Medical Terminology #6 Flashcards by Lorraine Lopez | Brainscape

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-paresis

A

weakness

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para-

A

near,beside

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path/o, -pathy

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disease

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ped/o

A

foot, child

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-penia

A

decrease in, deficiency

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peri-

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around, about

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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

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-phagia

A

swallowing

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pharmac/o

A

drug

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-phasia

A

speech

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-philia

A

love for, craving

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-phobia

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fear, aversion

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phon/o, -phonia

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sound, voice

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phot/o

A

light

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-phylaxis

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protection

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physi/o

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relating to nature

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-plasia

A

formation, development

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-plegia, -plegic

A

paralysis

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-poiesis

A

formation

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poly-

A

many,much

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post-

A

after, behind

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pre-,pro-

A

before, in front of

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presby-

A

old

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primi-, prot/o

A

first

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pseudo-

A

false

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psych/o

A

mind

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-ptosis

A

drooping

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py/o

A

pus

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pyr/o

A

fever