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Prefixes, Combining Forms, and Suffixes for Medical Terms P Flashcards

1
Q

Prefix

pachy-

Greek

A

thick

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Combing Form/Root

palat/o

Latin

A

roof of mouth

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Combing Forms/Roots

pall/o or pallid/o

Latin

A

pale

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Combing Form/Root

palliat/o

Latin

A

hidden

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Combing Form/Root

palm/o

Latin

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caudal surface of the manus (front paw) including the carpus

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Combing Form/Root

palpat/o

Latin

A

to touch

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Combing Form/Root

palpebr/o

Latin

A

eyelid

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Combing Form/Root

palpit/o

Latin

A

throbbing

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Prefix

pan-

Greek

A

all, entire, or every

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Combing Form/Root

pancreat/o

Latin

A

pancreas

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Combing Forms/Roots

palpill/o or papill/i

Latin

A

nipplelike

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Combing Form/Root

papul/o

Latin

A

pimple

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13
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Combing Form/Root

par/o

Latin + Greek

A

apart from, beside, near, or abnormal; also reproductive labor

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Prefix

para-

Greek

A

apart from, beside, near, rear in quadrupeds, or abnormal

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Suffix

-para

Latin

A

to bear or bring forth

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16
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Combing Forms/Roots

paralys/o or paralyt/o

Greek

A

to disable

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17
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Combing Form/Root

parasit/o

Greek

A

near food

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18
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Combing Form/Root

parathyroid/o

Greek

A

parathyroid glands

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19
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Suffix

-paresis

Latin + Greek

A

weakness

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Combing Forms/Roots

paret/o or pares/i

Latin + Greek

A

to disable

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Combing Form/Root

pariet/o

Latin

A

wall

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Combing Form/Root

parotid/o

Greek

A

parotid gland

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Combing Form/Root

paroxysm/o

Greek

A

sudden attack

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Combing Forms/Roots

part/o or parturit/o

Latin

A

birth or labor

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25
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Suffix

-partum

Latin

A

birth or labor

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26
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Combing Forms/Roots

patell/a or patell/o

Latin

A

patella

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27
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Combing Form/Root

path/o

Greek

A

disease

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28
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Suffix

-pathic

Greek

A

pertaining to disease

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29
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Suffix

-pathy

Greek

A

disease

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30
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Combing Form/Root

paus/o

Latin

A

stopping

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31
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Combing Form/Root

pector/o

Latin

A

chest

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32
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Combing Form/Root

ped/o

Latin

A

foot

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Combing Forms/Roots

ped/o or pedi/a

Greek

A

child

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34
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Combing Form/Root

pedicul/o

Latin

A

louse

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35
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

pelv/o or pelv/i

Latin + Greek

A

hip bone or pelvis

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36
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Combing Form/Root

pen/i

Latin

A

penis

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37
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Suffix

-penia

Greek

A

deficiency or reduction in number

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38
Q

Prefixes

pent- or penta-

Greek

A

five

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39
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

pept/o or peps/i

Latin + Greek

A

digestion

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40
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Prefix

per-

Latin

A

excessive or through

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41
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Combing Form/Root

percept/o

Latin

A

to become aware

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42
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Combing Form/Root

percussi/o

Latin

A

to tap or beat

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43
Q

Prefix

peri-

Greek

A

around or surrounding

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44
Q

Combing Form/Root

perine/o

Greek

A

membrane lining the abdominal cavity and its organs

peritoneum

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45
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Combing Form/Root

perme/o

Latin

A

to pass through

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46
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Combing Form/Root

pernici/o

Latin

A

destructive or harmful

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47
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Combing Form/Root

perone/o

Latin

A

fibular

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48
Q

Combing Form/Root

pertuss/i

Latin

A

intense cough

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49
Q

Combing Form/Root

petchi/o

Latin

A

skin spot

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50
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Suffix

-pexy

Greek

A

-pexy

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51
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Combing Forms/Roots

phac/o or phak/o

Greek

A

lens of the eye

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52
Q

Combing Form/Root and Suffix

phag/o or -phagia

Greek

A

eating or swallowing

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53
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Suffix

