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Health is one of the very special occupations, as it is considered one of the very important professions for the health of all mankind. If you are living in the covid epidemic -19, you will surely understand the importance of doctors, and especially those studying medicine
To become a good doctor, you need to read, understand and remember all the Medical Terminology and understand that we will give you those terms from A-Z for you to grasp it
Here’s a list of medical terms starting with the letter P
| pachy- | heavy; thick | |
| -pagus | conjoined twins | |
| palat/o | palate (roof of mouth) | |
| pale/o | old | |
| pali- | recurrence, repetition | |
| palliat/o | to soothe, relieve | |
| palpebr/o | eyelid | |
| palp/o, palpat/o | to touch gently | |
| palpit/o | flutter, throbbing | |
| pan- | all | |
| pancreat/o | pancreas | |
| pant/o | all, whole | |
| papill/o | nipple-like; optic disc | |
| papul/o | papule, pimple | |
| par- | other than; abnormal | |
| para- | near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of | |
| -para | to bear, bring forth (live births) | |
| -parous | to bear, bring forth | |
| parasit/o | parasite | |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid glands | |
| -paresis | weakness | |
| -pareunia | sexual intercourse | |
| -partum | birth; labor | |
| patell/a | patella | |
| patell/o | patela | |
| path/o | disease | |
| -pathy | disease; emotion | |
| pector/o | chest | |
| pedicul/o | louse | |
| ped/o | child; foot | |
| pelv/i | pelvis; hip region | |
| pelv/o | pelvis; hip region | |
| pend/o | to hang | |
| -penia | deficiency | |
| -pepsia | digestion | |
| per- | through | |
| percuss/o | to tap | |
| peri- | surrounding | |
| perine/o | perineum | |
| peritone/o | peritoneum | |
| per/o | deformed, maimed | |
| perone/o | fibula | |
| perspir/o | breathe through | |
| petr/o | stone, petrous region of temporal bone | |
| -pexy | fixation; to put in place | |
| phac/o | lens of eye | |
| phag/o | eat; swallow | |
| -phage | eat; swallow | |
| -phagia | eating; swallowing | |
| phak/o | lens of eye | |
| phalang/o | phalanges (of fingers and toes) | |
| phall/o | penis | |
| phaner/o | visible, apparent | |
| pharmac/o | drug | |
| pharmaceut/o | drug | |
| pharyng/o | throat (pharynx) | |
| phas/o | speech | |
| -phasia | speech | |
| phe/o | dusky; dark | |
| -pheresis | removal | |
| phil/o | like; love; attraction to | |
| -phil | attraction for | |
| -philia | attraction for | |
| phim/o | muzzle | |
| phleb/o | vein | |
| phob/o | fear | |
| -phobia | fear | |
| phon/o | voice; sound | |
| -phonia | voice; sound | |
| -phor/o | to bear | |
| -phoresis | carrying; transmission | |
| -phoria | to bear, carry; feeling (mental state) | |
| phosphat/o | phosphate | |
| phot/o | light | |
| phren/o | diaphragm; mind | |
| -phthisis | wasting away | |
| -phylaxis | protection | |
| phyl/o | race, species, type | |
| physi/o | nature; function | |
| physic/o | physical, natural | |
| -physis | to grow | |
| phys/o | air, gas | |
| phyt/o | plant | |
| -phyte | plant | |
| picr/o | bitter | |
| pies/i, -piesis | pressure | |
| pil/o | hair | |
| pimel/o | fat, fatty | |
| pineal/o | pineal gland | |
| pin/o | to drink | |
| pituitar/o | pituitary gland | |
| -plakia | plaque | |
| plan/o | flat, level, wandering | |
| plant/o | sole of the foot | |
| plas/o | development; formation | |
| -plasia | development; formation | |
| -plasm | formation; structure | |
| -plastic | pertaining to formation | |
| -plasty | surgical repair | |
| platy- | broad, flat | |
| ple/o | more; many | |
| -plegia | paralysis; palsy | |
| -plegic | paralysis; palsy | |
| pleur/o | pleura | |
| plex/o | plexus; network (of nerves) | |
| -pnea | breathing | |
| pneum/o | lung; air; gas | |
| pneumon/o | lung; air; gas | |
| pod/o | foot | |
| -poiesis | formation | |
| -poietin | substance that forms | |
| poikil/o | varied; irregular | |
| pol/o | extreme | |
| polio- | gray matter (of brain or spinal cord) | |
| poly- | many; much | |
| polyp/o | polyp; small growth | |
| pont/o | pons ( a part of the brain) | |
| por/o, -pore | opening, passageway | |
| -porosis | condition of pores (spaces) | |
| -posia | drinking | |
| posit/o | arrangement, place | |
| post- | after; behind | |
| poster/o | back (of body); behind | |
| -prandial | meal | |
| -praxia | action | |
| pre- | before; in front of | |
| presby/o | old age | |
| primi- | first | |
| pro- | before; forward | |
| proct/o | anus and rectum | |
| pros- | before; forward | |
| pros/o | forward, anterior | |
| prosop/o | face | |
| prostat/o | prostate gland | |
| prot/o | first | |
| prote/o | protein | |
| proxim/o | near | |
| prurit/o | itching | |
| psamm/o | sand, sand-like material | |
| pseudo- | false | |
| psor/o | itching | |
| psych/o | mind | |
| psychr/o | cold | |
| -pterygium | abnormality of the conjunctiva | |
| -ptosis | droop; sag; prolapse; protrude | |
| ptyal/o | saliva | |
| -ptysis | spitting | |
| pub/o | pubis (anterior part of hip bone) | |
| pulmon/o | lung | |
| puls/o, pulsat/o | to beat, beating | |
| -puncture | to pierce a surface | |
| pupill/o | pupil (dark center of eye) | |
| purpur/i | purple | |
| purul/o | pus | |
| py/o | pus | |
| pycn/o | thick, dense | |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis | |
| pyl/e | portal vein | |
| pylor/o | pylorus; pyloric sphincter | |
| pyr/o | fever; fire | |
| pyret/o | fever | |
| pyrex/o | fever |
