1
Q
Ple/o
A
more, many, varied
2
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis, palsy
3
Q
-plegic
A
pt to paralysis; palsy
4
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura
5
Q
plex/o
A
plexus, network (of nerves)
6
Q
-pnea
A
breathing
7
Q
pneum/o
A
lung air gas
8
Q
pneumon/o
A
lung, air, gas
9
Q
pod/o
A
foot
10
Q
-poiesis
A
formation
11
Q
-poietin
A
substance that forms
12
Q
poikil/o
A
varied, irregular
13
Q
pol/o
A
extreme
14
Q
polio-
A
gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)
15
Q
poly-
A
many, much
16
Q
polyp/o
A
polyp, small growth
17
Q
pont/o
A
pons (of the brain)
18
Q
-porosis
A
condition of pores (spaces)
19
Q
post-
A
after, behind
20
Q
poster/o
A
back (of body), behind
21
Q
-prandial
A
pt to eating or mealtime
22
Q
-praxia
A
action
23
Q
pre-
A
before, in front of
24
Q
presby/o
A
old age
25
primi-
first
26
pro-
before, forward
27
proct/o
anus and rectum
28
pros-
before, forward
29
prostat/o
prostate gland
30
prot/o
first
31
prote/o
protein
32
proxim/o
near
33
prurit/o
itching
34
pseudo-
false
35
psych/o
mind
36
-ptosis
falling ,drooping, prolapse
37
-ptysis
spitting
38
pub/o
pubis (anterior part of hip bone)
39
pulmon/o
lung
40
pupill/o
pupil (dark center of eye)
41
purul/o
pus
42
py/o
pus
43
pyel/o
renal pelvis
44
pylor/o
pylorus, pyloric sphincter
45
pyr/o
fever, fire
46
pyret/o
fever
47
pyrex/o
fever
