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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 patch of hair | a group of hairs of uniform length applied simultaneously as a method of hair replacement. |
| petroleum jelly | an occlusive agent that restores the barrier layer by holding in water. used after laser surgery to protect the skin while healing |
| plane | A flat surface on which a straight line joining any two points would wholly lie. |
| plaster of paris | calcium sulfate; a white powdery substance, which, with water, forms a quick-setting paste. |
| pledget | small square of Teflon sutured over a hole in a vessel, it exerts external pressure over any small needle holes to prevent bleeding and to promote clotting |
| plug | any device, as cotton, cloth, wood, etc., used to fill or close an opening. |
| point of entry | a place (usually invisible) at which access to inner positions may be had; a place at which a hypodermic needle may be inserted to pass into the same or another area. |
| pores | openings on the surface of the skin for the ducts of the sweat glands |
| positive cast | the image made from the negative mold. |
| postmortem | an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease |
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