+paresthesia.+ An abnormal spontaneous sensation such as of numbness, burning, pricking, tingling, etc. +parenchyma.+ The specific tissues of a gland or organ. +paronychia.+ Felon, whitlow. Inflammation of the structures in the distal phalanx of the finger. +patella.+ Kneecap. +pathogenic.+ Causing disease. +pathology.+ That branch of medicine which treats of disease and the changes in the tissues of the body caused by disease. +pathy.+ Suffering, or disease as in Homeopathy—disease, the quality of being treated by likes. +pedicure.+ One who attends the feet, cosmetically. +per.+ Through, as in peripheral, away from the centre; the outer part of or surface. +peri.+ A Greek prefix meaning around or about. +peridental.+ Surrounding a tooth or part of a tooth. +periosteum.+ The fibrous membrane investing the surface of bones except at the point of tendinous and ligimentous attachment, and on the particular surfaces where cartilage is substituted. +periostitis.+ Inflammation of the periosteum. +periphery.+ The part of a body away from the centre; the outer part or surface, as of a bone or of a nerve. +peritoneum.+ The sac lining the abdominal cavity and covering most of the viscera therein contained. +perivascular.+ Surrounding a blood-vessel. +peroxid.+ An oxid with the highest amount of oxygen. +pes (pl. pedes).+ The foot. +phagocyte.+ A cell possessing the property of ingesting bacteria or other foreign particles. +phagocytosis.+ The destruction of microbes by the action of phagocytes. +phalanx.+ One of the long bones of the fingers or toes. +phenol.+ Carbolic acid. +phlebitis.+ Inflammation of a vein. +phlegmon.+ Acute suppurative inflammation of subcutaneous tissue. +physiology.+ The science which deals with the functions of living things. +picric acid.+ A combination of carbolic and nitric acids. +pigment.+ An organic coloring matter. +plantalgia.+ Pain on the sole of the foot. +plantar.+ Relating to the sole of the foot. +plaque.+ A flat patch or area on the skin or mucous membrane. +plasia.+ Moulding, as in hypoplasia. defective development. +plaster-of-Paris.+ Calcium sulphate. +plastic.+ Capable of being moulded. +plegia.+ Stroke, as in hemiplegia, paralysis of one side of the body and of the opposite side of the face. +plethoric.+ Relating to overfilled blood-vessels. +pleura.+ The serous membrane enveloping the lungs. +plexus.+ A new network of nerves or veins. +podagra.+ Gout, especially, typical gout in the great toe. +podagral.+ Gouty, relating to or suffering from gout. +podalic.+ Relating to the foot, as in podalgia, pain in the foot, podarthritis, inflammation of any of the tarsal or metatarsal joints. +podiatrist.+ One who treats diseases and disorders of the feet. +podobromidrosis.+ Fetid or foul smelling perspiration of the feet. +pododynia.+ Pain in the foot or podalgia. +podology.+ A treatise on the foot. +poly.+ A Greek prefix for much or many, ex: polyphagia, excessive eating.