Medical Term (P) Flashcards
pancreat/o
pancreas
papill/o
nipple-like
papul/o
pimple
par-, para-
near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of
-para
to give birth
parasit/o
parasite
parathryoid/o
parathyroid glands
-paresis
weakness
-pareunia
sexual intercourse
-partum
birth; labor
patell/a, patell/o
patella (kneecap)
path/o, -pathy
disease
pector/o
chest
pedicul/o
louse (lice)
ped/o
child; foot
pelv/i, pelv/o
pelvis; hip region
pend/o
to hang
-penia
deficiency
-pepsia
digestion
per-
through
percuss/o
to tap
peri-
surrounding
perine/o
perineum
peritone/o
peritoneum
perone/o
fibula
perspir/o
breathe through
-pexy
fixation; to put in place
phac/o
lens of eye
phag/o
eat; swallow
-phage
eat; swallow
-phagia
eating; swallowing
phak/o
lens of eye
phalang/o
phalanges (of fingers and toes)
phall/i, phill/o
penis
phaner/o
visible, apparent
pharmac/o, pharmaceut/o
drug
pharyng/o
throat (pharynx)
phas/o
speech
-phasia
speech
phe/o
dusky; dark
-pheresis
removal
phil/o, -phil, -philia
like; love; attraction to
phleb/o
vein
phob/o, -phobia
fear
phon/o, -phonia
voice; sound
phor/o
to bear
-phoresis
carrying; transmission
-phoria
to bear, carry, feeling (mental state)
phot/o
light
phren/o
diaphragm; mind
-phthisis
wasting away
-phylaxis
protection
physi/o, physic/o
nature, function
-physis
to grow
phyt/o, -phyte
plant
pil/o
hair
pineal/o
pineal gland
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
-plakia
plaque
plan/o
flat, level, wandering
plant/o
sole of the foot
plas/o, plas/i, -plasia
development; formation, growth
-plasm
formative material of cells
-plastic
pertaining to formation
-plasty
surgical repair
ple/o
more; many
-plegia, -plegic
paralysis; palsy
pleur/o
pleura
plex/o
plexus; network (of nerves)
-pnea
breathing
pneum/o, pneumon/o
lung; air; gas
pod/o
foot
-poiesis
formation
pol/o
extreme
poly-
many: much
polyp/o
polyp; small growth
pall/o, pallid/o
pale, lacking or drained of color
palpit/o
throbbing, quivering
par/o
to bear, bring forth, labor
paralys/o, paralyt/o
disable
pares/i, paret/o
to disable
pariet/o
wall
parotid/o
parotid gland
paroxysm/o
sudden attack
paus/o, -pause
stopping
pedi/a
child
percept/o
become aware, perceive
peristals/o, peristalt/o
constrict around
perme/o
to pass or go through
pernici/o
destructive, harmful
pertuss/i
intensive cough
petechi/o
skin spot
pher/o
to bear or carry
phlegm/o
thick mucus
-phylactic
protective, preventive
pigment/o
pigment, color
pinn/i
external ear, auricle
plac/o
flat plate or patch
placent/o
placenta, round flat cake
plasm/o
something molded or formed
plic/o
fold or ridge
pne/o
breath, breathing
-pneic
pertaining to breathing
poli/o
gray matter of brain and spinal cord
pollic/o
thumb
poplit/o
back of the knee
port/i
gate, door
potent/o
powerful
pract/i, practic/o
practice, pursue an occupation
-praxis
act, activity, practice use
precoc/i
early, premature
pregn/o
pregnant, full of
prematur/o
too early, untimely
preputi/o
foreskin, prepuce
press/o
press, draw
priap/o
penis
process/o
going forth
procreat/o
reproduce
prodrom/o
running ahead, precursor
product/o
lead forward, yield, produce
prolaps/o
fall downward, slide forward
prolifer/o
reproduce, bear offspring
pron/o, pronat/o
bent forward
prosth/o, prosthet/o
addition, appendage
protein/o
protein
pseudo/o
false
pubert/o
ripe age, adult
pudend/o
pudendum
puerper/i
childbearing, labor
pulpos/o
fleshy, pulpy
punct/o
sting, prick, puncture
pur/o
pus
purul/o
pus-liked
pustul/o
infected pimple
py/o
pus
pyel/o
renal pelvis, bowl of kidney
pylor/o
pylorus, pyloric sphincter
pyr/o, pyret/o
fever, fire
