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Medical Terms - 8Yve
Medical Terminology - Lesson 8 - P thru Z Prefixes & Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pachy | Thick (Pachyderm = thick-skinned Animal (elephant); Pachycephalic = abnormally thick skull) |
| Para | Near, departure from the norm (Paradox; Paralgia = Abnormal pain) |
| Path | Disease (Pathology = study of disease; psychopath = mind disease, antisocial disorder) |
| Penia | Deficiency (Cytopenia = lack of cellular elements in the blood) |
| Peri | Around (Perimeter; Pericardium = around the heart) |
| Pexy | Fixation, suspension (retinopexy = surgical repair of a detatched retina) |
| Phobia | Fear of (claustrophobia; hydrophobia = fear of water) |
| Phoresis | Transmission (diaphoresis = perspiration, transmission of sweat) |
| Plasty | Plastic surgical correction (Plaster; orthoplasty = surgical straitening) |
| Plegia | Paralysis, stroke (Paraplegia = paralsis from the waist down (near + paralysis)) |
| Poly | Many (Monopoly = one oever many; polyarthritis = arthritis in many joints) |
| Post | After (Posterior = back surface; Postmortem = after death) |
| Pre | Before (Preoperative = before surgery; Preliminary = before the final results) |
| Pro | In front of; on behalf of (Proglossis = tip of the tongue; Proactive = taking the initiative; anticipating events) |
| Pseudo | False (Pseudonym = false name; Pseudodipsia = false thirst) |
| Ptosis | Falling (Mastoptosis = sagging of the breast) |
| Re | Back, again (reflex = flex response to stimulation (usually automatic)) |
| Retro | Backward (Retroflexed = bent backward, posterior; Retrograde = backward motion) |
| Rrhaphy | Suture (Cardiorrhaphy = sutureing of the heart) |
| Rhexis | Rupture (Angiorrhexis = ruptured blood vessel) (associate with tyranosaurus rex) |
| Scopy | Exam (Telescope = distance seeing; Bronchoscopy = bronchus exam) |
| Semi | Half (Semicircle; Semicomatose = half-conscious) |
| Sphygmo | Pulse (Sphygmomanometer = "pulse meter" is a blood pressure meter (cuff)) |
| Sub | Below (Sublingual = under the tongue; Submarine = under the water) |
| Super, Supra | Above (Supernova = greater than a nova; Superacute = highly severe) |
| Sym, Syn | Together (Symbiotic = mutually beneficial & dependant; Synthesis = 2 or more blended together) |
| Tachy | Swift, fast (Tachycardia = rapid heart rate; Tachometer = instrument that measures speed) |
| Tele | Distance (Telephone = distance hearing; Telemetry = signal monitor interpretation at a distance) |
| Toxo | Toxic, poison (Toxin = poison; Toxicoderma = skin disease caused by poison) |
| Trans | Across (Transaction; Transfusion = transfer of blood into a person) |
| Tri | Three (Triangle; Tricuspid = three cusps) |
| Ultra | Above (Ultraviolet = light with higher wavelength than visible light; Ultrasonic = high frequency sound) |
| Uni | One (Unicorn = having one horn; Uniocular = having one working eye) |
| Xeno | Foreign (Xenophobia = fear of the foreign; Xenograft = a graft from one species to another) |
| Xero | Dry (Xerochilla = dry lips) |
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