Medical Terminology - peri-

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Medical Term	peri- Copy
Meaning	Denoting something with a position 'surrounding' or 'around' another Copy
Origin	Ancient Greek περί (peri), around Copy
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Starting Letter	P
Suffix or Prefix	Prefix

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Meaning: Relating to the lungs
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Origin: Latin (pulmo, pulmōn-, usually used in plural), a lung
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Examples: pulmonary
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pulmon-, pulmo-

Meaning: Relating to the penis
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Origin: Greek πέος (peos)
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Examples: Peotomy
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peo-

Meaning: through
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Origin: Latin
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Examples: percutaneous
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per-

Meaning: fever
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Origin: Greek πῦρ, πυρετός
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Examples: antipyretic
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pyr-

Meaning: formation, development
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Origin: Greek πλάσις
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Examples: Achondroplasia
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-plasia

Meaning: anus, rectum
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Origin:
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Examples: proctology
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proct-

Meaning: sound
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Origin: Greek φωνή
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Examples: phonograph, symphony
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phon-

Meaning: lens-shaped
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Origin: Greek φακός
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Examples: phacolysis, phacometer, phacoscotoma
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phaco-

Meaning: soft
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Origin:
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Examples: pia mater
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pia-

Meaning: exaggerated fear, sensitivity, aversion
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Origin: Greek φόβος
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Examples: arachnophobia
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-phobia

Meaning: Denotes something as 'first' or 'most important'
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Origin: Ancient Greek πρωτος (prōtos), first; principal, most important
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Examples: protoneuron
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prot-

Meaning: Relating to the foot, -footed
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Origin: Ancient Greek πούς, ποδ- (poús, pod-), foot
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Examples: podiatry
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pod-, -pod-, -pus

Meaning: slight paralysis
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Origin: Greek πάρεσις
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Examples: hemiparesis
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-paresis

Meaning: Denotes something false or fake
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Origin: Ancient Greek
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Examples: pseudoephedrine
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pseud-

Meaning: face
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Origin: Greek (prosopon), face, mask
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Examples: prosopagnosia
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prosop-

Meaning: Relating to the eyelid (uncommon as a root)
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Origin: Latin (palpebra), eyelid
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Examples: palpebra
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palpebr-

Meaning: drug, medication
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Origin: Greek φάρμακον
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Examples: pharmacology
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pharmac-

Meaning: falling, drooping, downward placement, prolapse
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Examples: apoptosis, nephroptosis
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-ptosis

Meaning: Forms nouns that denote a person who 'feeds on' the first element or part of the word
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Origin: Ancient Greek φαγιστής (phagistēs) eater
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Examples: Lotophagi
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phagist-

Meaning: Relating to light
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Origin: Ancient Greek φῶς, φωτ- (phōs, phōt-), light
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Examples: photopathy
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phot-

Meaning: Forms nouns that denotes 'feeding on' the first element or part of the word
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Origin: Ancient Greek φαγία (phagia) eating
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Examples: hematophagy
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-phagy

Meaning: Relating to the ribs
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Origin: Latin (pleura) from Ancient Greek πλευρόν (pleurón), rib, side of the body
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Examples: Pleurogenous
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pleur-

Meaning: to grow
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Examples: hydrophyte
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phyt-

Meaning: attraction for
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Origin: Greek φιλία
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Examples: hemophilia
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-phil(ia)

Meaning: more, excessive, multiple
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Origin: Greek πλεῖον
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Examples: pleiomorphism
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pleio-

Meaning: Relating to the pharynx, the upper throat cavity
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Origin: Ancient Greek φάρυγξ, φαρυγγ- (phárynx, pháryng-), throat, windpipe; chasm
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Examples: pharyngitis, pharyngoscopy
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