Glossary P

Glossary P

Pituitary Tumors refer to tumors that arise from the Pituitary Gland. It is traditional to divide pituitary tumors into functioning and non-functioning Adenomas.

Pixilated also called Pixillated means mentally unbalanced; eccentric. Also means whimsical. Pixilated is from the word Pixie, a mischievous fairy-like creature.

PKU is the abbreviations of Phenylketonuria, a Genetic disorder affecting the Metabolism of phenylalanine. If left untreated, mental retardation, hyperactivity and other cognitive d

Place of articulation refers to the location where the airflow is obstructed as a consonant is produced.

Place theory is the Theory that higher and lower tones excite specific areas of the cochlea. It is a concept that Pitch perception depends on which part of the inner ear has cells with the greatest activity level

Place theory of Hearing is the proposal that the frequency of a sound is indicated by the place along the organ of Corti at which nerve firing is highest. Modern Place Theory is based on Békésy’s traveling wave Theory of Hearing.

Placebo refers to a substance that a person believes will relieve symptoms such as pain but that contains no chemicals that actually act on these symptoms.

Placebo condition refers to the Condition used in experimental Research in which people are given an inert substance or treatment that is similar in all other ways to the experimental