Medical Terminology Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms "P"
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| palat/o- | palate
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| palliat/o- | reduce the severity of
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| palpat/o- | touching; feeling
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| palpit/o- | to throb
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| pan- | all
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| pancreat/o- | pancreas
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| papill/o- | elevated structure
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| par- | beside
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| para- | beside; apart from; two parts of a pair; abnormal
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| parenchym/o- | parenchyma (functional cells of an organ)
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| -paresis | condition of weakness
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| pareun/o- | sexual intercourse
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| pariet/o- | wall of a cavity
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| par/o- | birth
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| paroxysm/o- | sudden, sharp attack
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| part/o- | childbirth
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| -partum | childbirth
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| parturit/o- | to be in labor
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| patell/o- | patella (kneecap)
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| -path | disease; suffering
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| pathet/o- | suffering
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| path/o- | disease; suffering
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| -pathy | disease; suffering; disease condition
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| pat/o- | to be open
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| -pause | cessation
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| paus/o- | cessation
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| pect/o- | stiff
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| pector/o- | chest
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| pedicul/o- | lice
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| ped/o- | child
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| pelv/i- | pelvis (hip bone; renal pelvis of kidney)
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| pelv/o- | pelvis
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| pendul/o- | hanging down
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| -penia | condition of deficiency
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| pen/o- | penis
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| pepsin/o- | pepsin
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| peps/o- | digestion
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| pept/o- | digestion
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| per- | throughout; through
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| percuss/o- | tapping
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| perfor/o- | to have an opening
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| peri- | around
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| perine/o- | perineum
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| peripher/o- | outer aspects
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| peritone/o- | peritoneum
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| periton/o- | peritoneum
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| perone/o- | fibula (lower leg bone on the lateral side of the leg)
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| person/o- | person
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| petechi/o- | petechiae
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| -pexy | process of surgically fixing in place
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| phac/o- | lens (eye)
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| -phage | thing that eats
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| -phagia | abnormal condition of eating and swallowing
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| phag/o- | eating; swallowing
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| phak/o- | lens (eye)
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| phalang/o- | phalanx (finger or toe)
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| pharmaceutic/o- | medicine; drug
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| pharmac/o- | medicine; drug
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| pharyng/o- | pharynx (throat)
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| -pharynx | pharynx (throat)
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| -phasia | abnormal condition of speech
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| phas/o- | speech
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| phe/o- | gray
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| -phil | attraction to; fondness for
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| -phile | person who is attracted to or is fond of
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| phil/o- | attraction to; fondness of
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| phim/o- | closed tight
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| phleb/o- | vein
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| phob/o- | fear; avoidance
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| phor/o- | to bear; to carry; range
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| phosph/o- | phosphorus
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| phot/o- | light
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| phren/o- | mind; diaphragm
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| phylact/o- | guarding; protecting
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| -phylaxis | condition of guarding or protecting
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| -phyma | tumor; growth
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| physic/o- | body
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| physi/o- | physical function
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| -physis | state of growing
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| phys/o- | inflate; distend; grow
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| -phyte | growth
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| pigment/o- | pigment
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| pil/o- | hair
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| pituitar/o- | pituitary gland
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| pituit/o- | pituitary gland
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| placent/o- | placenta
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| plak/o- | plaque
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| -plant | procedure to transfer or graft
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| -plasia | abnormal condition of growth
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| -plasm | growth; formed substance
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| plasm/o- | plasma
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| plas/o- | growth; formation
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| plast/o- | growth; formation
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| -plasty | process of reshaping by surgery
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| -plegia | condition of paralysis
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| pleg/o- | paralysis
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| pleur/o- | pleura (lung membrane)
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| -plex | parts
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| -pnea | breathing
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| pne/o- | breathing
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| pneum/o- | lung; air
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| pneumon/o- | lung; air
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| pod/o- | foot
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| -poiesis | condition of formation
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| -poietin | a substance that forms
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| poikil/o- | irregular
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| polar/o- | positive or negative state
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| pol/o- | pole
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| poly- | many; much
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| polyp/o- | polyp
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| poplite/o- | back of the knee
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| por/o- | small openings; pores
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| port/o- | point of entry
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| post- | after; behind
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| poster/o- | back part
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| potent/o- | being capable of doing
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| pract/o- | medical practice
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| pre- | before; in front of
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| pregn/o- | being with child
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| presby/o- | old age
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| press/o- | pressure
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| prevantat/o- | prevent
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| prevent/o- | prevent
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| priap/o- | persistent erection
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| prim/i- | first
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| pro- | before
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| -probe | rodlike instrument
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| proct/o- | rectum and anus
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| product/o- | produce
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| project/o- | orientation
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| pronat/o- | face down
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| prostat/o- | prostate gland
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| prosthet/o- | artificial part
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| protein/o- | protein
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| proxim/o- | near the center or point of origin
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| prurit/o- | itching
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| psor/o- | itching
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| psych/o- | mind
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| -ptosis | state of prolapse; drooping; falling
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| -ptysis | abnormal condition of coughing up
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| puber/o- | growing up
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| pub/o- | pubis (hip bone)
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| pulmon/o- | lung
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| pulsat/o- | rhythmic throbbing
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| punct/o- | hole; perforation
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| pupill/o- | pupil (of the eye)
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| purul/o- | pus
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| pyel/o- | renal pelvis
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| pylor/o- | pylorus
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| py/o- | pus
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| pyret/o- | fever
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| pyr/o- | burning; fire
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