P has various meanings in the Healthcare category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of P in Healthcare.
First or foremost in time or development. The primary teeth (the baby teeth) are those that come first. Primary may also refer to symptoms or a disease to which others are secondary.A primary tumor is one that is at the original site at which it arose. For example, a primary brain tumor is one that arose in the brain as opposed to one that arose elsewhere and metastasized (spread) to the brain. The original tumor is sometimes called "the primary."
HealthcareTools and equipment used in building operations. To attach or fix by nailing or otherwise, eg planted door stop. A facility that operates as a manufacturer or supplier of products. 2.A physical location where goods are manufactured. A term commonly used either as a synonym for an industrial establishment or a generating facility or to refer to a particular process within an establishment.
HealthcarePain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli, such as stubbing a toe, burning a finger, putting alcohol on a cut, or bumping the funny bone. Because it is a complex, subjective phenomenon, defining pain has been a challenge. The International Association for the Study of Pain's widely used definition states: Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.
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