Prefixes and Suffixes P through Z
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| pachy | thick
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| pachycephalic | abnormal thickness of the skull
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| para | near; departure from the norm
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| paralgia | abnormal pain
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| path | disease
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| pathology | study of disease
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| penia | deficiency
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| cytopenia | lack of cellular elements in the blood
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| peri | around
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| pericardium | around the heart
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| pexy | fixation, suspension
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| retinopexy | surgical repair of a detached retina
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| phobia | fear of
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| hydrophobia | fear of water
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| phoresis | transmission
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| diaphoresis | perspiration, transmission of sweat
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| plasty | plastic surgical correction
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| orthoplasty | surgical straightening
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| plegia | paralysis, stroke
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| paraplegia | paralysis from the waist down
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| poly | many
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| polyarthritis | arthritis in numerous joints
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| post | after
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| postmortem | after death
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| pre | before
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| preoperative, pre-op | before surgery
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| pro | in front of; on behalf of
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| proglossis | tip of the tongue
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| pseudo | false
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| pseudodipsia | false thirst
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| ptosis | falling
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| mastoptosis | sagging of the breast
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| re | back, again
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| reflex | flex response to stimulation
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| retro | backward
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| retroflexed | bent backward, posterior
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| rrhaphy | suture
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| cardiorrhaphy | suturing of the heart
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| rhexis | rupture
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| angiorrhexis | ruptured blood vessel
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| scopy | exam
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| bronchoscopy | bronchus exam
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| semi | half
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| semicomatose | half-conscious
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| sphygmo | pulse
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| sphygmomanometer | pulse meter
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| sub | below
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| sublingual | under the tongue
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| super, supra | above
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| superacute | highly severe
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| sym, syn | together
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| symbiotic | dependent on one another
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| tachy | swift, fast
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| tachycardia | rapid heart rate
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| tele | distance
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| telemetry | distance signal monitor interpretation
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| toxo | toxic, poison
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| toxicoderma | skin disease caused by poison
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| trans | across
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| transfusion | transfer of blood into an individual
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| tri | three
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| tricuspid | three cusps
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| ultra | above
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| ultrasonic | high frequency sound
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| uni | one
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| uniocular | having one working eye
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| xeno | foreign
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| xenograft | a graft from one species to another
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| xero | dry
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| xerochilia | dry lips
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