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Palpationexamination using the hands to feel part of the body, for example the pulse in an artery or organs in the abdomen | |
Pandemican epidemic which occurs all over the world | |
Panleukopeniadecreased number of all white blood cells circulating in the blood | |
Papulea small, solid bump that rises from the skin | |
Paracellularbetween cells; paracellular transport is the route substances travel between cells | |
Parallel grid | |
Parasitean agent that lives with and at the expense of an animal host | |
Parasympathetic nervous systempart of the autonomic nervous system | |
Paratenic hostan intermediate host where no development of the parasite occurs; the paratenic host is ingested by the final host for completion of the life cycle | |
Parenteralroute of administration other than gastrointestinal tract | |