Medical Vocabulary - P

Question 1

pachy-

Answer 1

thick; PACHYDERMA

Question 2

palpebr-

Answer 2

of or pertaining to the eyelid; PALPEBRA

Question 3

pan-

pant(o)-

Answer 3

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

Question 4

papill-

Answer 4

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

Question 5

papul(o)-

Answer 5

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

Question 6

para-

Answer 6

alongside of, abnormal

Question 7

-paraesis

Answer 7

slight paralysis; HEMIPARESIS

Question 8

parvo-

Answer 8

small; PARVOVIRUS

Question 9

path(o)-

Answer 9

disease; PATHOLOGY

Question 10

-pathy

Answer 10

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

Question 11

ped-

• ped-
• pes

Answer 11

of or pertaining to the foot, -footed; PEDOSCOPE

Question 12

pelv(i)-

pelv(o)-

Answer 12

hip bone; PELVIS

Question 13

-penia

Answer 13

deficiency; OSTEOPENIA

Question 14

peo-

Answer 14

of or pertaining to the penis; PEOTOMY

Question 15

-pepsia

Answer 15

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

Question 16

per-

Answer 16

through

Question 17

peri-

Answer 17

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

Question 18

-pexy

Answer 18

fixation; NEPHROPEXY

Question 19

phaco-

Answer 19

lens-shaped; PHACOLYSIS, PHACOMETER, PHACOSCOTOMA

Question 20

• phage

- phagia

Answer 20

forms terms denoting conditions relating to eating or ingestion; SARCOPHAGIA

Question 21

-phago-

Answer 21

eating, devouring; PHAGOCYTE

Question 22

phagist-

Answer 22

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

Question 23

-phagy

Answer 23

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

Question 24

phallo-

Answer 24

phallus; APHALLIA

Question 25

pharmaco-

Answer 25

drug, medication; PHARMACOLOGY

Question 26

pharyng(o)-

Answer 26

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

Question 27

-phil(ia)

Answer 27

attraction for; HEMOPHILIA

Question 28

phleb(o)-

Answer 28

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

Question 29

phob(o)-

Answer 29

exaggerated fear, sensitivity; ARACHNOPHOBIA

Question 30

phon(o)-

Answer 30

sound

Question 31

phos-

Answer 31

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

Question 32

phot(o)-

Answer 32

of or pertaining to light; PHOTOPATHY

Question 33

phren(i)- phren(o)- phrenico

Answer 33

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

Question 34

-plasia

Answer 34

formation, development; ACHONDROPLASIA

Question 35

-plasty

Answer 35

surgical repair, reconstruction; RHINOPLASTY

Question 36

-plegia

Answer 36

paralysis; PARAPLEGIA

Question 37

pleio-

Answer 37

more, excessive, multiple; PLEIOMORPHISM

Question 38

pleur(o)- | pleur(a)

Answer 38

of or pertaining to the ribs; PLEUROGENOUS

Question 39

-plexy

Answer 39

stroke or seizure; CATAPLEXY

Question 40

pneum(o)-

Answer 40

of or pertaining to the lungs; PNEUMONOCYTE, PNEUMONIA

Question 41

pneumat(o)-

Answer 41

air, lung

Question 42

pod- - pod- - pus

Answer 42

of or pertaining to the foot, -footed; PODIATRY

Question 43

-poiesis

Answer 43

production; HEMATOPOIESIS

Question 44

polio-

Answer 44

denoting a grey color; POLIOMYELITIS

Question 45

poly-

Answer 45

denotes a 'plurality' of something; POLYMYOSITIS

Question 46

por(o)-

Answer 46

pore, porous

Question 47

porphyr(o)-

Answer 47

denotes a purple color; PORPHYROBLAST

Question 48

post-

Answer 48

denotes something as 'after' or 'behind' another; POSTOPERATION, POSTMORTEM

Question 49

pre-

Answer 49

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

Question 50

presby(o)-

Answer 50

old age; PRESBYOPIA

Question 51

prim-

Answer 51

denotes something a 'first' or 'most-important', PRIMARY

Question 52

pro-

Answer 52

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

Question 53

proct(o)-

Answer 53

anus, rectum; PROCTOLOGY

Question 54

prot(o)-

Answer 54

denotes something as 'first' or 'most-important'; PROTONEURON

Question 55

pseudo-

Answer 55

denotes something as false or fake

Question 56

psych(e)- | psych(o)-

Answer 56

of or pertaining to the mind; PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY

Question 57

-ptosis

Answer 57

falling, drooping, downward placement, prolapse; APOPTOSIS

Question 58

-ptysis

Answer 58

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

Question 59

pulmon- | pulmo-

Answer 59

of or relating to the lungs; PULMONARY

Question 60

pyel(o)-

Answer 60

pelvis; PYELONEPHRITIS

Question 61

pyo-

Answer 61

pus; PYOMETRA

Question 62

pyro-

Answer 62

fever; ANTIPYRETIC