with audio assistance
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Parenteral nutritionnutrition that is given intravenously |
Parturitionthe process of giving birth |
Passive transportmovement of molecules down a concentration gradient without energy use |
Pathogena disease-producing organism |
Pathogenesisthe origin and development of disease |
Pathogeniccapable of causing disease |
Penetrating powerthe ability of X-rays to penetrate tissue i.e. their energy affected by kV setting |
Penumbrazone of unsharpness or blurring on a radiograph |
Peripheral nervous systempart of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord |
Peristalsiswaves of muscular contractions that occur in tubular structures to move contents forwards, e.g. food and other ingested material is moved along the gastrointestinal tract towards the anus. Peristalsis also occurs in the uterine tubes and the ureters. |