Prefixes, Combining Forms, and Suffixes for Medical Terms P Flashcards
Prefix
pachy-
Greek
thick
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palat/o
Latin
roof of mouth
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pall/o or pallid/o
Latin
pale
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palliat/o
Latin
hidden
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palm/o
Latin
caudal surface of the manus (front paw) including the carpus
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palpat/o
Latin
to touch
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palpebr/o
Latin
eyelid
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palpit/o
Latin
throbbing
Prefix
pan-
Greek
all, entire, or every
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pancreat/o
Latin
pancreas
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palpill/o or papill/i
Latin
nipplelike
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papul/o
Latin
pimple
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par/o
Latin + Greek
apart from, beside, near, or abnormal; also reproductive labor
Prefix
para-
Greek
apart from, beside, near, rear in quadrupeds, or abnormal
Suffix
-para
Latin
to bear or bring forth
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paralys/o or paralyt/o
Greek
to disable
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parasit/o
Greek
near food
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parathyroid/o
Greek
parathyroid glands
Suffix
-paresis
Latin + Greek
weakness
Combing Forms/Roots
paret/o or pares/i
Latin + Greek
to disable
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pariet/o
Latin
wall
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parotid/o
Greek
parotid gland
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paroxysm/o
Greek
sudden attack
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part/o or parturit/o
Latin
birth or labor
Suffix
-partum
Latin
birth or labor
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patell/a or patell/o
Latin
patella
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path/o
Greek
disease
Suffix
-pathic
Greek
pertaining to disease
Suffix
-pathy
Greek
disease
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paus/o
Latin
stopping
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pector/o
Latin
chest
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ped/o
Latin
foot
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ped/o or pedi/a
Greek
child
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pedicul/o
Latin
louse
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pelv/o or pelv/i
Latin + Greek
hip bone or pelvis
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pen/i
Latin
penis
Suffix
-penia
Greek
deficiency or reduction in number
Prefixes
pent- or penta-
Greek
five
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pept/o or peps/i
Latin + Greek
digestion
Prefix
per-
Latin
excessive or through
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percept/o
Latin
to become aware
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percussi/o
Latin
to tap or beat
Prefix
peri-
Greek
around or surrounding
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perine/o
Greek
membrane lining the abdominal cavity and its organs
peritoneum
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perme/o
Latin
to pass through
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pernici/o
Latin
destructive or harmful
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perone/o
Latin
fibular
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pertuss/i
Latin
intense cough
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petchi/o
Latin
skin spot
Suffix
-pexy
Greek
-pexy
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phac/o or phak/o
Greek
lens of the eye
Combing Form/Root and Suffix
phag/o or -phagia
Greek
eating or swallowing
Suffix
-phage
Greek
one that eats
Combing Form/Root
phalang/o
Greek
phalanges
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phall/o
Greek
penis
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pharmac/o
Greek
drug
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pharyng/o
Greek
throat
pharynx
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phe/o
Greek
dusky
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pher/o
Greek
to bear or carry
Suffix
-pheresis
Greek
removal
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phil/o
Latin + Greek
love or affection to
Suffix
-philia
Latin + Greek
attraction for or increase in numbers
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phim/o
Greek
muzzling or constriction of an oriface
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phleb/o
Greek
vein
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phlegm/o
Latin + Greek
thick mucus
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phob/o
Greek
fear
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phon/o
Greek
sound or voice
Suffix
-phonia
Greek
sound or voice
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phor/o
Greek
carry or movement
Suffix
-phoresis
Greek
carrying or transmission
Suffix
-phoria
Greek
to bear, feeling, or mental state
Combing Form/Root
phot/o
Greek
light
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phren/o
Greek
driaphram
Suffix
-phylactic
Greek
protective or preventive
Suffix
-phylaxis
Greek
protection or prevention
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physi/o or physic/o
Latin
nature
Suffix
-physis
Greek
to grow
Suffix
-phyte
Greek
plant
Combing Form/Root
