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Medical Terms "P"
Medical prefixes beginning with P
Question | Answer |
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par- | to bear |
para- | beside or near |
path- | disease |
ped- | foot or child |
peps-, pepti- | digest |
pen(ia)- | lack of |
peri- | around |
phag- | to eat |
pharyng(o)- | throat |
phasia- | speech |
phil- | to love |
phleb- | vein |
phob- | fear |
phon- | sound |
phor- | carry |
phot- | light |
physio- | nature of |
pino- | drink |
plasm-, plast- | form or shape |
platy | fat |
plegia- | paralysis |
pleuro- | lungs, air, wind |
pod- | foot |
poie- | to produce |
poly- | many |
post- | after or behind |
pre-, pro- | before |
presby- | old age |
procto- | anus |
psuedo- | false |
psych(o)- | mind |
pulmon- | lung |
pyo- | pus |
quad- | four |