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Medical Terminology8
Prefixes and Suffixes P through 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, on behalf of |
| Pseudo | False |
| Ptosis | Falling |
| Re | Back, again |
| Retro | Backwards |
| 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 |
| Tri | Three |
| Ultra | Above |
| Uni | One |
| Xeno | Foreign |
| Xero | Dry |