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-pagus

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indicated conjoined twins, with the first part denoting the organs fused

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pachy-

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thick
= pachyderm

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palpebr-

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eyelid
= palpebra

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pan-,
pant(o)-

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denoting something as ‘complete’ or containing ‘everything’, ‘all’
= panophobia, panopticon, pancytopenia

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papill-

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nipple
= papillitis

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papul(o)-

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indicates papillosity, a small elevation or swelling in the skin, a pimple, swelling
= papulation

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para-

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alongside of
= paracyesis

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-paresis

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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 a disease, or disorder
= sociopathy, neuropathy

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pauci-

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few
= pauci-immune

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pector-

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breast or chest
= pectoriloquy

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ped-,
-ped-,
-pes

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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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-pepsia

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denotes something relating to digestion, or the digestion, or the digestive tract.
= dyspepsia

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per-

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through
= percutaneous

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peri-

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denoting something with a position ‘surrounding’ or ‘ around’ another
=periodontal

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-pexy

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fixation
= nephropexy

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phaco-

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lens-shaped

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-phagia,
-phage

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forms terms denoting conditions relating to eating or ingestion
= sarcophagi

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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

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-phagy

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forms nouns that denote ‘feeding on’ the first element or part of the word
= hematopagy

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phall-

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phallus
= Aphallia

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pharmac-

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drug, medication
= pharmacology

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pharyng-

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pharynx, the upper throat cavity

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-phil(ia)

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attraction for
= hemophilia

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phleb-

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veins
= phlebography

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-phobia

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exaggerated fear, sensitivity, aversion
= arachnophobia

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phone-

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sound
= phonograph

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phot-

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pertaining light
= photopathy

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phren-,
phrenic-

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the mind
= schizophrenia

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phyllo-

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leaf-like
= phyllodes tumor, phyllotaxis

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-phyte, phyto-

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to grow
= hydrophyte

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pia

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soft
= pia mater

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piri-

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pear
= piriformis muscle

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-plasia

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formation, development
= achondroplsia

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-plasty

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surgical repair, reconstruction
= rhinoplasty

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-plegia

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paralysis
= parplegia

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pleio-

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more. excessive, multiple
= pleiomophism

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pleur-

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ribs
= pleurogenous

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-plexy

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stroke or seizure
= cataplexy

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pne-,
pneum-

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air, breath, lung
= apnea, pneumatology, pneumonocyte, pneumonia

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pod-,
-pod-,
-pus

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foot, footed
= podiatry

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-poiesis

A

production
= hematopoiesis

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polio-

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having a grey color
= poliomyelitis

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poly-

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denotes a ‘plurality’ of something
= polymyositis

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por-

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pore, porous

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porphyr-

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purple color

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post-

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denotes something as ‘after (time)’ or ‘behind(space)’ another

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per-

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presby-

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old age
= presbyopia, presbycusis

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prim-q

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first or most-important
= primary

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pro-

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proct-

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anus, rectum
= proctology

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prosop-

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face
= prosopagnosia

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prot-

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most important

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pseud-

A

flse or fake

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psor-

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psych-

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mind
= psychology, psychiatry

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ptero-,
ptery-

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wing-shaped

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-ptosis

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falling, drooping, downward placement, prolapse

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-ptyal-,
ptayalo

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saliva, salivary glands,

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-ptysis

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spiting
= hemoptysis, the spitting of blood derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes

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pulmon-,
pulo-

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lungs
= pulmonary

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py-

A

pus
= pyometra

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pyel-

A

pelvis
= pyelonephritis

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pykno-

A

to thicken
= pyknosis

70
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pylor-

A

gate
= pyloric sphincter

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pyr-

A

fever
= antipyretic

WIKI Medical roots, suffixes and profixes (22 decks)

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