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Lesson 8
Prefixs and Suffixes P-Z
Term | Definition |
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pachy | thick |
para | near, departure from the norm |
path | disease |
penia | deficiency |
peri | around |
pexy | fixation, suspension |
phobia | fear of |
phoresis | transmission |
plasty | plastic surgical correction |
plegia | paralysis; stroke |
poly | many |
post | after |
pre | before |
pro | in front of |
pseudo | false |
ptosis | falling |
re | back; again |
reaction | action back to a previous action |
retro | backward |
rrhaphy | suture |
rhexis | rupture |
scopy | exam |
semi | half |
sphygmo | pulse |
sub | below |
super, supra | above |
sym; syn | together |
tachy | swift; fast |
tele | distance |
toxo | toxic; poison |
trans | across |
transaction | a transfer between two entities |
tri | three |
ultra | above |
uni | one |
xeno | foreign |
xero | dry |