Section 25 Flashcards
1
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Polio-
A
gray matter of the brain and spinal cord
2
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Poly-
A
many
3
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Polyp/o
A
small growth
4
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Pont/o
A
part of the brain (pons)
5
Q
Poplit/o
A
caudal surface of the patella
6
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Por/o
A
Small opening (pore)
7
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-porosis
A
Passage or porous condition
8
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Port/i
A
Gate or door
9
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Post/i
A
after or behind
10
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Poster/o
A
toward the tail
11
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Potent/o
A
Powerful
12
Q
practice/o or practi/i
A
practice
13
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Prandi/o
A
meal
14
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-prandial
A
meal
15
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-praxia
A
action
16
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Pre-
A
before or in front of
17
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Pregn/o
A
pregnant or with offspring
18
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prematur/o
A
to early
19
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Preputi/o
A
foreskin or prepuce
20
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Press/o
A
to press or draw
21
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Proap/o
A
penis
22
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primi-
A
first
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Pro-
A
before or on behalf of
24
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Process/o
A
going forth
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Procreat/o
to reproduce
26
proct/o
anus and rectum
27
prodrom/o
precursor
28
product/o
to lead forward or yield
29
prolapse/o
to fall downward or slide forward
30
prolifer/o
to reproduce
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pron/o or pront/o
bent forward
32
prostat/o
prostate cland
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prosth/o or prosthet/o
addition or appendage
34
prot- or prote-
first
35
proxim/o
near
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prurit/o
itch
37
prot/o or prote/o
first, original, or protein
38
pseudo/o
false
39
psor/o or psor/i
itch
40
psych/o
mind
41
ptomat/o
a fall
42
-ptosis
drooping or sagging
43
-ptysis
spitting
44
Pub/o
part of the hip bone (pubis)
45
puberty/o
adult
46
pudend/o
pudendum
47
puerper/i
labor
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Pulm/o or pulmon/o
lung
49
pulpos/o
fleshy or pulpy
50
Puls/o
beating
51
punct/o
sting, puncture, or little hole
52
pupil/o
pupil of the eye
53
pur/o
Pus
54
Purpur/o
purple
55
pustule/o
blister
56
Py/o
pus
57
Pyel/o
renal pelvis
58
pylor/o
gatekeeper
59
pyr/o or pyret/o
fever or fire
60
pyramid/o
pyramid-shaped
