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Prefixes

P

p-

1. beside, alongside

2. between

3. around, near

4. next to

5. through

6. beyond

7. across

8. above

9. incorrect, false

10. avoiding

11. unauthorized

12. unrecognized

13. resembling

14. pertaining to

15. related to

pachy-

thick

paedo-

children

palaeo-

1. old, ancient

2. primitive

palato-

palate

paleo-

1. old, ancient

2. primitive

palin-

1. recurrence

2. repetition

palladio- / pallado-

palladium

palyno-

1. pollen

2. spores

3. particulates

pano- / panta- / panto-

all

papa-

1. the pope

2. the papacy

para-

1. beside, alongside

2. between

3. around, near

4. next to

5. through

6. beyond

7. across

8. above

9. incorrect, false

10. avoiding

11. unauthorized

12. unrecognized

13. resembling

14. pertaining to

15. related to

pari-

1. even

2. equal

partheno-

1. virginal

2. asexually reproducing

parvo-

small

patho-

disease

patri- / patro-

father

pauci-

few

pebi-

2^50

pedi-

feet

pedo-

children

peloro-

monsters

pene-

almost

peno-

penis

penta-

five

pentadeca-

fifteen

pentakis-

five

per-

1. through

2. thorough, extremely

peri-

1. around

2. surrounding

3. near

perineo-

perineum

perma-

permanent

peta-

one quadrillion

petro-

1. stone

2. petroleum

3. oil

phaco-

lens

phago-

1. eating

2. feeding

3. consuming

phako-

lens

phallo-

1. penis

2. phallus

pharma-

1. pharmacology

2. pharmaceutical

pharmaco-

medicine

pharyngo-

pharynx

pheno-

showing

pheo-

1. grey

2. dark

philo-

1. love

2. fondness

3. respect

phlebo-

veins

phono-

sound

photo-

1. light

2. photography

phragmo-

1. obstruction

2. barrier

phreni- / phreno- / phrenico-

1. mind

2. diagram

phyco-

1. seaweed

2. algae

phyllo-

leaves

phylo-

1. tribes

2. phyla

3. genus

4. species

physi- / physio- / physico-

1. physics

2. physical

3. natural

4. nature

phyto-

plants

pico-

one one-trillionth

picro-

bitter

piezo-

1. mechanical stress

2. pressure

3. piezoelectricity

pilo-

hair

pisci-

fish

pitheco

apes

placento-

placenta

placo-

having a flat plate or plates

plagio-

1. slanted

2. oblique

plani- / plano-

1. flat

2. level

plasto-

1. particle

2. granule

3. plastic

platy-

1. flat

2. flat and wide

pleo-

1. many

2. extra

plesio-

close, near

pleuro-

1. to the side

2. lateral

plumbo-

lead (metal)

pluri-

1. many

2. several

plusquam-

1. more than

2. beyond

pluto-

1. wealth

2. money

pluvio-

1. rain

2. rainfall

pneumo- / pneumono-

lungs

pneumato-

air

podo-

foot, feet

poecilo- / poikilo-

1. variable

2. variegated

pogono-

beard

politico-

political

poly-

many

poro-

1. pore

2. porous

porta-

portable

post-

1. later

2. after

3. behind

postero-

1. posterior

2. back

potamo-

river

prae-

1. before

2. earlier

3. in front of

praeter-

beyond

praseo-

green

pre-

1. before

2. earlier

3. in front of

preter-

beyond

pro- / ꝓ-

1. supporting, favoring

2. agreeing

3. forward movement

4. earlier

5. prior

6. in front of

6. rudimentary

procto-

1. colon

2. anus

3. rectum

proto- / protero-

1. first

2. early

proximo-

proximal

psammo-

sand

psepho-

1. pebble

2. small stone

4. voting

5. election

pseudo-

1. false

2. imitation

psycho-

1. soul

2. mind

3. psychology

psychro-

cold

pterido-

fern

ptero- / pterygo-

1. wing

2. feather

ptilo-

1. feather

2. feathery

3. downy

pubo-

the pubic bone

purpureo-

purple

pycno-

1. dense

2. thick

pyelo-

the renal pelvis

pygo-

1. rump

2. posterior

pykno-

1. dense

2. thick

pyo-

pus

pyro-

1. fire

2. heat

3. fever

pyrrh-

red