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1. Dr. Alan Moelleken MD is a member of a variety of academic and scientific organizations, such as the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), the North American Spine Society (NASS),
and the American Medical Association (AMA). He maintains his cutting-edge knowledge and expertise as a spine surgeon by regularly attending national and international spine conferences and by
constantly familiarizing himself with the latest research in the fields of orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery, especially as it pertains to disorders of the spine. Spine and Orthopedic Center, Cottage
Hospital Goleta Hospital and other California hospitals.
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P
Prefix/suffi
x
pachypalpebrpan-,
pant(o)-
pauci-
alongside of, abnormal
slight paralysis
small
disease
Denotes (with a negative sense) a disease, or
disorder
Few
Origin language and
etymology
Greek πασύρ
Latin (palpebra), eyelid
Ancient Greek πᾶ ρ, παν(pas, pan-), all, every
Latin (papilla), nipple;
diminutive of papula (see
below)
Latin (papula), pimple, pustle;
a small elevation or swelling
in the skin
Ancient Greek παπά (para)
Greek πάπεζιρ
Latin parvus
Greek πάθορ
Ancient Greek πάθορ
(pathos), suffering, accident
Latin paucus
thick
Of or pertaining to the eyelid [uncommon as a root]
Denoting something as 'complete' or containing
'everything'
papill-
Of or pertaining to the nipple (of the chest/breast)
papul(o)-
Indicates papulosity, a small elevation or swelling
in the skin, a pimple, swelling
pector-
breast
Latin pectus
para-paresis
parvopath(o)-pathy
Meaning
Example(s)
pachyderma
Palpebra
panophobia,
panopticon
papillitis
Papulation
paracyesis
hemiparesis
Parvovirus
Pathology
sociopathy,
neuropathy
Pauci-immune
pectoralgia,
pectoriloquy,
2. pectorophony
ped-, -ped, -pes
ped-,
pedopelv(i)-,
pelv(o)-penia
peo-
Of or pertaining to the foot; -footed
Latin pēs, pēd-, foot
Pedoscope
Of or pertaining to the child
Ancient Greek παιδόρ, child
pediatrics.
pedophilia
hip bone
Latin
Pelvis
deficiency
Of or pertaining to the penis
osteopenia
Peotomy
-pexy
through
Denoting something with a position 'surrounding' or
'around' another
fixation
Greek πενία
Greek πέορ (peos)
Ancient Greek πεπηόρ
(peptós) cooked, digested <
πέζζυ (péssō) I boil, cook;
digest
Latin
Ancient Greek πεπί (peri),
around
Greek πῆ ξιρ
phaco-
lens-shaped
Greek θακόρ
-phage, phagia
Forms terms denoting conditions relating to eating
or ingestion
-phago-
eating, devouring
Forms nouns that denote a person who 'feeds on'
the first element or part of the word
Forms nouns that denotes 'feeding on' the first
-pepsia
perperi-
phagist-:
-phagy
Denotes something relating to digestion, or the
digestive tract.
Ancient Greek θαγία (phagía)
eating < θαγεῖ ν (phagein) to
eat
Greek -θάγορ
Ancient Greek θαγιζηήρ
(phagistēs) eater; see -phagia
Ancient Greek θαγία (phagia)
Dyspepsia
Periodontal
Nephropexy
phacolysis,
phacometer,
phacoscotoma
Sarcophagia
phagocyte
Lotophagi
hematophagy
3. -phil(ia)
attraction for
phleb(o)-
Of or pertaining to the (blood) veins, a vein
-phobia
exaggerated fear, sensitivity
eating; see -phagia
Greek θαλλόρ (phallos)
Greek θάπμακον
Ancient Greek θάπςγξ,
θαπςγγ- (phárynx, pháryng-),
throat, windpipe; chasm
Greek θιλία
Ancient Greek θλέτ, θλεβ(phleps, phlebo-), bloodvessel, vein
Greek θόβορ
phon(o)-
sound
Greek θυνή
phos-
Of or pertaining to light or its chemical properties,
now historic and used rarely. See the common root
phot(o)- below.
