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pedodontics Children’s dentistry.

pedigree In medicine, a family health history that is diagrammed with a set of international symbols to indicate the individuals in the family, their gender, their relationships to one another, those with diseases, and other data. A pedigree is a basic tool of clinical genetics that is used to determine that a disease is genetic,…

pediculus humanus capitis See head lice.

pediculosis See head lice.

pediatrics The field of medicine that is concerned with the health of infants, children, and adolescents; their growth and development; and their opportunity to achieve full potential as adults.

pediatric arthritis See arthritis in children.

pediatric Pertaining to children.

pectus excavatum See funnel chest.

pectus carinatum See pigeon breast.

pectoralis muscle absence with syndactyly See Poland syndrome.

pectoral muscle One of the muscles of the front of the upper chest. The pectoral muscles are familiarly known as the pecs and are the muscles underneath the breasts. Pectoral muscles are used by the upper extremities to push objects in front of the body. For example, these are the muscles that are exercised in…

pecs See pectoral muscle.