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1
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pach/y-

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thick

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-pagus

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twins joined at a specific site, e.g., craniopagus

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pali/n-

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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

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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-

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foot

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pedia-

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child

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pedicul/o-

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louse

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-penia

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decrease from normal; deficiency

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pent/a-

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five

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-pepsia

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digestion

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per-

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throughout; through; utterly; intense

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peri-

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around; about

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perineo-

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perineum

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peritoneo-

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peritoneum

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pero-

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deformed

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petro-

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  1. stone
  2. 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-

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eating; ingestion; devouring

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phalang/o-

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phalanges (bones of fingers and toes)

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phall-

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penis

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pharmaco-

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drug; medicine

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pharyng/o-

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pharynx

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-phasia

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speech

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-phil
-philia
-phillic

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love for; tendency toward; craving for

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phlebo-

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vein

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-phobia

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abnormal fear or aversion

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phono-

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sound; voice

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-phoresis

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transmission

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-phoria

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in ophthalmology: a turning with reference to the visual axis

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photo-

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light

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phren/o-
-phrenia

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  1. mind
  2. diaphragm
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-phylaxis

A

protection

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physico-

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physical; natural

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physio-

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pertaining to nature

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physo-

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air; gas

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phyt/o-

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plant; something that grows

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pico-

A

one trillionth

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picr/o-

A

bitter

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-piesis

A

pressure

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pimel/o-

A

fat

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plagio-

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stanting; oblique

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-plakia

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plaque

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-plasia

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growth; cellular proliferation

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plasm-

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living substance or tissue

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-plasm

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to mold

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-plastic

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  1. molded
  2. restoration of lost or badly formed features
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platy-

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broad

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-plegia

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paralysis; stroke

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pleur/o-

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pleura; side; ribe

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-ploid

A

chromosome pairs of a specific number

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plur/i-

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several; more

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pneo-

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breath; breathing

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pneum/a-
pneumato-

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air; gas; respiration

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pneumo-
pneumono-

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air; lung

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pod/o-

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foot

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poikil/o-

A

varied, irregular

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-poiesis
-poietic

A

production; formation

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polio-

A

gray matter of the nervous system

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poly-

A

much; many

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post-

A

after

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postero-

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posterior; behind; toward the back

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-praxis

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  1. act; activity;
  2. practice; use
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pre-

A

before; in front of

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presby-

A

old age

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pro-

A

before; in behalf of

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proct/o-

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anus; rectum

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proso-

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forward, anterior

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prostat/o-

A

prostate gland

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proto-

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  1. first
  2. in chemistry: lowest of a series of compounds with the same elements
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pseud/o-

A

false

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psych/o-

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mind; mental processes

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psychro-

A

cold

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-ptosis

A

prolapse, downward displacement

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pubio-
pubo-

A

pubic bone or region

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pulmo-

A

lung

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py/o-

A

pus

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pycn/o-
pykn/o-

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dense; thick; compact; frequent

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pyelo-

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pelvis

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pyg/o-

A

buttocks

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pyle-

A

orifice, esp. of the portal vein

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pyloro-

A

gatekeeper, i.e., the pylorus

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pyreto-

A

fever

Medical Terminology - Prefixes, Suffixes, Combining Form (22 decks)

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