Killing sufficient cancer cells that none can be detected in the body by conventional means, for example clinical examination, blood tests, or imaging techniques.
Radius
The thicker of two bones between the elbow and the wrist, the thinner bone being the ulna.
Radiation
The delivery of sub-atomic particles to damage and ultimately kill cancer cells. See also linear accelerator.
Pyothorax
Pyothorax is a bacterial infection in the chest cavity, which can be caused by various things including an injury from a fight, a migrating foreign body, or a chronic ongoing infection.
Proximal
Situated nearer to the centre of the body or the point of attachment.
Prognosis
The outcome of a surgery, or a treatment. In oncology normally refers to the expected life span of the patient.
Primary epilepsy
Seizures assumed to be related to an underlying genetic predisposition.
Peripheral vestibular disease
Clinical signs associated with loss of balance, disorientation, head tilt and irregular jerking eye movements known as nystagmus.
PerFiTS
Percutaneous Fixation To Skeleton (PerFiTS). The PerFiTS is a unique, custom-made prosthetic implant incorporating an endoprosthesis and exoprosthesis, which avoids full-limb amputation in cases of limb malformation, tumour or trauma to provide your dog or cat with a fully functional limb.
Pathological Fracture
Bone is weakened by a disease process, perhaps cancer, infection, poor nutrition or disuse, and breaks following little to no insult.
Patella
The patella, or knee cap, is a small bone buried in the tendon of the extensor muscles (the quadriceps muscles) of the thigh.
Partial Seizure
Seizure like activity involving more focal areas of the brain and may appear as muscle spasms/tremors, abnormal sensations or even hallucinations.