Med term P Flashcards
Pachy-
thick
-pagus
conjoined twins
Palat/o
palate (roof of mouth)
Pale/o
old
pali-
(palin-)
(not need?)
recurrence, repetition
Palliat-
to soothe, relieve
palliative care - soothe without cure
Palpebr/o
eyelid
blephar/o
Palp/o , Palpat/o
to touch gently
palpate - touch gently
Palpit/o
flutter, throbbing
palpitation
Pan-
all
Pancreat/o
pancreas
Pant/o
all, whole
Papill/o/a
nipple like
papilla - round protrude on organ/body
papul/o
papule, pimple
par-
other than, abnormal
para-
near, beside, abnormal, apart from, along the side of
-para
Given birth
-parous
Give birth
-parasit/o
parasite
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
-paresis
weakness, slight paralysis
pareunia
sexual intercourse
-partum
birth, labor
patell/a
patella - knee cap
patell/o
patella
path/o
disease
-pathy
disease, emotion
pector/o
chest
pedicul/o
lice
pediculosis - lice infestation
ped/o
child, foot
pelv/i
pelvis, hip region
pend/o
to hang
-penia
deficiency
leukopenia - white blood cell deficient
-pepsia
digestion
dyspepsia - indigestion
per-
through
percuss/o
to tap
peri-
surrounding
pericardium
perine/o
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)
peritone/o
peritoneum - tissue that lines your abdominal wall, covers organs of abdomen
per/o
obsolete
deformed, maimed
perone/o
fibula
perspire
sweat
petr/o
stone, petrous region of the temporal bone
-pexy
fixation, to put in place
phac/o
lens of eye
phag/o
eat, swallow
-phagia
eating swallowing
phak/o
lens of eye
phalang/o
phalanges (finger and toes)
phall/o
penis
phallic
phaner/o
not needed
visible, apparent
pharmac/o
drug
pharmaceut/o
drug
pharyng/o
pharynx (throat)
phas/o
speech
-phasia
speech
phe/o
maybe needed?
dusky, dark
-pheresis
removal
phil/o
like, love, attraction to
-phil
attraction for
-philia
attraction for
phim/o
muzzle
phimosis - foreskin cant be pulled back over head
phleb/o
vein
phob/o
fear
phon/o
voice, sound
-phonia
voice sound
-phor/o
to bear
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
-phoria
to bear, cary, feeling (mental state)
euphoria
phosphat/o
phosphate
phot/o
light
phren/o
diaphragm
-phthisis
obsolete
wasting away
TB
-phylaxis
protection
phyl/o
race, species, type
physi/o
nature, function
physic/o
physical, nature
-physis
to grow
epiphysis
phys/o
not needed
air, gas
phyt/o
plant
-phyte
plant
picr/o
obsolete
bitter
Pies/i , -piesis
pressure
pil/o
hair
pimel/o
fat, fatty
pineal/o
pineal gland
pin/o
to drink
pinocytosis - cell take up fluid
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
-plakia
plaque
plan/o
flat, level, wandering
plant/o
sole of the foot
plantar
plas/o
development, formation
-plasia
development, formation
-plasm
formation, structure
-plastic
pertaining to formation
-plasty
surgical repair
platy-
broad, flat
Ple/o
not need
more, many
-plegia
paralysis, palsy
-plegic
paralysis, palsy
pleur/o
pleura
plex/o
plexus, network (of nerves)
-pnea
breathing
dyspnea
pneum/o
lung, air, gas
pneumonia - infection of lungs
pneumon/o
lung, air, gas
pod/o
foot
-poiesis
formation
hematopoiesis - blood formation
-poietin
substance that forms
poikil/o
varied, irregular
poikilocytosis - irregular blood cell shape, 10% or more
pol/o
not needed
extreme
polio-
gray mater (of brain or spinal cord)
Poly-
many, much
polyp-/o
polyp, small growth
pont/o
pons
Por/o , -pore
opening, passageway
-porosis
condition of pores
-posia
drinking
posit/o
arrangement, place
post-
after, behind
poster/o
back (of body), behind
-prandial
meal
-praxia
action, activity
apraxia - condition of brain, cannot do tasks when asked
pre-
before, in front of
presby/o
old age
presbyopia - old age, cannot see up close
primi-
first
pro-
before, forward
proct/o
anus and rectum
proctitis - inflammation of rectum
pros-
before, forward
pros/o
forward, anterior
prosop/o
face
prosopagnosia - cannot recognize faces
prostat/o
prostate gland
prot/o
first
prote/o
protein
proxim/o
near
prurit/o
itching
pruitus - itching
psamm/o
sand, sandlike material
pseudo-
false
psor/o
itching
psoriasis - buildup of skin, cause itchy dry patches
psych/o
mind
psychr/o
psychrometer
cold
pterygium
A growth that starts on the clear tissue of the eye that can spread to the cornea
ptosis
droop, sag, prolapse, protrude
ptosis - drooping upper eyelid
ptyalo-
saliva
salivary gland
-ptysis
spitting
pub/o
pubis (anterior part of hip bone)
pulmon/o
lung
Puls/o , Pulsat/o
to beat, beating
-puncture
to pierce a surface
pupill/o
pupil
purpur/i
purple
purul/o
pus
purulent - contain pus
py/o
pus
pycn/o
thick, dense
pyel/o
renal pelvis
pyelonephritis - inflammation of kidney due to bacteria
pyl/e
portal vein
pylor/o
pylorus, pyloric sphincter
pyr/o
fever, fire
pyret/o
fever
pyrex/o
fever
pyrexia - fever, rise in body temp.