Ancient Greek θῶρ, θυη(phōs, phōt-), light
Phosphene
phot(o)-
Of or pertaining to light
Ancient Greek θῶρ, θυη(phōs, phōt-), light
Photopathy
phallopharmaco-
element or part of the word
phallus
drug, medication
pharyng(o) Of or pertaining to the pharynx, the upper throat
cavity
phren(i)-,
phren(o)-,
phrenico
phytpiri-plasia
-plasty
-plegia
pleio-
the mind
Greek θπήν, θπεν-
to grow
Pear
formation, development
surgical repair, reconstruction
paralysis
more, excessive, multiple
Latin pirum, pear
Greek πλάζιρ
Greek πλαζηόρ
Greek πληγή
Greek pleion
Aphallia
pharmacology
Pharyngitis,
Pharyngoscopy
Hemophilia
Phlebography,
Phlebotomy
arachnophobia
phonograph,
symphony
Phrenic nerve,
schizophrenia,
diaphragm
hydrophyte
Piriformis muscle
Achondroplasia
rhinoplasty
paraplegia
pleiomorphism
4. pleur(o)-,
pleur(a)
Of or pertaining to the ribs
-plexy
stroke or seizure
pneum(o)-
Of or pertaining to the lungs
pneumat(o
air, lung
)pod-, -podOf or pertaining to the foot, -footed
, -pus
-poiesis
production
Latin (pleura) from Ancient
Greek πλεςπόν (pleurón), rib,
side of the body
Greek πλῆ ξιρ
Ancient Greek πνεύμυν,
πνεςμον- (pneumōn,
pneumon-), lung < πνεῦ μα
(pneuma), wind, spirit
Pleurogenous
Cataplexy
Pneumonocyte,
Pneumonia
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek πούρ, ποδ(poús, pod-), foot
Podiatry
hematopoiesis
Ancient Greek πολιόρ
(poliós), grey
Ancient Greek πολςρ (polys),
much, many
polio-
Denoting a grey color
poly-
Denotes a 'plurality' of something
por(o)porphyr(o)
-
pore, porous
Denotes a purple color
Ancient Greek ποππύπα
(porphýra), purple
Porphyroblast
post-
Denotes something as 'after' or 'behind' another
Latin (post), after, behind
Postoperation,
Postmortem
pre-
Denotes something as 'before' another (in
[physical] position or time)
presby(o)prim-
old age
Denotes something as 'first' or 'most-important'
Medieval Latin (pre-) <
(Classical) Latin (præ),
before, in front of
Greek
Latin prīmus, first, most
Poliomyelitis
Polymyositis
Premature birth
Presbyopia
Primary
5. proct(o)prosop(o)-
Denotes something as 'before' another (in
[physical] position or time)
anus, rectum
face
prot(o)-
Denotes something as 'first' or 'most important'
pseud(o)psych(e)-,
psych(o)
Denotes something false or fake
pterygo-
Pertaining to a wing
psor-
Itching
-ptosis
falling, drooping, downward placement, prolapse
-ptysis
important
Ancient Greek ππο (pro),
before, in front of
(a spitting), spitting, hemoptysis, the spitting of
blood derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes
pro-
pulmon-,
pulmopyel(o)pyknopy(o)pyr(o)-
Of or pertaining to the mind
Of or relating to the lungs.
pelvis
to thicken (as the nucleus does in early stages of
cell death)
pus
fever
Greek (prosopon), face, mask
Ancient Greek ππυηορ
(prōtos), first; principal, most
important
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek τςσή (psyché),
breath, life, soul
Greek
Procephalic
proctology
Prosopagnosia
Protoneuron
Pseudoephedrine
Psychology,
psychiatry
Lateral pterygoid
plate
Psoriasis
Apoptosis,
nephroptosis
hemoptysis
Latin (pulmo, pulmōn-, usually
used in plural), a lung
Ancient Greek (pyelos)
Greek πςκνυνυ, to
thicken/condense
Greek πύον
Greek πῦ π, πςπεηόρ
pulmonary
Pyelonephritis
Pyknosis
Pyometra
Antipyretic
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