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Pallor: appearance of the skin.

Paraesthesia: abnormal sensation such as burning or tingling due to a disorder of the sensory nervous system.

Paronychia: inflammation around the tissue surrounding the nail.

Popliteal: pertaining to the area behind the knee.

Proprioception: the monitoring of internal changes in the body by sensory nerve endings brought about by movement and muscular activity.

Prosthesis: artificial substitute for a missing body part.

Purulence: pus.

PVD: peripheral vascular disease: progressive clogging of the arteries.

Pyrexia: fever.