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Med Terms P
Medical terms beginning with the letter, "P"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pachy/o- | thick |
| palat/o- | palate |
| pan- | all, total |
| pancreat/o- | pancreas |
| para- | beside, beyond, around |
| paralysis- | loss of movement |
| pariet/o- | wall |
| par/o- | to bear labor or to give birth (delivery) |
| part/o- | to bear labor or to give birth (delivery) |
| -partum- | to bear labor or to give birth (delivery) |
| patell/o- | patella |
| path/o- | disease |
| -pathy- | relating to disease |
| ped- | child or foot |
| pedia- | child |
| -penia- | deficiency, lack of |
| peps- | digestion |
| pepsia- | digestion |
| per- | through, by or excessive |
| peri- | around, outer |
| perine/o- | perineum |
| peritone/o- | peritoneum |
| pelv/i- | pelvis |
| pelv/o- | pelvis |
| penta- | five |
| petr/o- | stone |
| -pexy- | surgical fixation or suspension |
| -phage- | eating or swallowing |
| -phagia- | eating or swallowing |
| phag/o- | eat |
| phalang/o- | phalanges |
| pharmac/o- | drugs, medicine |
| pharyng/o- | pharynx |
| pharynx- | pharynx |
| phasia- | speak or speech |
| phas/o- | speech |
| -philia- | love, affection, affinity |
| phleb/o- | vein |
| -phobia- | fear |
| -phonia- | sound or voice |
| phon/o- | sound |
| phot/o- | light |
| phren- | diaphragm |
| phren/o- | mind |
| -phylaxis- | protection, preventive |
| physi/o- | function |
| -physis- | growth |
| pili- | hair |
| pineal/o- | pineal gland |
| pituit/o- | pituitary gland |
| -plasia- | formation, a growth or development |
| -plasm- | abnormal growth, tumor |
| plasm/o- | plasma |
| -plasty- | repair |
| platy- | flat |
| -plegia- | paralysis |
| pleur/o- | lung, lung membrane |
| -poiesis- | making or production |
| poli/o- | gray matter |
| polyp/o- | polyp (small growth) |
| -pnea- | breathe |
| pneun/o- | lungs, air |
| pneumon/o- | lungs, air |
| pneumat/o- | lungs, air |
| pod- | foot |
| poly- | many |
| por- | pores, openings |
| -porosis- | porous condition |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before |
| presby- | old |
| prim/i- | first |
| pro- | before, for |
| proct/o- | rectum |
| prostat/o- | prostate gland |
| proxim/o- | near point or origin |
| pseud/o- | false |
| psora- | itch |
| psych/o- | mind, soul |
| ptery- | wing |
| -ptosis- | prolapse, drooping |
| pub/o- | pubis |
| peurper/o- | childbirth |
| pulp- | flesh |
| pulmon/o- | lungs |
| pupill/o- | pupil |
| pyel/o- | renal pelvis |
| pylor/o- | pylorus |
| py/o- | pus |
| pyr/o- | fire, fever |
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