Medical Terms - Prefixes and Suffixes P-Z
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| pachycephalic | abnormal thickness of the skull
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| paralgia | abnormal pain
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| pathology | study of disease
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| cytopenia | lack of cellular elements in the blood
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| pericardium | around the heart
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| retinopexy | surgical repair of a detached retina
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| hydrophobia | water, fear of
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| diaphoresis | perspiration, transmission of sweat
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| orthoplasty | surgical straightening
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| paraplegia | paralysis from the waist down
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| polyarthritis | arthritis in numerous joints
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| postmortem | after death
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| preoperative, pre-op | before surgery
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| proglossis | tip of the tongue
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| pseudodipsia | false thirst
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| mastoptosis | sagging of the breast
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| reflex | flex response to stimulation
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| retroflexed | bent backward, posterior
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| cardiorrhaphy | suturing of the heart
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| angiorrhexis | ruptured blood vessel
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| bronchoscopy | bronchus exam
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| semicomatose | half-conscious
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| sphygmomanometer | pulse meter
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| sublingual | under the tongue
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| superacute | highly severe
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| symbiotic | dependent on one another
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| tachycardia | rapid heart rate
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| telemetry | distance signal monitor interpretation
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| toxicoderma | skin disease caused by poison
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| transfusion | a transfer of blood into an individual
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| tricuspid | three cusps
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| ultrasonic | high frequency sound
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| uniocular | having one working eye
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| xenograft | a graft from one species to another
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| xerochilia | dry lips
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