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Prefixes and Suffixe
p thru z
Term | Definition |
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pachy | thick |
para | near; departure from the norm |
path | disease |
penia | deficiency |
peri | around the heart |
pexy | fixation, suspension |
phobia | fear of |
phorseis | transmission of sweat |
plasty | plastic surgical correction |
plegia | paralysis; stroke |
poly | many |
post | after |
pre | before surgery |
pro | in front of; on behalf of |
pseudo | false |
ptosis | falling |
re | back, again |
retro | backward |
rrhaphy | suture |
rhexis | rupture |
scopy | exam |
semi | half conscious |
sphygmo | pulse |
sub | below, under the tongue |
super, supra | above, highly severe |
sym, syn | together, dependent on one another |
tachy | swift, fast |
tele | distance |
toxo | toxic, poison |
trans | across |
tri | three |
ultra | above, high frequency sound |
uni | one |
xeno | foreign |
xero | dry |