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Root Words	Meaning	Example
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Pachy	thick	pachycephalic
Palat	palate	palatoplegia
Pancreat	pancreas	pancreatic
Papill	nipple	papillary
Par	bear; give birth to; labor	para
Parathyroid	parathyroid gland	parathyroidoma
Part	bear; give birth to; labor	postpartum
Patell	patella (kneecap)	patellectomy
Path	disease	pathology
Pector	chest	pectoralgia
Ped	child; foot	pediatrics/pedal
Pelv	pelvis; pelvic bone	pelvic
Perine	perineum	perineum
Peritone	peritoneum	peritoneal
Petr	stone	petrous
Phac	lens of the eye	phacolysis
Phag	eat; swallow	dysphagia
Phak	lens of the eye	phakomatosis
Phalang(o)	pharynx	phalangeal
Phas	speech	aphasia
Phleb(o)	vein	phlebitis
Phot	light	photokinetic
Phren	mind	phrenology
Physi	nature	physiology
Plasm	plasma	plasmacyte
Pleur	pleura	pleuracentesis
Pneum(o)	lung; air	pneumogastric
Pneumat	lung; air	pneumathemia
Pneumon	lung; air	pneumonia
Pod	foot	podiatry
Poikil(o)	varied; irregular	poikiloblast
Poli(o)	gray matter	polioclastic
Polyp	polyp; small growth	polypathia
Poster	back (of body)	posterior
Prim	first	primary
Proct	rectum	proctology
Prostat	prostate gland	prostatitis
Pseud	fake; false	pseudopolyp
Psych	mind	psychiatry
Pub	pubis	pubic
Puerper	childbirth	puerperal
Pulmon	lung	pulmonary
Pupil	pupil	pupil
Py	pus	empyema
Pyel	renal pelvis	pyelogram
Pylor	pylorus (pyloric sphincter)	pylorostomy
Pyr	fever; heat	pyrogenic

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