-
Pachy-, pachy/o
thick
pachyderma
-
palat/o
palate
palatography
-
pale/o
old, primitive
paleogenetic
-
-
pancreat/o-
pancreas
pancreatolith
-
papill/o
nipple or nipple shaped projection
papilloretinitis
-
para-
near, beside
parabiosis
-
parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
parathyroidoma
-
-paresis
weakness
hemiparesis
-
par/o, part/o
bear, give birth to, labor
parturition
-
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
patellectomy
-
path/o, -pahty
disease
hemopathy
-
pector/o
chest
pectoralgia
-
ped/o
foot, child
pedology
-
pelv/I, pelv/o
pelvis, pelvic bone
pelvimetry
-
-penia
decrease in, deficiency
glycopenia
-
-pepsia
digestion
badypepsia
-
per-
through, excessive
permeable
-
peri-
about, around
perimysium
-
perine/o
perineum
perineorrhaphy
-
peritone/o
peritoneum
peritoneal
-
petrous; petr/o
stony hardness, stone
petrolatum
-
-pexy, -pexis
surgical fixation
hysteropexy
-
phac/o, phak/o
lens of the eye
phacomalacia
-
-phagia, -phagy
swallowing
dysphagia
-
-
phalang/o
phalanx (finger or toe bone)
phalangectomy
-
-
phan/ero
visible, manifest
phanerosis
-
pharyng/o-
pharynx
pharyngorrhagia
-
pharmac/o
drug
pharmacology
-
-phasia
-phas, phas/o
speech
dysphasia
-
-philia, -phily, phil
long for, craving
hemophilia
-
phleb/o
vein(s)
phlebostasis
-
-phobia
fear, aversion
claustrophobia
-
phon/o, -phonia
sound, voice
phonology
-
-
phot/o
light
photosynthesis
-
phren/I, phren/ico, phren/o
diaphragm or mind
phrenology
-
-phylaxis
protection
anaphylaxis
-
physi/o
relating to nature
physiology
-
-
-
-plasia
formation, development
achondroplasia
-
-plasm
growth, substance, formation
somatoplasm
-
plasma, plasm/o
fluid portion of blood
somatoplasm
-
-plasty
surgical repair
dermatoplasty
-
platy-
flat, wide
platyglossal
-
-plegia, -plegic
paralysis
monoplegia
-
-
pleur/o
pleura or rib
pleurocentrum
-
-
pneum/a; o; ato; ono-
lungs or respiration
pneumoconstriction
-
pod/o-
foot or foot shaped part
podalic
-
-poiesis
formation
hemopoiesis
-
poikil/o
irregular, varied
poikiloderma
-
poli/o
gray (pertaining to gray matter of nervous system)
polioncephalitis
-
poly-
many, much
polydipsia
-
polyp/o
polyp, small growth
polyposis
-
post-
after, behind
postpartum
-
poster/o
back (of body)
posteroanterior
-
-prandial
meal
postprandial
-
pre-, pro-
before, in front of
prenatal
-
-
primi-, prot/o
first
primitial
-
proct/o
rectum or anus
proctology
-
prostat/o
prostate gland
prostatectomy
-
pseudo-
false
pseudoscience
-
-
-ptosis
drooping
blepharoptosis
-
ptyal/o
saliva
ptyalogenic
-
-ptysis
spitting
hemoptysis
-
-
puerper/o
childbirth
puerperal
-
pulm/o, pulmon/o
lungs
pulmogram
-
pupill/o
pupil
pupillometer
-
pus
liquid portion of inflammation
pustule
-
pyel/o
pelvis or kidney
pyelocaliectasis
-
pylor/o
pylorus
pylorolasty
-
-
pyr/o
fever, heat
pyrogen
-
quadri-
four
quadriplegia
-
rachi/o-
spine
rachiotome
-
radic/o, rhiz/o
nerve root
radicotomy
-
radi/o
radiation, x-ray
radiology
-
Rect/o-
rectum
rectosigmoidoscopy
-
ren/I, ren/o
kidney
renin
-
retin/o
retina
retinopathy
-
retro-, re-
behind, back
retrocecal
-
rhabd/o
rod-shaped, striated
rhabdomyoma
-
-
-
rhytid/o
wrinkles
rhytidoplasty
-
-rrage, rrhagia
bleeding, flow
menorrhagia
-
-rrhaphy
surgical repair
aneurysmorrhaphy
-
-rrhea
discharge
seborrhea
-
-rrhexis
rupture
angiorrhexis
-
ruber, rubor
red, redness
rubedo
-
-
salping/o
fallopian tube or eustachian tube
salpingostomy
-
-salpinx
fallopian tube
hydrosalpinx
-
sangui-, sanguin/o
blood, bloody
sanguineous
-
-
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
myosarcoma
-
scapul/o
scapula
scapulohumeral
-
-schisis
split, fissue
cranioschisis
-
schizo-
division, split
schizocarp
-
-scler/o
hardness
sclerosis
-
-sclerosis
hardening
phlebosclerosis
-
scoli/o
curved
scoliodontic
-
-scope
viewing instrument
bronchoscope
-
-scopy, -scopic
- visual examination
- microscopy
-
sebum, seb/o
sabaceous gland secretion
seborrhea
-
-
-
-
serum
clear portion of blood fluid
serum globulin
-
sial/o
saliva, salivary glands
sialorrhea
-
sigmoid/o
sigmoid
sigmoidoscopy
-
sinistr/o
left, to the left
sinistrocular
-
-sis
state or condition
narcosis
-
somat/o-, somatic/o
body
somatotype
-
somn/I, -somnia
sleep
insomnia
-
-
-spasm
contraction, cramp
gastrospasm
-
spermat/o, sperm/o
spermatozoan, sperm
spermatolysis
-
sphygm/o
pulse
sphymograph
-
spir/o
breathe, breathing
spirograph
-
splanchn/e; o
viscera or splachnic nerve
splanchnopleure
-
splen/o
spleen
splenomegaly
-
spondyl/o-
vertebra or spinal column
spondylosis
-
-stasis
standing still
homeostasis
-
-
steno-
narrow
stenothorax
-
stere/o
solid, three dimensional
stereoscopic
-
stern/o
sternum
sternocleidal
-
-
-stomy
surgical opening
colostomy
-
strept/o
twisted chains
streptococcus
-
sub-
under, beneath
subcutaneous
-
super, supra-
above, beyond
supracerebellar
-
sym-, syn-
together
synesthesia
-
synovi/o
synovia, synovial membrane
synoviosarcoma
-
system/o
system
systematic
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