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Term
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Meaning
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| pachy- |
heavy; thick |
| palat/o |
palate (roof of mouth) |
| palpebr/o |
eyelid |
| pan- |
all |
| pancreat/o |
pancreas |
| papill/o |
nipple-like; optic disc |
| par- |
other than; abnormal |
| para- |
near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of |
| -para |
to bear, bring forth (live births) |
| -parous |
to bear, bring forth |
| parathyroid/o |
parathyroid glands |
| -paresis |
weakness |
| -pareunia |
sexual intercourse |
| -partum |
birth; labor |
| patell/a |
patella |
| patell/o |
patela |
| path/o |
disease |
| -pathy |
disease; emotion |
| pector/o |
chest |
| ped/o |
child; foot |
| pelv/i |
pelvis; hip region |
| pelv/o |
pelvis; hip region |
| pend/o |
to hang |
| -penia |
deficiency |
| -pepsia |
digestion |
| per- |
through |
| peri- |
surrounding |
| perine/o |
perineum |
| peritone/o |
peritoneum |
| perone/o |
fibula |
| -pexy |
fixation; to put in place |
| phac/o |
lens of eye |
| phag/o |
eat; swallow |
| -phage |
eat; swallow |
| -phagia |
eating; swallowing |
| phak/o |
lens of eye |
| phalang/o |
phalanges (of fingers and toes) |
| phall/o |
penis |
| pharmac/o |
drug |
| pharmaceut/o |
drug |
| pharyng/o |
throat (pharynx) |
| phas/o |
speech |
| -phasia |
speech |
| phe/o |
dusky; dark |
| -pheresis |
removal |
| phil/o |
like; love; attraction to |
| -phil |
attraction for |
| -philia |
attraction for |
| phim/o |
muzzle |
| phleb/o |
vein |
| phob/o |
fear |
| -phobia |
fear |
| phon/o |
voice; sound |
| -phonia |
voice; sound |
| -phor/o |
to bear |
| -phoresis |
carrying; transmission |
| -phoria |
to bear, carry; feeling (mental state) |
| phot/o |
light |
| phren/o |
diaphragm; mind |
| -phthisis |
wasting away |
| -phylaxis |
protection |
| physi/o |
nature; function |
| -physis |
to grow |
| phyt/o |
plant |
| -phyte |
plant |
| pil/o |
hair |
| pineal/o |
pineal gland |
| pituitar/o |
pituitary gland |
| -plakia |
plaque |
| plant/o |
sole of the foot |
| plas/o |
development; formation |
| -plasia |
development; formation |
| -plasm |
formation; structure |
| -plastic |
pertaining to formation |
| -plasty |
surgical repair |
| ple/o |
more; many |
| -plegia |
paralysis; palsy |
| -plegic |
paralysis; palsy |
| pleur/o |
pleura |
| plex/o |
plexus; network (of nerves) |
| -pnea |
breathing |
| pneum/o |
lung; air; gas |
| pneumon/o |
lung; air; gas |
| pod/o |
foot |
| -poiesis |
formation |
| -poietin |
substance that forms |
| poikil/o |
varied; irregular |
| pol/o |
extreme |
| polio- |
gray matter (of brain or spinal cord) |
| poly- |
many; much |
| polyp/o |
polyp; small growth |
| pont/o |
pons ( a part of the brain) |
| -porosis |
condition of pores (spaces) |
| post- |
after; behind |
| poster/o |
back (of body); behind |
| -prandial |
meal |
| -praxia |
action |
| pre- |
before; in front of |
| presby/o |
old age |
| primi- |
first |
| pro- |
before; forward |
| proct/o |
anus and rectum |
| pros- |
before; forward |
| prostat/o |
prostate gland |
| prot/o |
first |
| prote/o |
protein |
| proxim/o |
near |
| prurit/o |
itching |
| pseudo- |
false |
| psych/o |
mind |
| -ptosis |
droop; sag; prolapse; protrude |
| -ptysis |
spitting |
| pub/o |
pubis (anterior part of hip bone) |
| pulmon/o |
lung |
| pupill/o |
pupil (dark center of eye) |
| purul/o |
pus |
| py/o |
pus |
| pyel/o |
renal pelvis |
| pylor/o |
pylorus; pyloric sphincter |
| pyr/o |
fever; fire |
| pyret/o |
fever |
| pyrex/o |
fever |