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Medical Terms "P"
Medical prefixes beginning with P
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| par- | to bear |
| para- | beside or near |
| path- | disease |
| ped- | foot or child |
| peps-, pepti- | digest |
| pen(ia)- | lack of |
| peri- | around |
| phag- | to eat |
| pharyng(o)- | throat |
| phasia- | speech |
| phil- | to love |
| phleb- | vein |
| phob- | fear |
| phon- | sound |
| phor- | carry |
| phot- | light |
| physio- | nature of |
| pino- | drink |
| plasm-, plast- | form or shape |
| platy | fat |
| plegia- | paralysis |
| pleuro- | lungs, air, wind |
| pod- | foot |
| poie- | to produce |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after or behind |
| pre-, pro- | before |
| presby- | old age |
| procto- | anus |
| psuedo- | false |
| psych(o)- | mind |
| pulmon- | lung |
| pyo- | pus |
| quad- | four |