M-P Flashcards
(207 cards)
1
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macro-
A
large
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mal-
A
bad
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-malacia
A
softening
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malleol/o
A
malleolus
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Q
mamm/o
A
breast
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mandibul/o
A
mandible (lower jaw bone)
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Q
-mania
A
obsessive proeccupation
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Q
mast/o
A
breast
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mastoid/o
A
mastoid process (behind ear)
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maxill/o
A
maxilla (upper jaw bone)
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Q
meat/o
A
meatus (opening)
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Q
medi/o
A
middle
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mediastin/o
A
mediastinum
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medull/o
A
medulla (inner section); middle; soft; marrow
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mega-
A
large
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-megaly
A
enlargement
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melan/o
A
black
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men/o
A
menses, menstruation
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mening/o
A
meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord and brain)
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meningi/o
A
meninges
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ment/o
A
mind; chin
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meso-
A
middle
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meta-
A
change; beyond
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metacarp/o
A
metacarpals (hand bones)
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metatars/o
metatarsals (foot bones)
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-meter
measure
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metr/o
uterus (womb); measure
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metri/o
uterus (womb)
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mi/o
smaller; less
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micro-
small
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-mimetic
mimc; copy
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-mission
send
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mon/o
one; single
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morph/o
shape; form
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mort/o, -mortem
death
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-motor
movement
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muc/o
mucus
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mucos/o
mucous membrane (mucosa)
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multi-
many
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mut/a
genetic change
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mutagen/o
causing genetic change
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my/o
muscle
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myc/o
fungus
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mydr/o
wide
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myel/o
spinal cord; bone marrow
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myocardi/o
myocardium (heart muscle)
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myom/o
muscle tumor
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myos/o
muscle
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myring/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
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myx/o
mucus
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narc/o
numbness; stupor; sleep
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nas.o
nose
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nat/i
birth
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necr/o
death
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nect/o
bind, tie, connect
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neo-
new
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nephr/o
kidney
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neur/o
nerve
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neutr/o
neither; neutral; neutrophil
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noct/o
night
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norm/o
rule; order
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nos/o
disease
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nuecle/o
nucleus
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nulli-
none
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nyct/o
night
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obstetr/o
pregnancy; childbirth
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ocul/o
eye
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odont/o
tooth
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odyn/o
pain
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-ole
little small
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olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
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olig/o
scanty (small or insuffient)
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om/o
shoulder
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-oma
tumor; mass; fluid collection
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omphal/o
umbilicus (navel)
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onc/o
tumor
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-one
hormone
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onych/o
nail
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o/o
egg
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oophor/o
ovary
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-opaque
obscure
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ophthalm/o
eye
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-opia
vision condition
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opi/o
opium
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-opsia
vision condition
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-opsy
view of
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opt/o, optic/o
eye; vision
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-or
one who
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or/o
mouth
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orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
testis
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-orexia
appetite
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orth/o
straight
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-ose
full of; pertaining to; sugar
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-osis
condition, usually abnormal
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-osmia
smell
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oste/o
bone
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-ostosis
condtion of bone
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ot/o
ear
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-otia
ear condition
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-ous
pertaining to
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ov/o
egg
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ovari/o
ovary
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ovul/o
egg
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ox/o, -oxia
oxygen
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oxy-
rapid; sharp; acid
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oxysm/o
sudden
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pachy-
heavy; thick
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palat/o
palate (roof of the mouth)
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palpebr/o
eyelid
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pan-
all
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pancreat/o
pancreas
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paill/o
nipple-ike; optic disc (disk)
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par-
other than; abnormal
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para-
near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of
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-para, -parous
to bear, bring forth (live births)
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-paresis
weakness
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-pareunia
sexual intercourse
118
-partum
birth; labor
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patell/a, patell/o
patella, kneecap
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path/o
disease
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-pathy
disease, emotion
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pector/o
chest
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ped/o
child; foot
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pelv/i, pelv/o
pelvis; hip region
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pend/o
hang
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-penia
deficiency
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pen/o
penis
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-pepsia
digestion
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per-
through
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peri-
surrounding
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perine/o
perineum
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peritone/o
peritoneum
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perone/o
fibula
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-pexy
fixation; to put in place
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phac/o
lens of eye
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phag/o, -phage
eat; swallow
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-phagia
conditon of eating swallowing
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phall/o
penis
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pharmac/o, pharmecaut/o
drug
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pharyng/o
throat (pharynx)
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phas/o, -phasia
speech
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-pheresis
removal
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phil/o
like; love; attraction to
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-phil, -philia
attraction for
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phim/o
muzzle
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phleb/o
vein
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phob/o, -phobia
fear
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phon/o, -phonia
voice; sounds
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phor/o
to bear
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-phoresis
carrying; transmission
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-phoria
to bear; carry; feeling (mental state)
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phot/o
light
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phren/o
diaphragm; mind
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-phylaxis
protection
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physi/o
nature; function
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phys/o
growing
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-physis
to grow
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phyt/o, -phyte
plant
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pil/o
hair
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-plakia
plaque
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plant/o
sole of foot
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plas/o, -plasia
development; formation; growth
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-plasm
formation; structure
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-plastic
pertaining to formation
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-plasty
surgical repair
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ple/o
more; many; varied
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-plegia
paralysis; palsy
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pleur/o
pleura
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plex/o
plexus; network (of nerves)
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-pnea
breathing
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pneum/o
lung; air gas
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pod/o
foot
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-poiesis
formation
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-poietin
substance that forms
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pol/o
extreme
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polio-
gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)
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poly-
many; much; increased
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polyp/o
polyp; small growth
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pont/o
pons (part of the brain)
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-porosis
condition of pores (spaces)
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post-
after; behind
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poster/o
back (of body); behind
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-prandial
pertaining to eating or mealtime
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-praxia
action
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pre-
before; in front of
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presby/o
old age
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primi-
first
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pro-
before; forward
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proct/o
anus and rectum
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pros-
before; forward
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prostat/o
prostate gland
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prot/o
first
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prote/o
protein
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proxim/o
near
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prurit/o
itching
196
pseudo-
false
197
psych/o
mind
198
-ptom
happening
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-ptosis
falling; drooping; prolapse
200
-ptysis
spitting
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pub/o
pubis (anterior part of hip bone)
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pulmon/o
lung
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pupill/o
pupil (dark center of the eye)
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purul/o, py/o
pus
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pyel/o
renal pelvis
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pyr/o
fever; fire
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pyret/o, pyrex/o
fever
