Glossary
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Premedicationdrugs given before an anaesthetic | |
Premolarsteeth found between the canines and molars designed for chewing soft food | |
Prionsproteins found in the cell that can cause disease if they mutate | |
Progesteronereproductive hormone that helps maintain pregnancy | |
Prolactinhormone that stimulates mammary glands to produce milk | |
Prophylactica medication given before infection to avoid disease | |
Proproceptorscells which receive information about the position of the body and the space around it | |
Prostate glanda gland surrounding the neck of the male urinary bladder in mammals, that releases fluid which is a component of semen | |
Proteasean enzyme that breaks down proteins | |
Proximalsituated towards the centre of the body | |