Letter P

Para- (prefix)

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A prefix with many meanings, including: alongside of, beside, near, resembling, beyond, apart from, and abnormal.

For example, the parathyroid glands are called 'para-thyroid' because they are adjacent to the thyroid.

For another example, paraumbilical means alongside the umbilicus (the belly button).

The prefix 'para-' comes straight from the Greek.

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