pigment/o
Latin
color
Combing Forms/Roots
pil/o or pil/i
Latin
hair
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pineal/o
Latin
pineal gland
Combing Form/Root
pinn/i
Latin
external ear, or auricle
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pituit/o
Latin
pituitary gland
Combing Form/Root
plac/o
Greek
flat patch
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placent/o
Latin
round, flat cake or placenta
Suffix
-plakia
Greek
round, flat layer or scale
Combing Form/Root
plan/o
Latin
flat
Combing Forms/Roots
plant/o or plant/i
Latin
caudal surface of the pes (rear paw) including the tarsus
Combing Forms/Roots
plas/o or plant/i
Latin
growth, development, formation, or mold
Suffix
-plasia
Greek
formation, development, or growth
Suffix
-plasm
Greek
formative material of cells
Combing Form/Root
plasm/o
Greek
something formed
Suffix
-plast
Greek
primitive living cell
Combing Form/Root
plast/o
Greek
growth, development, or mold
Suffix
-plasty
Greek
surgical repair
Suffixes
-plegia or -plegic
Greek
paralysis
Combing Form/Root
pleur/o
Greek
membrane lining in the lungs
pleura
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plex/o
Latin
network
Combing Form/Root
plic/o
Latin
fold or ridge
Suffix
-pnea
Greek
breathing
Suffix
-pneic
Greek
pertaining to breathing
Prefix
pneu-
Greek
relating to air or lungs
Combing Forms/Roots
pneum/o or pneumon/o
Greek
lung or air
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pod/o
Greek
foot
Suffix
-poiesis
Greek
formation
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poikil/o
Greek
irregular
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poli/o
Greek
gray matter of the brain and spinal cord
Prefix
polio-
Greek
grey matter of the brain and spinal cord
Prefix
pollaki-
Greek
many times
Prefix
poly-
Greek
many
Combing Form/Root
polyp/o
Greek
small growth
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pont/o
Latin
part of the brain
the pons
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poplit/o
Latin
caudal surface of the platella
Combing Form/Root
por/o
Latin + Greek
small opening
pore
Suffix
-porosis
Greek
pasage or porous condition
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port/i
Latin
gate or door
Prefix
post-
Latin
after or behind
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poster/o
Latin
toward the tail
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potent/o
Latin
powerful
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practic/o or pract/i
Greek
practice
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prandi/o
Latin
meal
Suffix
-prandial
Latin
meal
Suffix
-praxia
Greek
action
Prefix
pre-
Latin
before or in front of
Combing Form/Root
pregn/o
Latin
pregnant or with offspring
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prematur/o
Latin
too early
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preputi/o
Latin
foreskin or prepuce
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press/o
Latin
to press or draw
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priap/o
Latin + Greek
penis
Prefix
primi-
Greek
first
Prefix
pro-
Latin + Greek
before or on behalf of
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process/o
Latin
going forth
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procreat/o
Latin
to reproduce
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proct/o
Greek
anus or rectum
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prodrom/o
Latin + Greek
precursor
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product/o
Latin
to lead forward or yeild
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prolaps/o
Latin
to fall downward or slide forward
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prolifer/o
Latin
to reproduce
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pron/o or pront/o
Latin
bent forward
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prostat/o
Greek
prostate gland
Combing Forms/Roots
prosth/o or prosthet/o
Greek
addition or appendage
Prefixes
prot- or proto-
Greek
first
Combing Forms/Roots
prot/o or prote/o
Greek
first, original, or protein
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proxim/o
Latin
near
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pruit/o
Latin
itch
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pseud/o
Greek
false
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psor/o or psor/i
Greek
itch
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psych/o
Greek
mind
Combing Form/Root
ptomat/o
Greek
a fall
Suffix
-ptosis
Greek
drooping or sagging
Suffix
-ptyalo
Greek
spit or saliva
Suffix
-ptysis
Greek
spitting
Combing Form/Root
pub/o
Latin
part of the hip bone
pubis
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pubert/o
Latin
adult
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pudend/o
Latin
pudendum
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puerper/i
Latin
labor
Combing Forms/Roots
pulm/o or pulmon/o
Latin
lung
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pulpos/o
Latin
fleshy or pulpy
Combing Form/Root
puls/o
Latin
beating
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punct/o
Latin
sting, puncture, or little hole
Combing Form/Root
pupill/o
Latin
pupil of the eye
Combing Form/Root
pur/o
Latin
pus
Combing Form/Root
purpur/o
Latin
purple
Combing Form/Root
pustul/o
Latin
blister
Combing Form/Root
py/o
Greek
pus
Combing Form/Root
pyel/o
Greek
renal pelvis
Combing Form/Root
pylor/o
Greek
gatekeeper or pylorus
Combing Forms/Roots
pyr/o or pyret/o
Greek
fever or fire
Combing Form/Root
pyramid/o
Greek
pyramid-shaped
