| pachy- |
thick |
| palat/o |
palate (roof of mouth) |
| pan- |
all |
| pancreat/o |
pancreas |
| -para |
to bear (offspring) |
| para- |
near, beside; beyond |
| parathyroid/o |
parathyroid glands |
| -paresis |
partial paralysis |
| patell/o |
patella (kneecap) |
| path/o |
disease |
| pathy |
disease |
| pector/o |
chest |
| ped/i |
foot; child |
| ped/o |
foot; child |
| pedicul/o |
lice |
| pelv/i |
pelvis |
| pelv/o |
pelvis |
| pen/o |
penis |
| -penia |
decrease, deficiency |
| -pepsia |
digestion |
| per- |
through |
| peri- |
around |
| perine/o |
perineum (area between scrotum [or vulva in the female] and anus) |
| peritone/o |
peritoneum |
| -pexy |
fixation (of an organ) |
| phac/o |
lens |
| phag/o |
swallowing, eating |
| -phage |
swallowing, eating |
| -phagia |
swallowing, eating |
| phalang/o |
phalanges (bones of fingers and toes) |
| pharmaceutic/o |
drug, medicine |
| pharyng/o |
pharynx (throat) |
| -phasia |
speech |
| phe/o |
dusky, dark |
| -phil |
attraction for |
| phil/o |
attraction for |
| -philia |
attraction for |
| phim/o |
muzzle |
| phleb/o |
vein |
| -phobia |
fear |
| -phonia |
voice |
| -phoresis |
carrying, transmission |
| -phoria |
feeling (mental state) |
| phot/o |
light |
| phren/o |
diaphragm; mind |
| -phylaxis |
protection |
| -physis |
growth |
| pil/o |
hair |
| pituitar/o |
pituitary gland |
| -plakia |
plaque |
| plas/o |
formation, growth |
| -plasia |
formation, growth |
| -plasm |
formation, growth |
| -plasty |
surgical repair |
| -plegia |
paralysis |
| pleur/o |
pleura |
| -plexy |
stroke |
| -pnea |
breathing |
| pneum/o |
air; lung |
| pneumon/o |
air; lung |
| pod/o |
foot |
| -poiesis |
formation, production |
| poikil/o |
varied, irregular |
| poli/o |
gray; gray matter (of brain or spinal cord) |
| poly- |
many, much |
| polyp/o |
small growth |
| -porosis |
porous |
| post- |
after, behind |
| poster/o |
back (of body), behind, posterior |
| -potence |
power |
| -prandial |
meal |
| pre- |
before, in front of |
| presby/o |
old age |
| primi- |
first |
| pro- |
before, in front of |
| proct/o |
anus, rectum |
| prostat/o |
prostate gland |
| proxim/o |
near, nearest |
| pseudo- |
false |
| psych/o |
mind |
| -ptosis |
prolapse, downward displacement |
| ptyal/o |
saliva |
| -ptysis |
spitting |
| pub/o |
pelvis bone (anterior part of pelvic bone) |
| pulmon/o |
lung |
| pupill/o |
pupil |
| py/o |
pus |
| pyel/o |
renal pelvis |
| pylor/o |
pylorus |
| pyr/o |
fire |
