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Premedication

drugs given before an anaesthetic


Premolars

teeth found between the canines and molars designed for chewing soft food


Prions

proteins found in the cell that can cause disease if they mutate


Progesterone

reproductive hormone that helps maintain pregnancy


Prolactin

hormone that stimulates mammary glands to produce milk


Prophylactic

a medication given before infection to avoid disease


Proproceptors

cells which receive information about the position of the body and the space around it


Prostate gland

a gland surrounding the neck of the male urinary bladder in mammals, that releases fluid which is a component of semen


Protease

an enzyme that breaks down proteins 


Proximal

situated towards the centre of the body



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