Medical Prefix

pan-

all, entire

From Greek pan, neuter of pas, all, every

Meaning

What does pan- mean?

pan- is a prefix meaning all, entire. It comes from Greek pan, neuter of pas, all, every.

In pancytopenia every blood cell type is low; pancreat/o, the pancreas, is a root of its own.

In real words

pancytopenia
a shortage of all three kinds of blood cell: red cells, white cells and platelets
pancarditis
inflammation of the whole heart: pericardium, myocardium and endocardium
panophthalmitis
severe, usually infectious inflammation of every layer and structure of the eye

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In the dictionary

Terms in our life science dictionary that list pan- among their word parts.

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Practice it

pan- is one of 14 parts in this lesson. Learn them together, then take real words apart.