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P thru Z

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Term
Definition
Pachy   thick prefix or suffix  
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Pachycephalic   abnormal thickness of the skull  
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Para   near; departure from the norm prefix  
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Paralgia   abnormal pain  
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Path   disease prefix or suffix  
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Pathology   study of disease  
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Syn for Path   pathy, patho, pathic  
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Penia   deficiency suffix  
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Cytopenia   lack of cellular elements in the blood  
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Peri   around suffix  
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Pericardium   around the heart  
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Pexy   fixation, suspension suffix  
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Retinopexy   surgical repair of a detached retina  
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Phobia   fear of suffix  
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Hydrophobia   water, fear of  
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Phoresis   transmission suffix  
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Diaphoresis   perspiration, transmission of sweat  
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Plasty   plastic surgical correction suffix  
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Orthoplasty   surgical straightening  
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Plegia   paralysis; stroke suffix  
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Paraplegia   paralysis from the waist down  
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Poly   many prefix or suffix  
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Polyarthritis   arthritis in numerous joints  
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Post   after prefix or suffix  
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Postmortem   after death  
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pre   before prefix  
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Preoperative, pre-op   before surgery  
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Pro   in front of; on behalf of prefix  
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Proglossis   tip of the tongue  
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Pseudo   false prefix  
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Pseudodipsia   false thirst  
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Ptosis   falling suffix  
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Mastoptosis   sagging of the breast  
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Re   back, again prefix  
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Reflex   flex response to stimulation  
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Retro   backward prefix  
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Retroflexed   bent backward, posterior  
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Rrhaphy   suture  
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Cardiorrhaphy   suturing of the heart  
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Rehexis   rupture suffix  
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Angiorrhexis   ruptured blood vessel  
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Scopy   exam suffix  
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Bronchoscopy   bronchus exam  
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Semi   half prefix  
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Semicomatose   half-conscious  
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Sphygmo   pulse prefix  
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Sphygmomanometer   pulse meter  
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Sub   below Prefix  
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Sublingual   under the tongue  
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Super, Supra   above prefix  
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Superacute   highly severe  
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Sym, Syn   together prefix or suffix  
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Symbiotic   dependent on one another  
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Tachy   swift, fast prefix  
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Tachycardia   rapid heart rate  
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Tele   distance prefix  
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Telemetry   distance signal monitor interpretation  
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Toxo   toxic, poison prefix or suffix  
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Toxicoderma   skin disease caused by poison  
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Trans   across prefix  
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Transfusion   transfer of blood into an individual  
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Tri   three prefix  
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Tricuspid   three cusps  
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Ultra   above prefix  
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Ultrasonic   high frequency sound  
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Uni   one prefix  
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Uniocular   have one working eye  
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Xeno   foreign prefix  
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xenograft   a graft from one species to another  
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Xero   dry prefix  
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Xerochilia   dry lips  
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