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Lesson 8
Prefixs and Suffixes P-Z
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pachy | thick |
| para | near, departure from the norm |
| path | disease |
| penia | deficiency |
| peri | around |
| pexy | fixation, suspension |
| phobia | fear of |
| phoresis | transmission |
| plasty | plastic surgical correction |
| plegia | paralysis; stroke |
| poly | many |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| pro | in front of |
| pseudo | false |
| ptosis | falling |
| re | back; again |
| reaction | action back to a previous action |
| retro | backward |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| rhexis | rupture |
| scopy | exam |
| semi | half |
| sphygmo | pulse |
| sub | below |
| super, supra | above |
| sym; syn | together |
| tachy | swift; fast |
| tele | distance |
| toxo | toxic; poison |
| trans | across |
| transaction | a transfer between two entities |
| tri | three |
| ultra | above |
| uni | one |
| xeno | foreign |
| xero | dry |