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Medical Prefixes & Suffixes P-Z Flashcards

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Pachy

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thick, abnormal thickness of the skull - Pachycephalic = P or S

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Para

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near, abnormal pain - Paralgia = P

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Path

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study of disease - Pathology = P or S

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Penia

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deficiency, lack of cellular elements in the blood - Cytopenia = S

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Peri

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around the heart - Pericardium = S

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Pexy

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fixation, suspension surgical repair of a detached retina - Retinopexy = S

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Phobia

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fear of water - Hydrophobia = S

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Phoresis

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transmission, perspiration of sweat - Diaphoresis = S

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Plasty

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plastic surgical correction - Orthoplasty = S

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Plegia

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paralysis from the waist down, stroke - Paraplegia = S

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Poly

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many, arthritis in numerous joints - Polyarthritis = P or S

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Post

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after death - Postmortem = P or S

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Pre

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before surgery - Preoperative = P

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Pro

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in front of, on behalf of, tip of the tongue - Proglossis = P

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Pseudo

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false, false thirst - Pseudodipsia = P

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Ptosis

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falling, sagging of the breast - Mastophtosis = S

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Re

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back, again, flex response to stimulation - Reflex = P

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Retro

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backward, bent backward posterior - Retroflexed = S

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Rrhaphy

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suture, suturing of the heart - Cardiorrhaphy = S

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Rhexis

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rupture, ruptured blood vessel - Angiorrhexis = S

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Scopy

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exam, bronchus exam - Bronchoscopy = S

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Semi

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half, half-conscious - Semicomatose = P

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Sphygmo

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pulse meter - Sphygmomanonmeter = P

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Sub

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below, under the tongue - Sublingual = P

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Super, Supra

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above, highly severe - Superacute = P

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Sym, Syn

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together, dependent on one another - Symbiotic = P or S

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Tachy

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swift, fast, rapid heart rate - Tachycardia = P

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Tele

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distance signal monitor interpretation - Telemetry = P

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Toxo

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toxic, poison, skin disease caused by poison - Toxicoderma = P or S

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Trans

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across, transfer of blood into an individual - Transfusion = P

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Tri

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three, three cusps - Tricuspid = P

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Ultra

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above, high-frequency sound - Ultrasonic = P

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Uni

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one, having one working eye - Uniocular = P

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Xeno

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foreign, a graft from one species to another - Xenograft = P

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Xero

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dry, dry lips - Xerochilia = P

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