P - Medical Terminology - Prefixes, Suffixes, Combining Form Flashcards
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pach/y-
A
thick
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-pagus
A
twins joined at a specific site, e.g., craniopagus
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pali/n-
A
recurrence; repetition
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pan-
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all; entire
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pant/o-
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all or the whole of something
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papulo-
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pimple; papule
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para-
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near; alongside of
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-para
A
bearing offspring
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patell/o-
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patella; kneecap
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path/o-
-path
-pathic
-pathy
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disease; suffering
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ped/i-
ped/o-
A
foot
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pedia-
A
child
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pedicul/o-
A
louse
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-penia
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decrease from normal; deficiency
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pent/a-
A
five
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-pepsia
A
digestion
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per-
A
throughout; through; utterly; intense
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peri-
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around; about
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perineo-
A
perineum
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peritoneo-
A
peritoneum
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pero-
A
deformed
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petro-
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- stone
- the petrous portion of the temporal bone
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-pexy
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fixation; usually surgical
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phaco-
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lens of the eye
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phag/o-
eating; ingestion; devouring
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phalang/o-
phalanges (bones of fingers and toes)
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phall-
penis
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pharmaco-
drug; medicine
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pharyng/o-
pharynx
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-phasia
speech
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-phil
-philia
-phillic
love for; tendency toward; craving for
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phlebo-
vein
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-phobia
abnormal fear or aversion
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phono-
sound; voice
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-phoresis
transmission
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-phoria
in ophthalmology: a turning with reference to the visual axis
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photo-
light
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phren/o-
-phrenia
1. mind
2. diaphragm
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-phylaxis
protection
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physico-
physical; natural
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physio-
pertaining to nature
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physo-
air; gas
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phyt/o-
plant; something that grows
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pico-
one trillionth
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picr/o-
bitter
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-piesis
pressure
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pimel/o-
fat
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plagio-
stanting; oblique
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-plakia
plaque
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-plasia
growth; cellular proliferation
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plasm-
living substance or tissue
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-plasm
to mold
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-plastic
1. molded
2. restoration of lost or badly formed features
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platy-
broad
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-plegia
paralysis; stroke
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pleur/o-
pleura; side; ribe
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-ploid
chromosome pairs of a specific number
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plur/i-
several; more
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pneo-
breath; breathing
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pneum/a-
pneumato-
air; gas; respiration
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pneumo-
pneumono-
air; lung
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pod/o-
foot
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poikil/o-
varied, irregular
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-poiesis
-poietic
production; formation
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polio-
gray matter of the nervous system
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poly-
much; many
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post-
after
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postero-
posterior; behind; toward the back
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-praxis
1. act; activity;
2. practice; use
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pre-
before; in front of
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presby-
old age
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pro-
before; in behalf of
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proct/o-
anus; rectum
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proso-
forward, anterior
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prostat/o-
prostate gland
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proto-
1. first
2. in chemistry: lowest of a series of compounds with the same elements
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pseud/o-
false
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psych/o-
mind; mental processes
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psychro-
cold
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-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
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pubio-
pubo-
pubic bone or region
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pulmo-
lung
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py/o-
pus
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pycn/o-
pykn/o-
dense; thick; compact; frequent
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pyelo-
pelvis
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pyg/o-
buttocks
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pyle-
orifice, esp. of the portal vein
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pyloro-
gatekeeper, i.e., the pylorus
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pyreto-
fever
