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Medical conditions and body parts. But nothing good enough to self-diagnose with, just the basics!

Subcategories: Body parts (199), Phobias (6), Senses (5), Substances (22)

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P is for Pimple

A pimple is a small raised, often inflamed spot on your skin. Teenagers often have pimples on their faces.

P is for Pinky

Your pinky finger is the smallest finger on your hand.

P is for Pinna

The pinna is part of your outer ear. It is the outer edge of your ear that sticks out of the sides of your head.

P is for Placenta

The placenta is an organ that grows inside a pregnant woman's uterus, alongside the baby.

The placenta connects the baby to the blood supply of the parent through the umbilical cord. It brings oxygen and nutrients to the baby and removes waste. The placenta is usually delivered after the birth.

P is for Plague

A plague is a widespread outbreak of disease or something else bad, such as a plague of locusts.

Plagues cause a lot of death or damage.

P is for Plasma

Plasma is the pale, liquid part of blood. Plasma makes up about half of the volume of blood.

P is for Platelets

Platelets are small blood cells in your body. They help your blood clot so you stop bleeding when you get a cut.

In the picture, the platelets are the small purple dots.

P is for Plumage

Plumage is the name collectively given to all the feathers on a bird.

P is for Poison

Poisons are something that, when it gets into the system of a living organism, has a bad effect. If a creature comes into contact with enough poison, they will die.
Poisons are distinguished from venom and toxins in the way they are produced. A toxin is a poison produced by a natural process, and venom is a poison that is injected by a bite or sting.

P is for Pore (Skin)

Pores are tiny holes in your skin. Things like oil and sweat come out of your pores, to cool you down and keep your skin in good condition.

P is for Pregnant

Pregnancy is the state female mammals are in when they have one or more babies growing inside them, in their uterus. People, cows and horses usually have one baby at a time, while animals like pigs and cats have many babies at a time.

P is for Pupil

Your pupil is the black central part of your eye. The pupil is actually a hole in the center of your iris that lets light into your eye so you can see. Your pupil gets smaller when it is very bright, and big when it is dark. Some animals, like cats, have slit-shaped pupils not round ones.
The radius is one of the bones in your arm. It is found in the lower arm, between the elbow and the wrist.

The radius helps you move and rotate your hand. When you turn your palm up or down, the radius and the ulna work together.

R is for Rash

A rash is a change in the appearance of your skin. Most rashes make you look like you are covered in little red dots. Some rashes are raised, some are blistery, still others are flakey. There are lots of different kinds of rashes and even more possible causes, so if you have a rash that is very bad or won't go away, see your Doctor.

R is for Rectum

Your rectum is the last section of the large intestine in humans.

The rectum stores solid waste before it leaves the body. Waste moves from the colon into the rectum, then leaves through the anus during a bowel movement.
The respiratory tract is all the body parts that help you breathe. It is the path for air to move in and out of your body.

It includes the nose, throat, windpipe, and lungs. Air goes in through the nose, then down the windpipe to the lungs. In the lungs, oxygen goes into the blood and carbon dioxide leaves the body when you breathe out.

R is for Retina

The retina is a thin layer of tissue at the back of the eye. It helps you see by turning light into signals that go into your brain.

The retina is connected to the brain through the optic nerve. When light enters your eye, the retina receives it and sends images as electrical signals. You can find the retina lining the inside surface at the back of each eye.

R is for Ribcage

Your ribcage is the bony frame that supports your chest. It helps protect the heart and lungs. You can feel it under the skin on the upper body.

The ribcage is made of ribs, which curve from the spine to the breastbone.

R is for Ribs

Your ribs are the bones that make the shape of your chest and torso. You can see the ribs clearly on a person or animal that is underweight.

R is for Ring finger

Your ring finger is the fourth finger from the thumb.

You can find it between the middle finger and the little finger. People often wear wedding bands or other rings on this finger. Wedding rings are worn on the ring finger on your left hand.