Combining Forms (P-R) Flashcards
1
Q
palat/o
A
palate (roof of mouth)
2
Q
pancreat/o
A
pancreas
3
Q
parathyroid/o
A
parathyroid glands
4
Q
patell/o
A
patella
5
Q
path/o
A
disease
6
Q
pector/o
A
chest
7
Q
ped/i , ped/o
A
foot, child
8
Q
pedicul/o
A
lice
9
Q
pelv/i , pelv/o
A
pelvis
10
Q
pen/o
A
penis
11
Q
perine/o
A
perineum (area between the scrotum and anus)
12
Q
peritone/o
A
peritoneum
13
Q
phac/o
A
lens
14
Q
phag/o
A
swallowing, eating
15
Q
phalang/o
A
phalanges (finger and toe bones)
16
Q
pharmaceutic/o
A
drug, medicine
17
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx
18
Q
phe/o
A
dusky, dark
19
Q
phil/o
A
attraction for
20
Q
phim/o
A
muzzle
21
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
22
Q
phot/o
A
light
23
Q
phren/o
A
diaphragm; mind
24
Q
pil/o
A
hair
25
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
26
plas/o
formation, growth
27
pleur/o
pleura
28
pneum/o , pneumon/o
air; lung
29
pod/o
foot
30
poikil/o
varied, irregular
31
poli/o
gray, gray mater
32
polyp/o
small growth
33
poster/o
posterior, behind, back (of body)
34
presby/o
old age
35
proct/o
anus, rectum
36
prostat/o
prostate gland
37
proxim/o
proximal, near, nearest
38
psych/o
mind
39
ptyal/o
saliva
40
pub/o
pubis
41
pulmon/o
lung
42
pupill/o
pupil
43
py/o
pus
44
pyel/o
renal pelvis
45
pylor/o
pylorus
46
pyr/o
fire
47
rachi/o
spine
48
radi/o
radiation, x-ray, radius
49
radicul/o
nerve root
50
rect/o
rectum
51
ren/o
kidney
52
reticul/o
net, mesh
53
retin/o
retina
54
rhabd/o
rod shaped (striated)
55
rhabdomy/o
rod shaped (striated) muscle
56
rhin/o
nose
57
rhytid/o
wrinkle
58
roentgen/o
x-rays
59
rube/o
red
