Prefixes, Suffixes, & Combining Forms P to R Flashcards
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pachy-
A
heavy, thick
2
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palat/o
A
palate (roof of mouth)
3
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pali-
A
recurrence, repetition
4
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palliat/o
A
to soothe, relieve
5
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palp/o, palpat/o
A
to touch gently
6
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palpebr/o
A
eyelid
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palpit/o
A
flutter, throbbing
8
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pan-
A
all
9
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pancreat/o
A
pancreas
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papill/o
A
nipple-like, optic disc
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papul/o
A
papule, pimple
12
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par-
A
other than, abnormal
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para-
A
near, beside, abnormal, apart from, along the side of
14
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-para
A
to bear, to bring forth (live births)
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parasit/o
A
parasite
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parathyroid/o
A
parathyroid glands
17
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-paresis
A
weakness
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-pareunia
A
sexual intercourse
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-parous
A
to bear, bring forth
20
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-partum
A
birth, labor
21
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patell/a
A
patella
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patell/o
A
patella
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path/o
A
disease
24
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-pathy
A
disease, emotion
25
pector/o
chest
26
ped/o
child, foot
27
pedicul/o
louse
28
pelv/i
pelvis, hip region
29
pelv/o
pelvis, hip region
30
pend/o
to hang
31
-penia
deficiency
32
pent-, penta-
five
33
-pepsia
digestion
34
pept/o
digestion
35
per-
through
36
percuss/o
to tap
37
peri-
surrounding
38
perine/o
perineum
39
peritone/o
peritoneum
40
perone/o
fibula
41
petr/o
stone, petrous region of the temporal bone
42
-pexy
fixation, to put in place
43
phac/o
lens of eye
44
phag/o
eat, swallow
45
-phage
eat, swallow
46
-phagia
eating, swallowing
47
phak/o
lens of eye
48
phalang/o
phalanges (of fingers and toes)
49
phall/o
penis
50
pharmac/o
drug
51
pharmaceut/o
drug
52
pharyng/o
throat (pharynx)
53
phas/o
speech
54
-phasia
speech
55
-pheresis
removal
56
-phil
attraction for
57
phil/o
like, love, attraction to
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-philia
attraction for
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phim/o
muzzle
60
phleb/o
vein
61
phob/o
fear
62
-phobia
fear
63
phon/o
voice, sound
64
-phonia
voice, sound
65
-phor/o
to bear
66
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
67
-phoria
to bear, carry, feeling (mental state)
68
phot/o
light
69
phren/o
diaphragm, mind
70
-phylaxis
protection
71
physi/o
nature, function
72
-physis
to grow
73
pil/o
hair
74
pineal/o
pineal gland
75
pituitar/o
pituitary gland
76
-plakia
plaque
77
plan/o
flat, level, wandering
78
plant/o
sole of the foot
79
plas/o
development, formation
80
-plasia
development, formation
81
-plasm
formation, structure
82
-plastic
pertaining to formation
83
-plasty
surgical repair
84
-plegia
paralysis, palsy
85
-plegic
paralysis, palsy
86
pleur/o
pleura
87
plex/o
plexus, network (of nerves)
88
-pnea
breathing
89
pneum/o
lung, air, gas
90
pneumat/o
lung, air, gas
91
pneumon/o
lung, air, gas
92
pod/o
foot
93
-poiesis
formation
94
-poietin
substance that forms
95
poikil/o
varied, irregular
96
polio-
gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)
97
poly-
many, much
98
polyp/o
polyp, small growth
99
pont/o
pons (a part of the brain)
100
por/o, -pore
opening, passageway
101
-porosis
condition of pores (spaces)
102
post-
after, behind
103
poster/o
back (of body), behind
104
-prandil
meal
105
-praxia
action
106
pre-
before, in front of
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presby/o
old age
108
primi-
first
109
pro-
before, forward
110
proct/o
anus and rectum
111
pros/o
forward, anterior
112
prostat/o
prostate gland
113
prote/o
protein
114
proxim/o
near
115
prurit/o
itching
116
pseudo-
false
117
psor/o
itching
118
psych/o
mind
119
-ptosis
droop, sag, prolapse, protrude
120
-ptysis
spitting
121
pub/o
pubis (anterior part of the hip bone)
122
pulmon/o
lung
123
puls/o, pulsat/o
to beat, beating
124
-puncture
to pierce a surface
125
pupill/o
pupil (dark center of eye)
126
purpur/i
purple
127
purul/o
pus
128
py/o
pus
129
pyel/o
renal pelvis
130
pylor/o
pylorus, pyloric sphincter
131
pyr/o
fever, fire
132
pyret/o
fever
133
pyrex/o
fever
134
quadri-
four, square
135
qual-
quality, characteristic
136
quant-
how much
137
quart-
fourth, four
138
quasi-
to some degree, as if
139
quint-
fifth, five
140
quota-
how many
141
rachi/o
spinal column, vertebrae
142
radi/o
x-rays, radioactivity, radius (lateral lower arm bone)
143
radicul/o, radic/o
nerve root
144
re-
back, again, backward
145
-receptor
receiver
146
rect/o
rectum
147
ren/o
kidney
148
respir/o
breath
149
resuscit/o
to revive
150
reticul/o
network
151
retin/o
retina
152
retro-
behind, back, backward
153
rhabd/o
rod
154
rhabdomy/o
striated (skeletal) muscle
155
rheumat/o
watery flow
156
rhin/o
nose
157
rhythm/o
rhythm
158
rhytid/o
wrinkle
159
rose/o
rosy
160
rot/o, rotat/o
turn, revolve
161
-rrhage
bursting forth (of blood)
162
-rrhagia
bursting forth (of blood)
163
-rrhaphy
suture
164
-rrhea
flow, discharge
165
-rrhexis
rupture
