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Words: pan-, panto-, pant- (Greek: all, every, entire).
pan-, panto-: part 1 of 2, words "pan" to "panic".
pan-, panto-: part 2 of 2, words "panimmunity" to "panzootic".

Words: pass-, pati- (Latin: suffering, feeling; enduring).
pass-, pati- : words "compassion" to "uncompassionate".
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Words: pater-, patro-, patr-, patri-, -patria (Latin: father, dad, pop [family member]; fatherland, country, nation).
pater-, -patria: words "allopatric" to "sympatria".

Words: patho-, -path-, -pathia, -pathic, -pathology, -pathetic, -pathize, -pathy (Greek: feeling, sensation, perception; suffering, disease, medical).
patho-: part 1 of 1, words feeling words "anthropopathy" to "unsympathetic".
patho-: part 1 of 6, disease, medical words "acroleukopathy" to
"cytopathy".
patho-: part 2 of 6, disease, medical words "demonopathy" to "gynopathy".
patho-, -pathic: part 3 of 6, disease, medical words "haematopathology" to "nostopathy".
patho-: part 4 of 6, disease, medical words "oculopathy" to "pathogens".
patho-, -pathic: part 5 of 6, disease, medical words "pathognomonic" to "psychopath".
patho-: pt. 6 of 6, disease, medical words "rachiopathy" to "zoopathology".

Words: ped-, pedi-, -pedal, -ped, -pede, -pedia (Latin: foot, feet).
ped-, -pedal: part 1 of 2, foot, feet words "aliped" to "octoped".
ped-, -pedal: part 2 of 2, foot, feet words "palmiped" to "velocipede".

Words: pedo-, paedo-, ped-, paed-, paido-, paid- (Greek: child, boy; infant).
pedo-, paedo-: part 1 of 2, child, boy words "callipedia" to "pedantry".
pedo-, paedo-: part 2 of 2, child, boy words "pedarchy" to "ptilopedic".

Words: phago-, phag-, -phage, -phagi, -phagic, -phagically, -phagia, -phagism, -phagist, -phagic, -phagous, -phag (Greek: eat, eating, consume, ingest).
phago-: part 1 of 4, eat, ingest words "acridophage" to "dysphagia".
phago-: part 2 of 4, eat, ingest words "Echidnophaga" to "lithophage".
phago-: part 3 of 4, eat, ingest words "macrophagous" to "ostreophagous".
phago-: part 4 of 4, eat, ingest words "pagophagia" to "zoophagous".

Words: philo-, phil-, -phile, -philia, -philic, -philous, -phily, -philiac, -philist, -philism (Greek: love, loving, friendly to, fondness for, attraction to, strong tendency toward, affinity for).
philo-, -philic: part 1 of 10, words "abrakophile" to "autophilous".
philo-, -philic: part 2 of 10, words "balneophile" to "cypripareuniaphile".
philo-, -philic: part 3 of 10, words "dekocerophile" to "fusiophilist".
philo-, -philic: part 4 of 10, words "gastrocartephilist" to "korophilia".
philo-, -philic: part 5 of 10, words "labalophilist" to "myiophilous".
philo-, -philic: part 6 of 10, words "namatophilous" to "oxyphilous".
philo-, -philic: part 7 of 10, words "pagophilous" to "philogynist".
philo-, -philic: part 8 of 10, words "philology" to "pyroxylophilous".
philo-, -philic: part 9 of 10, words "quamtophilist" to "syrtidophilous".
philo-, -philic: part 10 of 10, words "tandentrophilist" to "zoophilous".

Words: phobo-, phob-, -phobia, -phobias, -phobe, -phobiac, -phobist,
-phobic, -phobism, -phobous
(Greek: fear, an extreme fear of; also, morbid, excessive, irrational fear, or terror of something or someone; however, sometimes this Greek element means a strong dislike or hatred for something or someone).
phobo-, -phobia : part 1 of 13, words "ablutophobia" to "agoraphobia".
phobo-, -phobia : part 2 of 13, words "agraphobia" to "anthropophobia".
phobo-, -phobia : part 3 of 13, words "antlophobia" to "autophobia".
phobo-, -phobia : part 4 of 13, words "bacillophobia" to "brontophobia".
phobo-, -phobia : part 5 of 13, words "cacohydrophobia" to "cypriphobia".
phobo-, -phobia : part 6 of 13, words "daemonophobia" to "eurotophobia".
phobo-, -phobia : part 7 of 13, words "febriphobia" to "hypsiphobia".
phobo-, -phobia : part 8 of 13, words "iatrophobia" to "myxophobia".
phobo-, -phobia : part 9 of 13, words "nebulaphobia" to "oxyphobous".
phobo-, -phobia : part 10 of 13, words "paedophobia" to "phobotaxis".
phobo-, -phobia : part 11 of 13, words "phonophobia" to "pyrophobia".
phobo-, -phobia : part 12 of 13, words "radiophobia" to "syphiliphobia".
phobo-, -phobia : part 13 of 13, words "tabophobia" to "zoophobia".

