Prefixes, Suffixes, & Combining Forms P to R Flashcards
pachy-
heavy, thick
palat/o
palate (roof of mouth)
pali-
recurrence, repetition
palliat/o
to soothe, relieve
palp/o, palpat/o
to touch gently
palpebr/o
eyelid
palpit/o
flutter, throbbing
pan-
all
pancreat/o
pancreas
papill/o
nipple-like, optic disc
papul/o
papule, pimple
par-
other than, abnormal
para-
near, beside, abnormal, apart from, along the side of
-para
to bear, to bring forth (live births)
parasit/o
parasite
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
-paresis
weakness
-pareunia
sexual intercourse
-parous
to bear, bring forth
-partum
birth, labor
patell/a
patella
patell/o
patella
path/o
disease
-pathy
disease, emotion
pector/o
chest
ped/o
child, foot
pedicul/o
louse
pelv/i
pelvis, hip region
pelv/o
pelvis, hip region
pend/o
to hang
-penia
deficiency
pent-, penta-
five
-pepsia
digestion
pept/o
digestion
per-
through
percuss/o
to tap
peri-
surrounding
perine/o
perineum
peritone/o
peritoneum
perone/o
fibula
petr/o
stone, petrous region of the temporal bone
-pexy
fixation, to put in place
phac/o
lens of eye
phag/o
eat, swallow
-phage
eat, swallow
-phagia
eating, swallowing
phak/o
lens of eye
phalang/o
phalanges (of fingers and toes)
phall/o
penis
pharmac/o
drug
pharmaceut/o
drug
pharyng/o
throat (pharynx)
phas/o
speech
-phasia
speech
-pheresis
removal
-phil
attraction for
phil/o
like, love, attraction to
-philia
attraction for
phim/o
muzzle
phleb/o
vein
phob/o
fear
-phobia
fear
phon/o
voice, sound
-phonia
voice, sound
-phor/o
to bear
-phoresis
carrying, transmission