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Medical Prefixes & Suffixes "P thru X"

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Prefix or Suffix?
pachy (pack-key)   thick   Prefix or Suffix  
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para   near, departure from the norm   Prefix  
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path   disease   Prefix or Suffix  
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...penia   deficiency   Suffix  
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peri   around   Prefix  
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...pexy   fixation, suspension   Suffix  
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...phobia   fear of   Suffix  
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phoresis (four-ee-sis)   transmission   Suffix  
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...plasty   plastic surgical correction   Suffix  
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...plegia (plee-gee-uh)   paralysis, stroke   Suffix  
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poly   many   Prefix or Suffix  
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post   after   Prefix or Suffix  
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pre   before   Prefix  
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pro   in front of, on behalf of   Prefix  
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pseudo   false   Prefix  
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...ptosis (toe-sis)   falling   Suffix  
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re   back, again   Prefix  
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retro   backward   Prefix  
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...rrhapy (ra-fee)   suture   Suffix  
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...rhexis (ex-sis)   rupture   Suffix  
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...scopy   exam   Suffix  
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semi   half   Prefix  
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sphygmo (s-fig-mo)   pulse   Prefix  
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sub   below   Prefix  
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super, supra   above   Prefix  
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sym, syn   together   Prefix or Suffix  
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tachy   swift, fast   Prefix  
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tele (tell-uh)   distance   Prefix  
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toxo   toxic, poison   Prefix or Suffix  
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trans   across   Prefix  
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tri   three   Prefix  
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ultra   above   Prefix  
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uni   one   Prefix  
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xeno   foreign   Prefix  
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xero (zero)   dry   Prefix  
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