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Combining (D..F) Medical Words
Combining (D..F) Medical Words
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11/20/2010
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Term
dacry/o
 Definition
tear; duct, sac, or gland
Term
dacryoaden/o
 Definition
tear gland
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dacryocyst/o
 Definition
tear sac; lacrimal sac
Term
dactyl/o
 Definition
fingers; toes
Term
de-
 Definition
cessation
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dem/o
 Definition
people
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dendr/o
 Definition
tree
Term
dent/i
 Definition
teeth
Term
derm/o
 Definition
skin
Term
-derma
 Definition
skin
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dermat/o
 Definition
skin
Term
desicc/o
 Definition
drying
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-desis
 Definition
binding, fixation
Term
di-
 Definition
two
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dia-
 Definition
through, across
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diaphor/o
 Definition
sweat
Term
-dilation
 Definition
widening; stretching; expanding
Term
dipl-
 Definition
double
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dipl/o
 Definition
double
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dips/o
 Definition
thirst
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-dipsia
 Definition
thirst
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dist/o
 Definition
far, farthest
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dors/o
 Definition
back
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-dorsi
 Definition
back
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-dote
 Definition
to give
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-drome
 Definition
to run
Term
duct/o
 Definition
to lead; carry
Term
-duction
 Definition
act of leading; bringing; conducting
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duoden/o
 Definition
duodenum (first part of the intestine)
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dur/o
 Definition
dura mater; hard
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ec
 Definition
out; out from
Term
echo-
 Definition
a repeated sound
Term
-ectasia
 Definition
stretching, dilation, expansion
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
dilation, expansion
Term
ecto-
 Definition
outside, outward
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
-edema
 Definition
swelling
Term
ef-
 Definition
away from
Term
-elasma
 Definition
flat plate
Term
electr/o
 Definition
electricity
Term
-em
 Definition
in
Term
-ema
 Definition
state of; condition
Term
embol/o
 Definition
plug
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomitting
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-emic
 Definition
pertaining to blood condition
Term
emphys/o
 Definition
to inflate
Term
emmetr/o
 Definition
in due measure
Term
en-
 Definition
in; within
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
end-
 Definition
in; within
Term
endo-
 Definition
in; within
Term
enter/o
 Definition
intestine
Term
eosin/o
 Definition
dawn (rose-colored)
Term
epi-
 Definition
above, upon
Term
epididym/o
 Definition
epididymis
Term
epiglott/o
 Definition
epiglottis
Term
episi/o
 Definition
vulva
Term
epitheli/o
 Definition
skin; epithelium
Term
equin/o
 Definition
horse
Term
-er
 Definition
one who
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erg/o
 Definition
work
Term
erythem/o
 Definition
flushed; redness
Term
erythemat/o
 Definition
red
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
eschar/o
 Definition
scab
Term
-esis
 Definition
condition
Term
eso-
 Definition
inward
Term
esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
Term
esthes/o
 Definition
feeling
Term
esthesi/o
 Definition
nervous sensation
Term
-esthesia
 Definition
nervous; feeling
Term
estr/o
 Definition
female
Term
ethm/o
 Definition
seive
Term
eti/o
 Definition
cause of disease
Term
eu-
 Definition
good; normal
Term
-eurysm
 Definition
widening
Term
ex-
 Definition
out; out from
Term
exanthemat/o
 Definition
rash
Term
exo-
 Definition
outside; outward
Term
extra-
 Definition
outside; beyond
Term
faci/o
 Definition
face
Term
fasci/o
 Definition
band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)
Term
femor/o
 Definition
femur (thigh bone)
Term
-ferent
 Definition
to carry
Term
fibr/o
 Definition
fiber, fibrous tissue
Term
fibros/o
 Definition
fibrous connective tissue
Term
fibul/o
 Definition
fibula (smaller bone of lower leg)
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-fication
 Definition
process of making
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-fida
 Definition
split
Term
-flex/o
 Definition
to bend
Term
fluor/o
 Definition
luminous, fluorescence
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follicul/o
 Definition
follicle; small sac
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-form
 Definition
resembling; in the shape of
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frotteur/o
 Definition
to rub
Term
fung/i
 Definition
fungus; mushroom
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furc/o
 Definition
forking; branching
Term
-fusion
 Definition
to pour; to come together
Term
jaund/o
 Definition
yellow
Term
jejun/o
 Definition
jejunum (second part of the small intestine)
Term
kal/i
 Definition
potassium
Term
kary/o
 Definition
nucleus
Term
kerat/o
 Definition
horny tissue; hard; cornea
Term
kern/o
 Definition
kernel (nucleus)
Term
ket/o
 Definition
ketone bodies
Term
keton/o
 Definition
ketone bodies
Term
kines/o
 Definition
movement
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kinesi/o
 Definition
movement
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-kinesia
 Definition
movement
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kinet/o
 Definition
movement
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klept/o
 Definition
to steal
Term
kyph/o
 Definition
hill, mountain
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