Words: phono-, phon-, -phone, -phonia, -phonic, -phonetic, -phonous, -phonically, -phonetically, -phony (Greek: sound, voice, speech).
phono-, -phonia : part 1 of 5, words "acrophonic" to "dysphonia".
phono-, -phonia : part 2 of 5, words "earphone" to "neurophonia".
phono-, -phonia : part 3 of 5, words "odynophonia" to
"phonocatheterization".
phono-, -phonia : part 4 of 5, words "phonodynamograph" to "phony".
phono-, -phonia : part 5 of 5, words "pneumatophony" to "xylophonist".

Words: phospho-, phosph-, phosphoro-, phosphor- (Greek: light, light bringer, shine; morning star; a nonmetallic chemical element that ignites when exposed to air).
phospho-: words "dephosphorize" to "tribophosphoroscope".

Words: photo-, phot-, -photic (Greek: light).
photo-: part 1 of 2 words "aphotesthesia" to "photoerythema".
photo-: part 2 of 2, words "photoesthesia" to "sthenophotic".

Words: phreno-, phren-, phreni-, phrenico-, phrenic-, -phrenia,
-phrenic, -phrenically
(Greek: mind, brain; the midriff or the diaphragm; the phrenic nerve).
phreno-, -phrenic: words "aphrenia" to "schizophrenia".

Words: plankto-, -plankton (Greek: passively drifting, wandering, roaming).
plankto-, -plankton : part 1 of 2, words "acroplankton" to "phytioplankton".
plankto-, -plankton : part 2 of 2, words "phytoplankton" to "zooplankton".

Words: plano-, -plany (Greek: passively drifting, wandering, or roaming), planet images and background information.
plano-, -plany : words "angioplany" to "superplanetary".

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Planet images include: Apollo, Mercury, Venus, Earth (Gaea), Luna (Moon), Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.


Words: podo-, pod-, -poda, -pod, -pode, -podium, -podia, -podial,
-podous, -pody
(Greek: foot, feet).
podo-, -podia: part 1 of 2, words "acephalopodia" to "ornithopod".
podo-, -podia: part 2 of 2, words "pachypod" to "zygopodium".

Words: The prefix poly- (Greek: many, much; too many, too much, excessive; a prefix used with many words). Don't confuse this "poly-" with another "-poly" meaning to sell.
poly-: part 1 of 2, words "polyacanthous" to "polylogy".
poly-: part 2 of 2, words "polymastia" to "polyzoan".

Words: The suffix -poly, -pole, -polism, -polist, -polistic, -polistically
(Greek: used as a suffix; sale, selling; one who sells; pertaining to selling, to sell; trade, barter). Don't confuse this "-poly" with another "poly-" meaning many.
-poly, -pole: words "bibliopole" to "xylopoly".

Words: port-, portat- (Latin: carry, bring, bear).
port-, portat- : words "apport" to "transportation".

Words: psych-, psycho-, -psyche, -psychic, -psychical, -psychically
(Greek: mind, spirit, consciousness; mental processes; the human soul; breath of life). Etymologically, this element includes such meanings as, breath, to breathe, life, soul, spirit, mind, consciousness; and literally, "that which breathes".
psych-: Part 1 of 7, words "allopsychic" to "neuropsychosis".
psych-: Part 2 of 7, words "omphalopsychic" to "psychauditory".
psych-: Part 3 of 7, words "Psyche" to "psychoanalyst".
psych-: Part 4 of 7, words "psychoasthenics" to "psychogenic".
psych-: Part 5 of 7, words "psychogeriatric" to "psychomotility".
psych-: Part 6 of 7, words "psychomotor" to "psychoscope".
psych-: Part 7 of 7, words "psychosensory" to "psychurgy".

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