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terms starting with P
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Undergraduate 1
03/22/2011
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palat/o-
 Definition
palate
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palliat/o-
 Definition
reduce the severity of
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palpat/o-
 Definition
touching, feeling
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palpit/o-
 Definition
to throb
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pan-
 Definition
all
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papill/o-
 Definition
elevated structure
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par-
 Definition
beside
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para-
 Definition
beside, apart from, two parts of a pair, abnormal
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-paresis
 Definition
condition of weakness
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pareun/o-
 Definition
sexual intercourse
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pariet/o-
 Definition
wall of a cavity
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par/o-
 Definition
birth
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paroxysm/o-
 Definition
sudden sharp attack
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part/o-
 Definition
childbirth
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parturit/o-
 Definition
to be in labor
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patell/o-
 Definition
kneecap
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-path
 Definition
disease, suffering
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pat/o-
 Definition
to be open
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pect/o-
 Definition
stiff
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pector/o-
 Definition
chest
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pedicul/o-
 Definition
lice
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ped/o-
 Definition
child
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-penia
 Definition
condition of deficiency
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pen/o-
 Definition
penis
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peps/o-
 Definition
digestion
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per-
 Definition
throughout
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percuss/o-
 Definition
tapping
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perfor/o-
 Definition
to have an opening
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peri-
 Definition
around
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perine/o-
 Definition
perineum
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peripher/o-
 Definition
outer aspects
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-pexy
 Definition
process of surgically fixing in place
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phac/o-
 Definition
lens of the eye
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-phagia
 Definition
abnormal condition of eating and swallowing
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phalang/o-
 Definition
finger or toe
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pharmac/o-
 Definition
medicine, drug
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pharyng/o-
 Definition
throat
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phas/o-
 Definition
speech
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phe/o-
 Definition
gray
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phil/o-
 Definition
attraction to
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phim/o-
 Definition
closed tight
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phleb/o-
 Definition
vein
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phob/o-
 Definition
fear
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phor/o-
 Definition
to bear, to carry, range
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phot/o-
 Definition
light
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phren/o-
 Definition
diaphragm
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phylact/o-
 Definition
protect
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-phyma
 Definition
tumor, growth
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physic/o-
 Definition
body
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-physis
 Definition
state of growing
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-phyte
 Definition
growth
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pil/o-
 Definition
hair
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-plant
 Definition
procedure to transfer or graft
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-plasia
 Definition
abnormal condition of growth
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-plasty
 Definition
process of reshaping by surgery
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-plegia
 Definition
condition of paralysis
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pleur/o-
 Definition
lung membrane
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-plex
 Definition
parts
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-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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pod/o-
 Definition
foot
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poikil/o-
 Definition
irregular
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poplite/o-
 Definition
back of the knee
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por/o-
 Definition
small openings
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port/o-
 Definition
point of entry
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poster/o-
 Definition
back part
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potent/o-
 Definition
being capable of doing
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presby/o-
 Definition
old age
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priap/o-
 Definition
persistent erection
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prim/i-
 Definition
first
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pro-
 Definition
before
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-probe
 Definition
rodlike instrument
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proct/o-
 Definition
rectum and anus
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project/o-
 Definition
orientation
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pronat/o-
 Definition
face down
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prosthet/o-
 Definition
artificial part
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prurit/o-
 Definition
itching
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psor/o-
 Definition
itch
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psych/o-
 Definition
mind
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-ptosis
 Definition
state of drooping
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-
 Definition
Term
-ptysis
 Definition
abnormal condition of coughing up
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puber/o-
 Definition
growing up
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punct/o-
 Definition
puncture, hole
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purul/o-
 Definition
pus
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pyel/o-
 Definition
renal pelvis
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py/o-
 Definition
pus
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pyr/o-
 Definition
fire, burning
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