-phage

Greek

A

one that eats

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54
Q

Combing Form/Root

phalang/o

Greek

A

phalanges

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55
Q

Combing Form/Root

phall/o

Greek

A

penis

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56
Q

Combing Form/Root

pharmac/o

Greek

A

drug

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57
Q

Combing Form/Root

pharyng/o

Greek

A

throat

pharynx

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58
Q

Combing Form/Root

phe/o

Greek

A

dusky

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59
Q

Combing Form/Root

pher/o

Greek

A

to bear or carry

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60
Q

Suffix

-pheresis

Greek

A

removal

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61
Q

Combing Form/Root

phil/o

Latin + Greek

A

love or affection to

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Suffix

-philia

Latin + Greek

A

attraction for or increase in numbers

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63
Q

Combing Form/Root

phim/o

Greek

A

muzzling or constriction of an oriface

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64
Q

Combing Form/Root

phleb/o

Greek

A

vein

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65
Q

Combing Form/Root

phlegm/o

Latin + Greek

A

thick mucus

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66
Q

Combing Form/Root

phob/o

Greek

A

fear

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67
Q

Combing Form/Root

phon/o

Greek

A

sound or voice

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68
Q

Suffix

-phonia

Greek

A

sound or voice

69
Q

Combing Form/Root

phor/o

Greek

A

carry or movement

70
Q

Suffix

-phoresis

Greek

A

carrying or transmission

71
Q

Suffix

-phoria

Greek

A

to bear, feeling, or mental state

72
Q

Combing Form/Root

phot/o

Greek

A

light

73
Q

Combing Form/Root

phren/o

Greek

A

driaphram

74
Q

Suffix

-phylactic

Greek

A

protective or preventive

75
Q

Suffix

-phylaxis

Greek

A

protection or prevention

76
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

physi/o or physic/o

Latin

A

nature

77
Q

Suffix

-physis

Greek

A

to grow

78
Q

Suffix

-phyte

Greek

A

plant

79
Q

Combing Form/Root

pigment/o

Latin

A

color

80
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

pil/o or pil/i

Latin

A

hair

81
Q

Combing Form/Root

pineal/o

Latin

A

pineal gland

82
Q

Combing Form/Root

pinn/i

Latin

A

external ear, or auricle

83
Q

Combing Form/Root

pituit/o

Latin

A

pituitary gland

84
Q

Combing Form/Root

plac/o

Greek

A

flat patch

85
Q

Combing Form/Root

placent/o

Latin

A

round, flat cake or placenta

86
Q

Suffix

-plakia

Greek

A

round, flat layer or scale

87
Q

Combing Form/Root

plan/o

Latin

A

flat

88
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

plant/o or plant/i

Latin

A

caudal surface of the pes (rear paw) including the tarsus

89
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

plas/o or plant/i

Latin

A

growth, development, formation, or mold

90
Q

Suffix

-plasia

Greek

A

formation, development, or growth

91
Q

Suffix

-plasm

Greek

A

formative material of cells

92
Q

Combing Form/Root

plasm/o

Greek

A

something formed

93
Q

Suffix

-plast

Greek

A

primitive living cell

94
Q

Combing Form/Root

plast/o

Greek

A

growth, development, or mold

95
Q

Suffix

-plasty

Greek

A

surgical repair

96
Q

Suffixes

-plegia or -plegic

Greek

A

paralysis

97
Q

Combing Form/Root

pleur/o

Greek

A

membrane lining in the lungs

pleura

98
Q

Combing Form/Root

plex/o

Latin

A

network

99
Q

Combing Form/Root

plic/o

Latin

A

fold or ridge

100
Q

Suffix

-pnea

Greek

A

breathing

101
Q

Suffix

-pneic

Greek

A

pertaining to breathing

102
Q

Prefix

pneu-

Greek

A

relating to air or lungs

103
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

pneum/o or pneumon/o

Greek

A

lung or air

104
Q

Combing Form/Root

pod/o

Greek

A

foot

105
Q

Suffix

-poiesis

Greek

A

