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Medical Terminology
Prefixes and Suffixes P through Z
Term | Definition |
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Pachy | Thick |
Para | Near; Departure From the Norm |
Path | Disease |
Penia | Deficiency |
Peri | Around |
Pexy | Fixation; Suspension |
Phobia | Fear Of |
Phoresis | Transmission |
Plasty | Plastic Surgical Correction |
Plegia | Paralysis; Stroke |
Poly | Many |
Post | After |
Pre | Before |
Pro | In Front Of; On Behalf Of |
Pseudo | False |
Ptosis | Falling |
Re | Back; Again |
Retro | Backward |
Rrhaphy | Suture |
Rhexis | Rupture |
Scopy | Exam |
Semi | Half |
Sphygo | Pulse |
Sub | Below |
Super, Supra | Above |
Sym, Syn | Together |
Tachy | Swift, Fast |
Tele | Distance |
Toxo | Toxic, Poison |
Trans | Across |
Tri | Three |
Ultra | Above |
Uni | One |
Xeno | Foreign |
Xero | Dry |