Medical term (O,P)

obstetr/o

pregnancy; birth

ocul/o

eye

odont/o

tooth

odyn/o

pain

-oid

resembling; derived from

-ole

little; small

ole/o

oil

olecran/o

olecranon (elbow)

olig/o

scanty

om/o

shoulder

-oma

tumor; mass; fluid collection

omphal/o

umbilicus (navel)

onc/o

tumor

-one

hormone

one

mono, unione

and a half

bi, di

onych/o

nail (of fingers or toes)

o/o

egg

oophor/o

ovary

-opaque

obscure

ophry/o

eyebrow

ophthalm/o

eye

-opia

vision condition

opisth/o

backward, behind

-partum

birth; labor

patell/a

patella

patell/o

patela

path/o

disease

-pathy

disease; emotion

pector/o

chest

pedicul/o

louse

ped/o

child; foot

pelv/i

; hip region

pelv/o

pelvis; hip region

pend/o

to hang

-penia

deficiency

-pepsia

digestion

per-

through

percuss/o

to tap

peri-

surrounding

perine/o

perineum

peritone/o

peritoneum

per/o

deformed, maimed

perone/o

fibula

perspir/o

breathe through

petr/o

stone, petrous region of temporal

bone

-pexy

fixation; to put in place

phac/o

lens of eye

phag/o

eat; swallow

-phage

eat; swallow

-phagia

eating; swallowing

phak/o

lens of eye

phalang/o

phalanges (of fingers and toes)

phall/o

penis

phaner/o

visible, apparent

pharmac/o

drug

pharmaceut/o

drug

pharyng/o

throat (pharynx)

phas/o

speech

-phasia

speech

phe/o

dusky; dark

-pheresis

removal

phil/o

like; love; attraction to

-phil

attraction for

-philia

attraction for

phim/o

muzzle

phleb/o

vein

phob/o

fear

-phobia

fear

phon/o

voice; sound

-phonia

voice; sound

-phor/o

to bear

-phoresis

carrying; transmission

-phoria

to bear, carry; feeling (mental

state)

phosphat/o

phosphate

phot/o

light

phren/o

diaphragm; mind