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8_Prefixes_PtoZ
Prefixes and Suffixes P through Z
Term | Definition |
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pachy | thick |
pachycephalic | abnormal thickness of the skull |
para | near; departure from the norm |
paralgia | abnormal pain |
path | disease |
pathology | study of disease |
penia | deficiency |
cytopenia | lack of cellular elements in the blood |
peri | around |
pericardium | around the heart |
pexy | fixation, suspension |
retinopexy | surgical repair of a detached retina |
phobia | fear of |
hydrophobia | fear of water |
phoresis | transmission |
diaphoresis | perspiration, transmission of sweat |
plasty | plastic surgical correction |
orthoplasty | surgical straightening |
plegia | paralysis, stroke |
paraplegia | paralysis from the waist down |
poly | many |
polyarthritis | arthritis in numerous joints |
post | after |
postmortem | after death |
pre | before |
preoperative, pre-op | before surgery |
pro | in front of; on behalf of |
proglossis | tip of the tongue |
pseudo | false |
pseudodipsia | false thirst |
ptosis | falling |
mastoptosis | sagging of the breast |
re | back, again |
reflex | flex response to stimulation |
retro | backward |
retroflexed | bent backward, posterior |
rrhaphy | suture |
cardiorrhaphy | suturing of the heart |
rhexis | rupture |
angiorrhexis | ruptured blood vessel |
scopy | exam |
bronchoscopy | bronchus exam |
semi | half |
semicomatose | half-conscious |
sphygmo | pulse |
sphygmomanometer | pulse meter |
sub | below |
sublingual | under the tongue |
super, supra | above |
superacute | highly severe |
sym, syn | together |
symbiotic | dependent on one another |
tachy | swift, fast |
tachycardia | rapid heart rate |
tele | distance |
telemetry | distance signal monitor interpretation |
toxo | toxic, poison |
toxicoderma | skin disease caused by poison |
trans | across |
transfusion | transfer of blood into an individual |
tri | three |
tricuspid | three cusps |
ultra | above |
ultrasonic | high frequency sound |
uni | one |
uniocular | having one working eye |
xeno | foreign |
xenograft | a graft from one species to another |
xero | dry |
xerochilia | dry lips |