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pachy-
thick
palat/o
palate
pale/o
early, primitive, old
palpebr/o
eyelid
pan-
all
pancreat/o
pancreas
pant/o
whole, all
papill/o
nipple, optic disc
papul/o
papule, pimple
-para
to bear offspring
para-
similar, beside
-paresis
weakness, slight paralysis
-partum
childbirth
path/o
disease
-pathy
disease
pector/o
chest
ped/o
child, foot
pelv/i
pelvis
-penia
deficiency
penta-
five
-pepsia
digestion
peri-
around, surrounding
pericardi/o
pericardium
perine/o
perineum (surface region in both males and females between the pubic symphysis and the coccyx)
peritone/o
peritoneum (serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity)
pero-
deformed
pest/i
pests, plague
-petal
moving forward
petr/o
stone, stone-like hardness
-pexy
surgical fixation
phac/o
pertaining to lens
phag/o
eat, swallow
-phagia
eating, swallowing
-phagy
eating, devouring
phak/o
pertaining to lens
phall/o
penis
pharmac/o
drugs
pharyng/o
throat
phas/o
speech
-phasia
speech
-pheresis
removal
-phil
attraction
phil/o
attraction
-philia
affinity for
phleb/o
vein
phlebo-
vein
phob/o
fear, adversion
-phobia
abnormal fear
phon/o
sound, voice
phor/o
to carry
phot/o
light
phreni-
diaphragm, mind
phyl/o
race, species, type
-phylaxis
protection
phyllo-
leaf
physi-
physical, natural
-physis
growth, growing
physo-
swelling, gas
phyt-
plants
pico-
one trillionth
-piesis
pressure
piez/o
pressure
pil/o
hair
pituitar/o
pituitary
-plakia
patches
plan/o
flat, plan, level
plani-
flat, level
-plasm
formation
plasmo-
plasma
plast/o
formation
-plasty
surgical repair
platy-
broad, flat
-plegia
paralysis
pless/i
striking, percussion
pleur/o
pleura, rib
plic/o
fold
pluri-
several, more
-pnea
breathing
pneo-
air, breath, breathing
pneum/o
lung, air
pneumon/o
lung
-pod
foot
-poiesis
production, formation
poikil-
irregular, varied
polio-
gray
poly-
many
pono-
fatigue, exhaustion, overwork
por/o
passage, opening, duct
-porosis
decrease in density
-posia
drinking, fluid intake
post-
after, behind, back
-prandial
meal
-praxia
to perform, action
pre-
before, in front of
presby/o
old age
primi-
first
pro-
before, in front of
proct/o
anus and rectum
pros/o
forward, anterior
prosop/o
face
prostat/o
prostate
prote/o
protein
proto-
first
proxim/o
nearest
psamm/o
sand
pseud-
false
pseudo-
false
psor/o
itching
psych/o
mind
-pterygium
abnormality of conjunctiva
-ptosis
drooping, prolapse
ptyal/o
saliva
-ptysis
spitting
pub/o
pubic, pubes
pulm/o
lung
pulmon/o
lung
puls/o
beating, to beat
-puncture
to pierce a surface
pupill/o
pupil
purpur/o
purple
purul/o
pus formation
py/o
pus
pyel/o
renal pelvis
pyg/o
buttocks
pykn/o
thick, dense, compact
pyl/e
portal vein
pylor/o
pylorus (opening between the stomach and duodenum)
pyr/o
fire, fever
pyret/o
fever
pyrex/o
fever