formation

106
Q

Combing Form/Root

poikil/o

Greek

A

irregular

107
Q

Combing Form/Root

poli/o

Greek

A

gray matter of the brain and spinal cord

108
Q

Prefix

polio-

Greek

A

grey matter of the brain and spinal cord

109
Q

Prefix

pollaki-

Greek

A

many times

110
Q

Prefix

poly-

Greek

A

many

111
Q

Combing Form/Root

polyp/o

Greek

A

small growth

112
Q

Combing Form/Root

pont/o

Latin

A

part of the brain

the pons

113
Q

Combing Form/Root

poplit/o

Latin

A

caudal surface of the platella

114
Q

Combing Form/Root

por/o

Latin + Greek

A

small opening

pore

115
Q

Suffix

-porosis

Greek

A

pasage or porous condition

116
Q

Combing Form/Root

port/i

Latin

A

gate or door

117
Q

Prefix

post-

Latin

A

after or behind

118
Q

Combing Form/Root

poster/o

Latin

A

toward the tail

119
Q

Combing Form/Root

potent/o

Latin

A

powerful

120
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

practic/o or pract/i

Greek

A

practice

121
Q

Combing Form/Root

prandi/o

Latin

A

meal

122
Q

Suffix

-prandial

Latin

A

meal

123
Q

Suffix

-praxia

Greek

A

action

124
Q

Prefix

pre-

Latin

A

before or in front of

125
Q

Combing Form/Root

pregn/o

Latin

A

pregnant or with offspring

126
Q

Combing Form/Root

prematur/o

Latin

A

too early

127
Q

Combing Form/Root

preputi/o

Latin

A

foreskin or prepuce

128
Q

Combing Form/Root

press/o

Latin

A

to press or draw

129
Q

Combing Form/Root

priap/o

Latin + Greek

A

penis

130
Q

Prefix

primi-

Greek

A

first

131
Q

Prefix

pro-

Latin + Greek

A

before or on behalf of

132
Q

Combing Form/Root

process/o

Latin

A

going forth

133
Q

Combing Form/Root

procreat/o

Latin

A

to reproduce

134
Q

Combing Form/Root

proct/o

Greek

A

anus or rectum

135
Q

Combing Form/Root

prodrom/o

Latin + Greek

A

precursor

136
Q

Combing Form/Root

product/o

Latin

A

to lead forward or yeild

137
Q

Combing Form/Root

prolaps/o

Latin

A

to fall downward or slide forward

138
Q

Combing Form/Root

prolifer/o

Latin

A

to reproduce

139
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

pron/o or pront/o

Latin

A

bent forward

140
Q

Combing Form/Root

prostat/o

Greek

A

prostate gland

141
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

prosth/o or prosthet/o

Greek

A

addition or appendage

142
Q

Prefixes

prot- or proto-

Greek

A

first

143
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

prot/o or prote/o

Greek

A

first, original, or protein

144
Q

Combing Form/Root

proxim/o

Latin

A

near

145
Q

Combing Form/Root

pruit/o

Latin

A

itch

146
Q

Combing Form/Root

pseud/o

Greek

A

false

147
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

psor/o or psor/i

Greek

A

itch

148
Q

Combing Form/Root

psych/o

Greek

A

mind

149
Q

Combing Form/Root

ptomat/o

Greek

A

a fall

150
Q

Suffix

-ptosis

Greek

A

drooping or sagging

151
Q

Suffix

-ptyalo

Greek

A

spit or saliva

152
Q

Suffix

-ptysis

Greek

A

spitting

153
Q

Combing Form/Root

pub/o

Latin

A

part of the hip bone

pubis

154
Q

Combing Form/Root

pubert/o

Latin

A

adult

155
Q

Combing Form/Root

pudend/o

Latin

A

pudendum

156
Q

Combing Form/Root

puerper/i

Latin

A

labor

157
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

pulm/o or pulmon/o

Latin

A

lung

158
Q

Combing Form/Root

pulpos/o

Latin

A

fleshy or pulpy

159
Q

Combing Form/Root

puls/o

Latin

A

beating

160
Q

Combing Form/Root

punct/o

Latin

A

sting, puncture, or little hole

161
Q

Combing Form/Root

pupill/o

Latin

A

pupil of the eye

162
Q

Combing Form/Root

pur/o

Latin

A

pus

163
Q

Combing Form/Root

purpur/o

Latin

A

purple

164
Q

Combing Form/Root

pustul/o

Latin

A

blister

165
Q

Combing Form/Root

py/o

Greek

A

pus

166
Q

Combing Form/Root

pyel/o

Greek

A

renal pelvis

167
Q

Combing Form/Root

pylor/o

Greek

A

gatekeeper or pylorus

168
Q

Combing Forms/Roots

pyr/o or pyret/o

Greek

A

fever or fire

169
Q

Combing Form/Root

pyramid/o

Greek

A

pyramid-shaped

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