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Word Part - 12
Prefix/Suffix
| Word Part | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| pharm | Drug | Psychopharm-Drugs that affect the mind |
| -phasia | Speech | Dysphagia-Difficulty speaking |
| phleb | Vein | Phlebotomist-One who specializes in drawing blood |
| photo, lumen | Light | Photoreceptor-Light sensitive cells of the eyes, Gastric lumen-Space where digested food travels |
| phobia, phobe | Fear | Hydrophobia-Fear of water (HAPo xenophobe – One who fears HAP tests) |
| phys | Function | Physiology-Study of how something functions |
| -plasia | Growth, Formation | Hyperplasia-Excessive growth (tumor) |
| plegia | Paralysis | Quadriplegia-Paralysis of all four limbs |
| pnea, spir | Breathing | Apnea ,Inspire |
| pneum, pulmon | Lungs, Air | Pneumothorax-Air seeping into chest cavity, Pulmonary embolism-A blood clot stuck in the lungs |