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Lesson 8
Medical Terminology Lesson 8: Prefixes and suffixes P- X
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 | water, fear of |
| 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 |
| sublinqual | 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 specie to another |
| xero | dry |
| xerochilia | dry lips |
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