Polysaccharide Vaccine
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Glossary
PMI
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
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Definition A heterogeneous condition which is defined by the presence of oligomenorrhea and/or amenorrhea with oligo- and/or anovulation, hyperandrogenism and polycystic ovaries.
PMR ▶ Proportional Mortality Rate
Polymerase Chain Reaction Definition Polymerase Chain Reaction is a technique used to amplify small segments of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and can be used to detect bacteria or viruses and diagnose genetic disorders.
PMS ▶ Premenstrual Syndrome
PODCI ▶ Pediatric Instrument
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5-Point Likert Scale Definition A type of psychometric response scale in which responders specify their level of agreement to a statement typically in five points: (1) Strongly disagree; (2) Disagree; (3) Neither agree nor disagree; (4) Agree; (5) Strongly agree.
Poly-Pill Definition A capsule containing aspirin plus antihypertensive and statin group of drugs. It is proposed to be given under the assumption that it will prevent recurrence of stroke (secondary stroke prevention). The merits of such a proposal in stroke prevention are not tested in populations.
Polymorphism Definition A form of genetic variation occurring in different individuals of the same species in which individuals with distinct genetic compositions exist together in the same population, even the rarest of them being too common (1% or more), to be maintained solely by mutation.
Polymyalgia Rheumatica Definition A common inflammatory rheumatic condition of elderly people characterized by aching and stiffness in shoulder and hip areas, elevation of markers of inflammation such as ESR and CRP and a good response to steroids.
Polysaccharide Vaccine Definition A Polysaccharide Vaccine is composed of long chains of sugar molecules that resemble
Glossary
the surface of certain types of bacteria. Polysaccharide vaccines are available for pneumococcal disease, meningococcal disease, and Haemophilus influenzae type b.
Population Health Definition The study of health and disease of groups of people (populations).
Polysomnography Definition Recording brainwaves, eye movements and other activities of body during sleep. PSG includes electroncephaloraphy (EEG), electrodardiography (ECG), electro-oculography (EOC), and electromyography (EMG), to record brain waves, heart rate and rhythm, eye, and chin and leg movements.
Population Attributable Fraction Definition The proportion of disease cases over a specified time that would be expected to be prevented following elimination of exposure to a specified causal factor.
Population Attributable Risk Definition The percentage of the disease incidence in a population that is attributable to a given risk factor. The PAR is calculated using the following formula: Prevalence (relative risk 1) / (prevalence (relative risk 1) + 1), where Prevalence is the prevalence of the risk factor in the population; Relative risk is the disease incidence among those exposed to the risk factor divided by the incidence among those not ex
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