PALMAR.
Referring to the walking surface of the forepaw; volar
PALSY.
Paralysis
PARALYSIS.
Loss of voluntary movement in a muscle or muscle group; loss
of function (paresis)
PARAPATELLAR.
Alongside or near the patella
PARAPLEGIA.
Paralysis of the hindlegs and caudal part of the body, both
motion and sensation being affected
PERINEURIUM.
The sheath surrounding a bundle of nerve fibers in a peripheral
nerve
PERIOSTEUM.
The tough fibrous membrane surrounding a bone
PES.
Referring to the foot or paw
PIEZOELECTRIC.
Electric current generated by pressure upon certain bony crystals
PLANTAR.
Referring to the walking surface of the hindpaw; volar
POLYARTICULAR.
Pertaining to two or more joints
POLYDACTYLISM.
The occurrence of more than the usual number of toes
PRONATION.
The act of turning the forepaw outward from the body
PROSTHESIS.
An artificial replacement for body parts that may be missing
or defective
PSEUDARTHROSIS.
A false joint, as that sometimes seen following a fracture or
in failure of an arthrodesis or fusion
QUADRIPLEGIA.
Paralysis of all four limbs
REAM.
To widen an opening; to open the medullary canal
RECURVATUM.
A backward bending; a curvature backward
REDUCTION.
The correction of a fracture or luxation
RESECTION.
Excision of a considerable portion of an organ; especially excision
of the ends of bones and other structures forming a joint
RETROGRADE.
Pin placement that begins at the fracture site and exits a bone
end
ROTATION.
The process of turning around an axis
