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post-
after, behind
pro-
in front of, forward
pre-
before, in front of
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
quad- (ra,ri)
four
radi-(o)
X-rays, radiation
re-
back, again
rect-(o)
rectum
ren-(o)
kidney
retro-
backward, in back, behind
rhin-(o)
nose, pertaining to the nose
-rraphy
suture of, sewing up of a gap of defect
-rrhagia
sudden or excessvie flow
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-rrhexis
rupture of, bursting
salping- (i,o)
tube, fallopian tube
sanguin-(o)
blood
sarc-(o)
malignant (cancer) connective tissue
-sarcoma
tumor, cancer
scler-(o)
hardening
-sclerosis
dryness or hardness
-scope
examining instrument
-scopy
observaion
-sect
cut
semi-
half, part
sep-(ti)
poison, rot, infection
sinistr-(o)
left
soma-(t)
body
son-(o)
sound
-spasm
involuntary contraction
sperm-(ato)
spermatozoa, male germ (sex) cell
splen-(o)
spleen
-stasis
stoppage, maintaining a constant level