P Flashcards
panceat-(o)
Pancreas
pan-
all, complete, entire
para-
near, besides, beyond, abnormal, lower half of the body
-paresis
paralysis
-partum
birth, labor
path-(ia, o, y)
disease, abnormal condition
ped-(ia)
child
-penia
lack of, abnormal reduction in number, deficiency
pent-(a)
five
-pepsia, -pepsis
digestion
per-
through by, excessive
peri-
around
phag-(o)
eat, ingest
-phage, -phagia
to eat, consuming, swallow
pharyng-(o)
pharynx, throat
-phas, -phasia
speech
-philia, -philic
affinity for, attracted to
phleb-(o)
vein
-phobia
fear
phon-(o)
sound, voice
-phylaxis
protection, prevention
-plasty
surgical correction or repair
-plegia
paralysis
pleuro-
side, rib
-pnea
breathing
pneum-(o,on)
lung, pertaining to the lungs, air
pod- (e,o)
foot
poly-
many, much
post-
after, behind
pre-
before, in front of
pro-
in front of, forward
proct- (o)
rectum, rectal, anus
psora-
itch
pseudo-
false
psych-(i,o)
pertaining to the mind
-ptosis
drooping down, sagging, downward displacement
pulmon-(o)
lung
py- (o)
pus
pyel- (o)
renal pelvis of kidney
pyr- (o)
heat, fever