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pachy-

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thick; PACHYDERMA

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palpebr-

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of or pertaining to the eyelid; PALPEBRA

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pan-

pant(o)-

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denoting something as ‘complete’ or containing ‘everything’; PANOPHOBIA, PANOPTICON

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papill-

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of or pertaining to the nipple (of the chest/breast); PAILLITIS

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papul(o)-

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indicates papulosity, a small elevation or swelling in the skin, a pimple, swelling; PAPULATION

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para-

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alongside of, abnormal

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-paraesis

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slight paralysis; HEMIPARESIS

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parvo-

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small; PARVOVIRUS

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path(o)-

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disease; PATHOLOGY

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-pathy

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denotes (w/a negative sense) a disease, or disorder; SOCIOPATHY, NEUROPATHY

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ped-

  • ped-
  • pes
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of or pertaining to the foot, -footed; PEDOSCOPE

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pelv(i)-

pelv(o)-

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hip bone; PELVIS

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-penia

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deficiency; OSTEOPENIA

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peo-

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of or pertaining to the penis; PEOTOMY

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-pepsia

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denotes something relating to digestion, or the digestive tract; DYSPEPSIA

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per-

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through

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peri-

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denoting something w/a position ‘surrounding’ or ‘around’ another; PERIDONTAL

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-pexy

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fixation; NEPHROPEXY

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phaco-

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lens-shaped; PHACOLYSIS, PHACOMETER, PHACOSCOTOMA

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  • phage

- phagia

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forms terms denoting conditions relating to eating or ingestion; SARCOPHAGIA

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-phago-

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eating, devouring; PHAGOCYTE

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phagist-

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forms nouns that denote a person who ‘feeds on’ the first element or part of the word; LOTOPHAGI

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-phagy

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forms nouns that denotes ‘feeding on’ the first element or part of the word; ANTHROPOPHAGY

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phallo-

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phallus; APHALLIA

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pharmaco-

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drug, medication; PHARMACOLOGY

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pharyng(o)-

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of or pertaining to the pharynx, the upper throat cavity; PHARYNGITIS, PHARYNGOSCOPY

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-phil(ia)

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attraction for; HEMOPHILIA

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phleb(o)-

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of or pertaining to the (blood) veins, a vein; PHLEBOGRAPHY, PHLEBOTOMY

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phob(o)-

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exaggerated fear, sensitivity; ARACHNOPHOBIA

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phon(o)-

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sound

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phos-

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of or pertaining to light or its chemical properties, now historic and used rarely; PHOSPHENE

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phot(o)-

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of or pertaining to light; PHOTOPATHY

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phren(i)-
phren(o)-
phrenico

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[[diaphragm (anatomy) | diaphragm], the mind]; PHRENIC NERVE, SCHIZOPHRENIA

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-plasia

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formation, development; ACHONDROPLASIA

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-plasty

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surgical repair, reconstruction; RHINOPLASTY

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-plegia

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paralysis; PARAPLEGIA

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pleio-

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more, excessive, multiple; PLEIOMORPHISM

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pleur(o)-

pleur(a)

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of or pertaining to the ribs; PLEUROGENOUS

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-plexy

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stroke or seizure; CATAPLEXY

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pneum(o)-

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of or pertaining to the lungs; PNEUMONOCYTE, PNEUMONIA

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pneumat(o)-

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air, lung

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pod-

  • pod-
  • pus
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of or pertaining to the foot, -footed; PODIATRY

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-poiesis

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production; HEMATOPOIESIS

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polio-

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denoting a grey color; POLIOMYELITIS

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poly-

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denotes a ‘plurality’ of something; POLYMYOSITIS

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por(o)-

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pore, porous

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porphyr(o)-

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denotes a purple color; PORPHYROBLAST

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post-

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denotes something as ‘after’ or ‘behind’ another; POSTOPERATION, POSTMORTEM

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pre-

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denotes something as ‘before’ another (in [physical] position or time); PREMATURITY

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presby(o)-

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old age; PRESBYOPIA

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prim-

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denotes something a ‘first’ or ‘most-important’, PRIMARY

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pro-

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denotes something as ‘before’ another (in [physical] position or time); PROCEPHALIC

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proct(o)-

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anus, rectum; PROCTOLOGY

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prot(o)-

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denotes something as ‘first’ or ‘most-important’; PROTONEURON

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pseudo-

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denotes something as false or fake

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psych(e)-

psych(o)-

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of or pertaining to the mind; PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY

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-ptosis

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falling, drooping, downward placement, prolapse; APOPTOSIS

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-ptysis

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(a spitting), spitting, hemoptysis, the spitting of blood derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes

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pulmon-

pulmo-

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of or relating to the lungs; PULMONARY

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pyel(o)-

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pelvis; PYELONEPHRITIS

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pyo-

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pus; PYOMETRA

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pyro-

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fever; ANTIPYRETIC

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