Lesson 8: Prefixes and Suffixes P through Z Flashcards
pachy/pachycephalic
thick/abnormal thickness of the skull
para/paralgia
near; departure from the norm/abnormal pain
path/pathology
disease/study of disease
penia/cytopenia
deficiency/lack of cellular elements in the blood
peri/pericardium
around/around the heart
pexy/retinopexy
fixation; suspension/surgical repair of a detached retina
phobia/hydrophobia
fear of/fear of water
phoresis/diaphoresis
transmission/perspiration, transmission of sweat
plasty/orthoplasty
plastic surgical correction/surgical straightening
plegia/paraplegia
paralysis; stroke/paralysis from the waist down
poly/polyarthritis
many/arthritis in numerous joints
post/postmortem
after/after death
pre/preoperative (pre-op)
before/before surgery
pro/proglossis
in front of; on behalf of/tip of the tongue
pseudo/pseudodipsia
false/false thirst
ptosis/mastoptosis
falling/sagging of the breast
re/reflex
back, again/flex response to stimulation
retro/retroflexed
backward/bent backward, posterior
rrhaphy/cariorrhaphy
suture/suturing of the heart
rhexis/angiorrhexis
rupture/ruptured blood vessel
scopy/bronchoscopy
exam/bronchus exam
semi/semicomatose
half/half-conscious
sphygmo/sphygmomanometer
pulse/pulse meter
sub/sublingual
below/under the tongue
sym, syn/symbiotic
together/dependent on one another
tachy/tachycardia
swift, fast/rapid heart rate
tele/telemetry
distance/distance signal monitor interpretation
toxo/toxicoderma
toxic, poison/skin disease caused by poison
trans/transfusion
across/transfer of blood into an individual
tri/tricuspid
three/three cusps
ultra/ultrasonic
above/high frequency sound
uni/uniocular
one/having one working eye
xeno/xenograft
foreign/a fraft from one species to another
xero/xerochilia
dry/dry lips
