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1
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Pachy-

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thick

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-pagus

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conjoined twins

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Palat/o

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palate (roof of mouth)

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Pale/o

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old

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pali-
(palin-)
(not need?)

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recurrence, repetition

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Palliat-

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to soothe, relieve

palliative care - soothe without cure

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Palpebr/o

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eyelid

blephar/o

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Palp/o , Palpat/o

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to touch gently

palpate - touch gently

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Palpit/o

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flutter, throbbing

palpitation

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Pan-

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all

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Pancreat/o

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pancreas

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Pant/o

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all, whole

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Papill/o/a

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nipple like

papilla - round protrude on organ/body

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papul/o

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papule, pimple

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par-

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other than, abnormal

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para-

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near, beside, abnormal, apart from, along the side of

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-para

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Given birth

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-parous

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Give birth

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-parasit/o

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parasite

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parathyroid/o

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parathyroid gland

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-paresis

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weakness, slight paralysis

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pareunia

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sexual intercourse

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-partum

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birth, labor

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patell/a

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patella - knee cap

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patell/o

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patella

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path/o

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disease

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-pathy

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disease, emotion

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pector/o

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chest

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pedicul/o

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lice

pediculosis - lice infestation

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ped/o

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child, foot

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pelv/i

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pelvis, hip region

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pend/o

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to hang

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-penia

A

deficiency

leukopenia - white blood cell deficient

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-pepsia

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digestion

dyspepsia - indigestion

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per-

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through

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percuss/o

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to tap

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peri-

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surrounding

pericardium

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perine/o

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perineum
(area between the thighs, lower boundary of the pelvis contain urinary and genital ducts and rectum. area between the anus and the posterior part of the external genitalia)

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peritone/o

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peritoneum - tissue that lines your abdominal wall, covers organs of abdomen

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per/o

obsolete

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deformed, maimed

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perone/o

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fibula

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perspire

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sweat

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petr/o

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stone, petrous region of the temporal bone

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-pexy

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fixation, to put in place

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phac/o

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lens of eye

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phag/o

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eat, swallow

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-phagia

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eating swallowing

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phak/o

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lens of eye

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phalang/o

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phalanges (finger and toes)

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phall/o

A

penis

phallic

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phaner/o

not needed

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visible, apparent

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pharmac/o

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drug

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pharmaceut/o

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drug

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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phas/o

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speech

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-phasia

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speech

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phe/o

maybe needed?

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dusky, dark

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-pheresis

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removal

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phil/o

A

like, love, attraction to

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-phil

A

attraction for

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-philia

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attraction for

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phim/o

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muzzle

phimosis - foreskin cant be pulled back over head

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phleb/o

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vein

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phob/o

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fear

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phon/o

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voice, sound

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-phonia

A

voice sound

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-phor/o

A

to bear

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-phoresis

A

carrying, transmission

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-phoria

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to bear, cary, feeling (mental state)

euphoria

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phosphat/o

A

phosphate

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phot/o

A

light

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phren/o

A

diaphragm

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-phthisis

obsolete

A

wasting away

TB

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-phylaxis

A

protection

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phyl/o

A

race, species, type

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physi/o

A

nature, function

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physic/o

A

physical, nature

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-physis

A

to grow

epiphysis

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phys/o

not needed

A

air, gas

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phyt/o

A

plant

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-phyte

A

plant

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picr/o

obsolete

A

bitter

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Pies/i , -piesis

A

pressure

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pil/o

A

hair

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pimel/o

A

fat, fatty

86
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pineal/o

A

pineal gland

87
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pin/o

A

to drink

pinocytosis - cell take up fluid

88
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pituitar/o

A

pituitary gland

89
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-plakia

A

plaque

90
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plan/o

A

flat, level, wandering

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plant/o

A

sole of the foot

plantar

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plas/o

A

development, formation

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-plasia

A

development, formation

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-plasm

A

formation, structure

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-plastic

A

pertaining to formation

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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platy-

A

broad, flat

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Ple/o

not need

A

more, many

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-plegia

A

paralysis, palsy

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-plegic

A

paralysis, palsy

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pleur/o

A

pleura

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plex/o

A

plexus, network (of nerves)

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-pnea

A

breathing

dyspnea

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pneum/o

A

lung, air, gas

pneumonia - infection of lungs

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pneumon/o

A

lung, air, gas

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pod/o

A

foot

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-poiesis

A

formation

hematopoiesis - blood formation

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-poietin

A

substance that forms

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poikil/o

A

varied, irregular

poikilocytosis - irregular blood cell shape, 10% or more

110
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pol/o

not needed

A

extreme

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polio-

A

gray mater (of brain or spinal cord)

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Poly-

A

many, much

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polyp-/o

A

polyp, small growth

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pont/o

A

pons

115
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Por/o , -pore

A

opening, passageway

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-porosis

A

condition of pores

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-posia

A

drinking

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posit/o

A

arrangement, place

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post-

A

after, behind

120
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poster/o

A

back (of body), behind

121
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-prandial

A

meal

122
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-praxia

A

action, activity

apraxia - condition of brain, cannot do tasks when asked

123
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pre-

A

before, in front of

124
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presby/o

A

old age

presbyopia - old age, cannot see up close

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primi-

A

first

126
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pro-

A

before, forward

127
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proct/o

A

anus and rectum

proctitis - inflammation of rectum

128
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pros-

A

before, forward

129
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pros/o

A

forward, anterior

130
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prosop/o

A

face

prosopagnosia - cannot recognize faces

131
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prostat/o

A

prostate gland

132
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prot/o

A

first

133
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prote/o

A

protein

134
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proxim/o

A

near

135
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prurit/o

A

itching

pruitus - itching

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psamm/o

A

sand, sandlike material

137
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pseudo-

A

false

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psor/o

A

itching

psoriasis - buildup of skin, cause itchy dry patches

139
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psych/o

A

mind

140
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psychr/o

psychrometer

A

cold

141
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pterygium

A

A growth that starts on the clear tissue of the eye that can spread to the cornea

142
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ptosis

A

droop, sag, prolapse, protrude

ptosis - drooping upper eyelid

143
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ptyalo-

A

saliva

salivary gland

144
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-ptysis

A

spitting

145
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pub/o

A

pubis (anterior part of hip bone)

146
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pulmon/o

A

lung

147
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Puls/o , Pulsat/o

A

to beat, beating

148
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-puncture

A

to pierce a surface

149
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pupill/o

A

pupil

150
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purpur/i

A

purple

151
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purul/o

A

pus

purulent - contain pus

152
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py/o

A

pus

153
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pycn/o

A

thick, dense

154
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pyel/o

A

renal pelvis

pyelonephritis - inflammation of kidney due to bacteria

155
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pyl/e

A

portal vein

156
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pylor/o

A

pylorus, pyloric sphincter

157
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pyr/o

A

fever, fire

158
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pyret/o

A

fever

159
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pyrex/o

A

fever

pyrexia - fever, rise in body temp.

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