Med P/S Column 20 Flashcards
phleb/o
vein
phlegm/o
thick mucus
phob/o, -phobia
abnormal fear
phon/o, -phonia
sound, voice
phor/o
carry, bear, movement
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
-phoria
to bear, carry, feeling, mental state
phot/o
light
phren/o
diaphragm, mind
-phthisis
wasting away
-phylactic
protective, preventive
-phylaxis
protection
physi/o, physic/o
nature
-physis
to grow
phyt/o, -phyte
plant
pigment/o
pigment, color
pil/i, pil/o
hair
pineal/o
pineal gland
pinni/i
external ear, auricle
pituit/o, pituitar/o
pituitary gland
plac/o
flat plate or patch
placent/o
placenta, round flat cake
plak/o, -plakia
plaque, plate, thin layer or scale
plan/o
flat
plant/i, plant/o
sole of foot
plas/i, plas/o
development, growth, formation
plas/o, -plasia
development, formation, growth
-plasm
formative material of cells
plasm/o
something molded or formed
plast/o
growth, development, mold
-plastic
pertaining to formation
-plasty
surgical repair
ple/o
more, many
-plegia
paralysis, stroke
-plegic
one affected with paralysis
pleur/o
pleura, side of the body
plex/o
plexus, network
plic/o
fold or ridge
-pnea
breathing
-pneic
pertaining to breathing
pne/o-
breath, breathing
pneum/o, pneumon/o
lung, air
pod/o
foot
-poiesis
formation, to make
poikil/o
varied, irregular
pol/o
extreme
poli/o
gray matter of brain and spinal cord
pollic/o
thumb
poly-
many
polyp/o
polyp, small growth
pont/o
pons (a part of the brain), bridge
poplit/o
back of the knee
por/o
pore, small opening
-porosis
lessening in density, porous condition
port/i
gate, door
post-
after, behind
poster/o
behind, toward the back