C C fibres small, non-myelinated, free nerve endings within skin, and fibres within mixed nerves, carrying afferent pain impulses from high-threshold polymodal nociceptors; C-fibre nerve endings also secrete bradykinins, initiating…
P pacemaker see artificial pacemaker pachyonychia congenita rare, congenital, autosomal-dominant disease characterized by generalized skin thickening and anhidrosis, and marked onychogryphosis of toenails and fingernails developing during babyhood pacinian corpuscles…
S sabre tibia anterior (sagittal-plane) bowing of tibia; characteristic of Paget’s disease sac cyst; capsule sacral plexus nerve fibre plexus (originating from spinal nerves L2–S2) that gives rise to all…
M maceration increase in bulk (with softening) of the stratum corneum; caused by prolonged exposure to sweat or induced by topical application of hydrolysing or caustic chemicals, in treatment of…
W Wagner ulcer classification system see Table U2 walking cast see Aircast boot walking cycle gait cycle; see Tables G1, G3 and G5 walking–running cycle see Table G4 Ward’s sign…
J jellyfish stings acute inflammatory skin reaction, often of legs, from injected jellyfish venom during sea bathing; affected skin areas may show hyperpigmentation Jendrassik’s manoeuvre increased response to a tendon…
V vaccination injection of attenuated (i.e. live) or killed (i.e. dead) culture of a specific microorganism/its exotoxin to induce host immunity to the causative agent vaccine preparation designed to act…
O Ober’s test see test, Ober’s obese an adult who is more than 20% heavier than their height related ideal weight, with a body mass index of >25 and/or having…
