Percutaneous

Passing through the skin, as an injection or a topical medicine. Denoting the passage of substances through unbroken skin, as in absorption of an ointment containing the active ingredient; also passage through the skin by needle puncture, including introduction of...

Pericardial Effusion

Increased amounts of fluid within the sac surrounding the heart, usually due to inflammation. Pericardial Effusion is an abnormal collection of fluid inside the sac that covers the heart. With pericarditis, the amount of fluid increases within the pericardial layers,...

Phenobarbitol®

A sedating medication used to control seizures. Phenobarbitol is a barbituric acid derivative that acts as a nonselective central nervous system depressant used to control epilepsy seizures and as a sedative to relieve anxiety. It is also used as a short-term...

Pituitary Gland

A small oval endocrine gland attached to the brain. The hypophysis, or pituitary is a small, pea-sized gland located at the base of the brain that functions as “The Master Gland.” From its lofty position above the rest of the body it sends signals to the...