P

Question 1

Prokaryote

Answer 1

Without nucleus.

Cells are usually broken down into
Prokaryote - without nucleus
Eukaryote - with nucleus

Question 2

Parietal

Answer 2

Walls of a cavity

Question 3

Peri

Answer 3

Around

Pericardium - Outer layer of heart
Periosteum - outer layer of bone
Perimenopause - around the time of menopause

Question 4

Pnoea

Answer 4

Breathing

Dys + pnoea - Difficulty breating

Question 5

Plasia /Plastic

Answer 5

Growth or formation

aplastic - Absence of growth/ without formation

Hyperplasia - the overgrowth of cells in a healthy tissue or organ.

Question 6

Penia

Answer 6

Lack/deficiency

Lack of cells. Less than the normal number

Pancytopenia - Lack of all three blood cells

Question 7

Poly

Answer 7

Many

Polymenorrhoea – short cycle/frequent periods

Polyurea – large quantity of urea

Polypeptide - many protein

Question 8

Philia

Answer 8

Tendency

Haemophilia - Tendency to bleed

Question 9

Phago

Answer 9

Ingest/eat

Phagocytosis - cells that ingest and destroy microbes

Question 10

Phagia

Answer 10

Swallowing/eating

Dysphagia
Phagocytosis

Glossopharyngeal nerve which is involved in swallowing (also taste and tongue sensations

Question 11

Purulent

Answer 11

Containing pus

Question 12

Poiesis

Answer 12

Production

Haematopoiesis - Production of blood cells

Question 13

Poieten

Answer 13

Growth

Question 14

Pathophysiology

Answer 14

Disease process

Question 15

Pector

Answer 15

Chest related

Question 16

Propria

Answer 16

Proper

Question 17

Plexus

Answer 17

A bundle/collection of different nerve fibres

Submucosal plexus

Question 18

Proteases

Answer 18

Protein digesting enzymes

Question 19

Peptic

Answer 19

Relating to digestion

Pepsia is digestion

Question 20

Pro

Answer 20

Produce

Prolactin - produce lactation
Progesterone - produces gestation

Question 21

Pruritus/Pruritic

Answer 21

Itchy skin

Question 22

Peptide

Answer 22

Protein

Question 23

Pino

Answer 23

To drink

Pinocytosis is like phagocytosis but for liquid

Question 24

Ptosis

Answer 24

Fall

Drooping eyelid

Question 25

Porosis

Answer 25

Porous Think osteoporosis

Question 26

Pili

Answer 26

Hair

Question 27

Para

Answer 27

Beside Paranasal – besides nose

Question 28

Pneumo

Answer 28

Lungs or air

Question 29

Pulmonary

Answer 29

Of the lungs

Question 30

Pharyng

Answer 30

Related to the pharynx Pharyngitis

Question 31

Prolactinoma

Answer 31

causes the pituitary gland to make too much of a hormone called prolactin. This results in a decreased level of some sex hormones — namely, estrogen and testosterone.

Question 32

Polyuria

Answer 32

Excessive urination A sign of diabetes

Question 33

Polydypsia

Answer 33

Excessive thirst

Question 34

Polymenorrhoea

Answer 34

short cycle/frequent periods

Question 35

Pyelo

Answer 35

Pelvis Pyelonephritis – kidney infection

Question 36

Pyelonephritis –

Answer 36

kidney infection

Question 37

Parturition

Answer 37

Childbirth

Question 38

Praevia

Answer 38

Going before Placenta praevia is when the placenta attaches to the lower part of the uterus

Question 39

Percreta

Answer 39

Overgrown Placenta percreta is when the placenta is deeply connected through the uterine wall to the bladder

Question 40

Partum

Answer 40

Childbirth

Question 41

Primordial

Answer 41

Cell in the earliest stage of development

Question 42

Prostaglandins

Answer 42

Prostaglandins have hormone-like effects. Some known effects include uterine cramping and increased sensitivity to pain.

Question 43

Paraesthesia

Answer 43

An abnormal sensation such as prickling or tingling which is cause chiefly by the pressure or damage to peripheral nerves

Question 44

Proprioception

Answer 44

Sense of body position 

Question 45

Pia

Answer 45

Delicate Pia Mater - Delicate in a layer of the meninges

Question 46

Pons

Answer 46

Bridge Bridge between the medulla oblongata and the midbrain in the brain stem

Question 47

Photophobia

Answer 47

Sensitivity to light

Question 48

Petechiae

Answer 48

Non-blanching spots (associated with meningitis)

Question 49

Precursor

Answer 49

A substance from which another is formed. UV light activates a vit d precursor in the skin. The kidneys convert inactive Vitamin D into its active form

Question 50

Pyogenic

Answer 50

Pus producing Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the bacteria that causes tuberculosis . It is a pyogenic bacteria

Question 51

Pertussis

Answer 51

Intense cough Bordatella Pertussis is the bacteria that causes whooping cough