Medical Terminology P Flashcards
(157 cards)
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pachy-
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thick
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-pagus
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conjoined twins
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palat/o
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palate
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pale/o
A
old
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palin-, pali-
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recurrence, repetition
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palliat/o
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soothe, relieve
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palp/o, palpat/o
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to touch gently
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palpebr/o
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eyelid
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palpit/o, palpitat/o
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flutter, throbbing
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pan-
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all
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pancreat/o
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pancreas
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pant/o
A
all, whole
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papill/o
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nipple-like, papilla
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papul/o
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papule, pimple
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para-
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alongside, near, beyond, abnormal
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-papa, parous
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to bear, bring forth
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parasit/o
A
parasite
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parathyroid/o
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parathyroid
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-paresis
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partial paralysis
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-partum
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childbirth, labor
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patell/o
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patella
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path/o
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disease
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-pause
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cessation
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pector/o
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chest
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ped/o
foot, child
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pedicul/o
louse
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pel/o
mud
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pelv/i
pelvis
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-penia
deficiency
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pent-, penta-
five
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-pepsia
digestion
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per-
through, throughout
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percuss/o
to tap
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peri-
around, surrounding
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perine/o
perineum
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peritone/o
peritoneum
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per/o
deformed, maimed
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perone/o
fibula
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perspir/o
breathe through
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pest/i
plague, pests
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peta-
quadrillion (10__)
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-petal
moving toward, seeking
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petr/o
stone, petrous region of temporal bone
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-pexy
fixation
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phac/o
lens
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phag/o, -phagia
eating, ingestion
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phak/o
lens
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phalang/o
phalanges
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phall/o
penis
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phaner/o
visible, apparent
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pharmac/o
drugs
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phas/o, -phasia
speech
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phe/o
dusky
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phen/o
appearance
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-pheresis
removal
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-phil, -philia
affinity for, tendency towards
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phim/o
muzzle
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phleb/o
vein
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-phob/o
fear, aversion
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phon/o, -phonia
voice, sound
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-phore, phor/o
bearer, processor
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-phoresis
bearing, transmission
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phosphat/o
phosphate
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phot/o
light
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phren/o
mind, diaphragm
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phyc/o
seaweed, algae
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phyl/o
race, species, type
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-phylaxis
protection
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phyll/o
leaf, leaf-like
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-phyma
tumor, growth
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physic/o
physical, natural
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physi/o
nature
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phys/o
air, gas
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-physis
growth, growing
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phyt/o, -phyte
plant
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pico-
one trillionth (10___)
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picr/o
bitter
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piez/o, pies/i, -piesis
pressure
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pil/o
hair
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pimel/o
fat, fatty
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pin/o
to drink
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pituitar/o
pituitary gland
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plagi/o
slanting, oblique
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plan/o
flat, level, wandering
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plant/o
sole of the foot
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-plasm
formation, growth
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plasm/o
plasma, formative substance
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-plasty
surgical correction/repair
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platy-
broad, flat
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ple/o
more
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-plegia
paralysis
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plesi/o
nearness, similarity
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pless/i
striking
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pleur/o
pleura
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plex/o
network (nerves or vessels), plexus
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plic/o, plicat/o
to fold, pleat
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-ploid, -ploidy
number of chromosome sets
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pluri-
more, several
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-pnea
breathe
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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
formation
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poikil/o
variation, irregular
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poli/o
gray (matter)
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poly-
many, much
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pon/o
fatigue, overwork, pain
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-pore, por/o
opening, passageway
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-porosis
porous, decrease in density
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posia
drinking
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posit/o
arrangement, place
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post-
after, behind
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poster/o
behind, towards the back
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potenti/o
power, strength
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-prandial
meal
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-praxia
action, activity
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pre-
before, in front of
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presby-
aging, elderly
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primi-
first
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-privia
loss, deprivation
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pro-
before
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proct/o
rectum, anus
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pros/o
forward, anterior
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prosop/o
face
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prostat/o
prostate gland
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prote/o
protein
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prot/o
first
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proxim/o
near
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prurit/o
itching
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psamm/o
sand, sand-like material
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pselaphes/o
touch
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pseudo-
FALSE
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psor/o
itching
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psych/o
mind
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psychr/o
cold
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-pterygium
abnurmality of the conjunctiva
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pteryg/o
wing-shaped
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-ptosis
prolapse, drooping
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pytal/o
saliva
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-ptysis
spitting
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pub/o
pubis
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pulmon/o
lung
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puls/o, pulsat/o
to beat, beating
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-puncture
to pierce a surface
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pupill/o
pupil
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purgat/o
cleansing
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purpur/i
purple
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purul/o
pus formation
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py/o
pus
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pyel/o
renal pelvis
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pyg/o
buttocks
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pykn/o, pycn/o
thick, dense
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pyl/e
portal vein
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pylor/o
pylorus
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pyret/o
fever
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pyrex/o
feverishness, fever
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pyr/o
heat, fire, fever
