Element P Flashcards by Kabita Ghale

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pachy-

A

thick

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palat/o

A

palate (roof of the mouth)

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pan-

A

all

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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

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-para

A

to bear (offspring)

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para-

A

near, besides; beyond

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parathyroid/o

A

parathyroid glands

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-paresis

A

partial paralysis

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patell/o

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patella (kneecap)

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path/o

-pathy

A

disease

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pector/o

A

chest

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ped/i

ped/o

A

foot; child

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pedicul/o

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lice

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pelv/i

pelv/o

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pelvis

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pen/o

A

penis

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-penia

A

decrease, deficiency

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-pepsia

A

digestion

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per-

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through

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peri-

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around

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perine/o

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perineum (area between the scrotum)

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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-pexy

A

fixation (of an organ)

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phac/o

A

lens

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phag/o

phage
phagia

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swallowing, eating

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phalang/o

phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes)

pharmaceutic/o

drug, medicine

pharyng/o

pharynx (throat)

-phil phil/o -philia

attraction for

phim/o

muzzle

phelb/o

vein

-phobia

fear

-phonia

voice

-phoresis

carrying, transmission

-phoria

feeling (mental state)

phot/o

light

phren/o

diaphragm; mind

-phylaxis

protection

-physis

growth

pil/o

hair

pituitar/o

pituitary gland

-plakia

plaque

plas/o - plasia - plasm

formation, growth

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

pleur/o

pleura

-plexy

stroke

-pnea

breathing

pneum/o | pneumon/o

air; lung

pod/o

foot

-poiesis

formation, production

poikil/o

varied, irregulat

poli/o

gray; gray matter (of the brain or spinal cord)

poly-

many, much

polyp/o

small growth

-porosis

porous

post-

after, behind

poster/o

back (of the body) behind, posterior

-potence

power

-prandial

meal

pre-

before, in front of

presby/o

old age

primi-

first

pro-

before, in front of

proct/o

anus, rectum

prostat/o

prostate gland

proxim/o

near, nearest

pseudo-

false

psych/o

mind

-ptosis

prolapse, downward displacement

ptyal/o

saliva

-ptysis

spitting

pub/o

pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)

pulmon/o

lung

pupill/o

pupil

py/o

pus

pyel/o

renal pelvis

pylor/o

pylorus

pyr/o

fire