| palatable | pleasing, tasty, good |
| pandemic flu | pandemic flu, deadly flu, fast and wide-spread flu |
| pandemic vaccine | pandemic flu vaccine |
| panzootic | a flu pandemic in animals, a deadly flu pandemic in animals, fast and wide-spread flu in animals |
| papule | small red dot on your skin, skin rash |
| paralysis | can’t move |
| parameter | limit, factor, value |
| parasite | animal or plant living off another animal or plant |
| participate | take part, join, share |
| passive immunity | disease protection from either mother or vaccine |
| pathogen | germ, virus, disease-causing agent |
| pathogenic | disease causing |
| peak flow meter | small tool used to measure how fast you can blow out air |
| peak flow | the fastest you can blow out air |
| pending | coming, until, waiting on something or someone |
| perforation | hole |
| perform | do, carry out, act |
| pericarditis | heart inflammation, swelling of the tissue covering the heart |
| perinatal death | death before birth, stillborn |
| periphery | edge, boundary |
| peritoneum | lining of your stomach, belly, tummy |
| permanent | lasting, long term, forever |
| permit | allow, let |
| persevere | hold on, keep at, last, keep trying, not give up |
| persistent | there all the time, constant, doesn’t go away, not giving up |
| personal protective equipment (PPE) | gowns, face shields, gloves, face masks, and respirators |
| personnel | people, staff |
| perspire | sweat |
| persuade | convince, talk into, win over, urge |
| pertinent | fitting, important |
| petechiae | tiny red or purple spot on your skin, skin rash |
| pharmacist | druggist, drug dispenser |
| photosensitive | sun-sensitive |
| physical examination | check-up, doctor’s appointment |
| physical therapist | someone who treats pain and weakness by exercise |
| physical therapy | treatment of pain and weakness through exercise |
| physician | doctor |
| pica | craving, dirt or clay eating, unusual appetite |
| pigmentation | color |
| placebo | sugar pill |
| platelet | blood clotting cell |
| pleurisy | lung inflammation |
| pneumonia | lung infection |
| podiatry | the medical department that treats problems with feet, medical specialty – feet, foot doctor |
| poliomyelitis | polio; a disease that can make you unable to move |
| pollute | dirty, poison, taint, spoil |
| polysaccharide vaccines | sugar vaccines |
| polyurethane | plastic |
| portion | piece, amount, part, serving |
| position | job, rank, class, grade |
| possess | have, own |
| post-exposure prophylaxis | drug given to someone who has been near someone sick, prevention drug, drugs to prevent the spread of disease |
| postpone | put off, wait, delay |
| potency | strength, force, power, level, dose |
| precaution | safeguard, caution, guard, care |
| predicament | problem, bad situation, plight, difficulty |
| preliminary | early, not final, initial |
| pre-pandemic vaccine | pandemic flu or deadly flu vaccine; shot |
| preparedness | readiness, alertness, to be ready, to prepare, be prepared |
| prerogative | right |
| prescription | doctor's orders, medicine, drug order |
| present | give, send, now, show |
| prevalence | number of sick people |
| prevalence | spread, disease spread, number, figure |
| prevent | stop, keep from happening, forbid, keep, hinder |
| prevention | stop, bar, avoid |
| primary teeth | baby teeth |
| principal | main, first, head, chief, most important |
| probability | chance, likelihood |
| procedure | steps, method, course of action, how-to, way |
| proceed | go, move forward |
| prodromal | signs of disease or attack |
| proficient | skilled, experienced, able |
| progression | move forward, go on, get worse, advance |
| prohibit | ban, forbid, prevent |
| projectile | object moving with great force and speed, as in “projectile vomit” |
| proliferate | grow, spread, reproduce |
| prophylactic | drugs given to prevent sickness or pregnancy, birth control, condom |
| prophylaxis | prevention drugs, remedy, curative |
| prostate | gland in male body that makes sperm |
| prostatitis | infection of the prostate |
| protocol | method, standard, step-by-step process |
| protocol | rules, code |
| provide | give, offer, send, supply |
| provoke | make worse, cause, anger, annoy |
| psoriasis | a dry, scaly, skin rash |
| psoriatic arthritis | joint swelling disease with skin rash |
| psychiatrist | mental health doctor, shrink |
| psychiatry | study of mental health |
| PSA test | a test to check the health of the prostate |
| PTSD | an anxiety problem after seeing or having a traumatic event |
| public health | everyone’s health, our health, health of the community as a whole |
| puff | a short, gentle burst; a small breath |
| pulmonary | related to the lungs |
| pulmonary cancer | cancer of lung, trachea, bronchus |
| pulmonary care unit | lung disease treatment area of hospital |
| pulmonary fibrosis | lung disease, scarring of lung tissue, shortness of breath |
| pulmonologist | lung doctor |
| pulmonology | study of lung disease |
| purchase | buy |
| Source: CDC Plain Language Thesaurus for Health Communications. Other related materials: Vaccines & Immunizations Glossary; Harvard School of Public Health "Plain Language Glossaries" for asthma, arthritis, and lupus; Medical Library Association "Deciphering Medspeak" for diabetes, stroke, and HIV-AIDS |
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