Medical Word Parts (P) Flashcards
1
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palat/o
A
palate, roof of mouth, palatine bone
2
Q
palm/o
A
palm
3
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palpebr/o
A
eyelid
4
Q
pan-
A
all
5
Q
pancreat/o
A
pancreas
6
Q
papill/o
A
papilla, nipple, optic disk
7
Q
papul/o
A
papule, pimple
8
Q
par-
A
beside, near
9
Q
-para
A
delivery, parturition
10
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para-
A
near, beside, abnormal
11
Q
parathyroid/o
A
parathyroid
12
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parenchym/o
A
parenchyma
13
Q
-paresis
A
slight paralysis
14
Q
pariet/o
A
wall, partition
15
Q
part/o
A
parturition (delivery)
16
Q
-partum
A
parturition (delivery)
17
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patell/a
A
patella (kneecap)
18
Q
patell/o
A
patella (kneecap)
19
Q
path/o
A
disease
20
Q
-pathy
A
disease process
21
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-pause
A
stop, cease
22
Q
pector/o
A
chest
23
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ped/o
A
foot, child
24
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pedicul/o
A
lice
25
pelv/i
pelvis
26
pelv/o
pelvis
27
pen/i
penis
28
-penia
deficiency condition
29
-pepsia
digestion condition
30
per-
through
31
peri-
surrounding, around
32
pericardi/o
sac surrounding the heart
33
perine/o
perineum
34
peritone/o
peritoneum
35
periton/o
peritoneum
36
perone/o
lower, lateral leg bone, fibula
37
-pexy
fixation, suspension
38
phac/o
lens
39
phag/o
to eat, swallow
40
phak/o
lens
41
phalang/o
phalanx (finger/toe bones)
42
phall/o
penis
43
pharyng/o
pharynx (throat)
44
phas/o
speech
45
phe/o
dark
46
-pheresis
removal
47
-phil
attraction
48
phil/o
attraction
49
-philia
condition of attraction, increase
50
phleb/o
vein
51
-phobia
condition of fear, extreme sensitivity
52
phon/o
sound, voice
53
phor/o
to carry, to bear
54
phot/o
light
55
phren/o
diaphragm, mind
56
-phylaxis
protection
57
physi/o
growth, nature
58
-physis
growth, nature
59
phyt/o
growth, nature
60
pil/o
hair
61
pituitar/o
pituitary
62
placent/o
placenta
63
-plakia
condition of patches
64
plant/o
sole of foot
65
plas/o
formation
66
-plasia
condition of formation, development
67
-plasm
formation
68
plasm/o
plasma
69
plast/o
formation
70
-plastin
forming substance
71
-plasty
surgical repair
72
-plegia
paralysis
73
plethysm/o
volume
74
pleur/o
pleura, membrane surrounding lungs
75
plic/o
fold, plica
76
-pnea
breathing
77
pne/o
to breathe, breathing
78
pneum/o
lung, air
79
pneumon/o
lung
80
-poiesis
formation, production
81
-poletin
forming substance
82
pol/o
pole
83
poly-
many, much, excessive, frequent
84
polyp/o
polyp
85
poplite/o
back of knee
86
por/o
passage
87
post-
behind, after
88
poster/o
back
89
potass/o
potassium
90
prax/o
purposeful movement
91
pre-
before, in front of
92
preputi/o
prepuce (foreskin)
93
presby-
old age
94
press/o
pressure
95
primi-
first
96
pro-
forward, in front of, in favor of
97
proct/o
rectum and anus
98
prolactin/o
prolactin
99
prostat/o
prostate
100
prosth/o
addition
101
prosthes/o
addition
102
proxim/o
near
103
psych/o
mind
104
-ptosis
drooping, prolapse, falling
105
-ptysis
spitting
106
pub/o
pubis, anterior pelvic bone
107
pulmon/o
lung
108
pupill/o
pupil
109
puerper/o
childbirth, puerperium
110
purpur/o
purple
111
pustul/o
pustule
112
py/o
pus
113
pyel/o
renal pelvis
114
pylor/o
pylorus
115
pyr/o
fever, fire
116
pyret/o
fever, fire
