Prefixes, Suffixes, & Combining Forms D to J Flashcards
1
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dacry/o
A
tear
2
Q
dacryoaden/o
A
tear duct
3
Q
dacryocyst/o
A
tear sac,lacrimal sac
4
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dactyl/o
A
fingers,toes
5
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de-
A
lack of,down,less,removal of
6
Q
deca-
A
ten
7
Q
dent/i
A
tooth
8
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derm/o
A
skin
9
Q
-derma
A
skin
10
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dermat/o
A
skin
11
Q
-desis
A
to bind,tie together
12
Q
dextr/o
A
right
13
Q
di-
A
two,double
14
Q
dia-
A
complete,through
15
Q
diaphor/o
A
sweat
16
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dilat/o
A
to enlarge,expand
17
Q
-dilation
A
widening,stretching,expanding
18
Q
dipl/o
A
double
19
Q
dips/o
A
thirst
20
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dis-
A
apart,to separate
21
Q
dist/o
A
far,distant
22
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diverticul/o
A
small blind pouch
23
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dors/o
A
back (of body)
24
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dorsi-
A
back
25
-dote
to give
26
-drome
to run
27
duct/o
to lead,carry
28
duoden/o
duodenum
29
dur/o
dura mater
30
dynam/o
power,strength
31
-dynia
pain
32
dys-
bad,painful,difficult,abnormal
33
-eal
pertaining to
34
ec-
out,outside
35
ech/o
reflected sound
36
echin/o
spiny,prickly
37
-ectasia
dilation,dilatation,widening
38
-ectasis
dilation,dilatation,widening
39
ecto-
out,outside
40
-ectomy
removal,excision,resection
41
ectro/o
congenital absence
42
-edema
swelling
43
electr/o
electricity
44
em-
in
45
-ema
condition
46
embolo/o
embolus
47
embry/o
embryo
48
-emesis
vomitin
49
-emia
blood condition
50
-emic
pertaining to blood condition
51
emmetr/o
in due measure
52
en-
in,within
53
encephal/o
brain
54
end-
in,within
55
endo-
in,within
56
enter/o
intestines (usually small intestines)
57
eosin/o
red,rosy,dawn-colored
58
epi-
above,upon,on
59
epididym/o
epididymis
60
epiglott/o
epiglottis
61
episi/o
vulva
62
epitheli/o
skin,epithelium
63
equi-
equality,equal
64
-er
one who
65
erg/o
work
66
erythem/o
flushed,redness
67
erythr/o
red
68
eschar/o
scab
69
-esis
action,condition,state of
70
eso-
inward
71
esophag/o
esophagus
72
esthes/o
nervous sensation
73
esthesi/o
nervous sensation
74
-esthesia
nervous sensation
75
estr/o
female
76
eti/o
cause
77
eu-
good,normal
78
-eurysm
widening
79
ex-
out,away from
80
exo-
out,away from
81
extra-
outside
82
-facient
to cause, make happen
83
fasci/o
fascia (membrane supporting muscle)
84
febr/i
fever
85
femor/o
femur (thigh bone)
86
-ferent
to carry
87
fet/o
fetus
88
fibr/o
fiber
89
fibros/o
fibrous connective tissue
90
fibul/o
fibula
91
-fication
process of making
92
-fida
split
93
flex/o
to bend
94
flour/o
luminous
95
follicul/o
follicle, small sac
96
fore-
before, in front
97
-form
resembling,in the shape of
98
fovea/o
small pit or depression
99
funct/o
performance
100
fungi/o
fungus,mushroom (organism lacking chlorophyll)
101
-fusion
to pour, to come together
102
galact/o
milk
103
ganglion/o
ganglion, collection of nerve cell bodies
104
gastr/o
stomach
105
gel/o
to freeze, congeal
106
-gen
substance that produces
107
gen/o
formation or produce
108
-genesis
producing, forming
109
-genic
produced by or in
110
genit/o
reproduction, genitalia
111
ger/o
old age
112
geront/o
old age
113
gest/o
pregnancy
114
gester/o
pregnancy
115
gigant/o
huge
116
gingiv/o
gum
117
glauc/o
gray
118
gli/o
glial cells, neuroglial cells
119
-globin
protein
120
-globulin
protein
121
glomerul/o
glomerulus
122
gloss/o
tongue
123
gluc/o
glucose, sugar
124
glyc/o
glucose, sugar
125
glycogen/o
glycogen, animal starch
126
glycos/o
glucose, sugar
127
gnath/o
jaw
128
gnos/o
knowledge
129
gonad/o
sex glands
130
goni/o
angle
131
-grade
to go
132
-gram
record
133
granul/o
granule(s)
134
-graph
instrument for recording
135
graph/o
writing
136
-graphy
process of recording
137
gravid/o
pregnancy
138
-gravida
pregnant woman
139
gynec/o
woman, female
140
half
demi, hemi, semi
141
hallucin/o
hallucination
142
hem/o
blood
143
hemat/o
blood
144
hemi-
half
145
hemoglobin/o
hemoglobin
146
hepat/o
liver
147
heredo-
heredity
148
herni/o
hernia
149
heter/o
other, different
150
hex-, hexa-
six
151
hidr/o
sweat
152
hirsut/o
hairy
153
hist/o
tissue
154
histi/o
tissue
155
holo-
entire, complete
156
home/o
sameness, unchanging, constant
157
hormon/o
hormone
158
humer/o
humerus
159
hydr/o
water
160
hymen/o
hymen
161
hyper-
above, excessive
162
hypn/o
sleep
163
hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
164
hypophys/o
pituitary gland
165
hypothalam/o
hypothalamus
166
hyster/o
uterus, womb
167
-ia
condition
168
-iac
pertaining to
169
-iasis
abnormal condition
170
iatr/o
physician, treatment
171
-ic
pertaining to
172
-ical
pertaining to
173
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
174
-ician
specialist
175
-icle
small
176
idi/o
unknown, individual, distinct
177
ile/o
ileum
178
ili/o
ilium
179
immun/o
immune, protection, safe
180
in-
in, into, not
181
-in
a substance, chemical, chemical compound
182
-ine
a substance, chemical, chemical compound
183
-ine
pertaining to
184
infra-
below, inferior to, beneath
185
inguin/o
groin
186
insulin/o
insulin (pancreatic hormone)
187
inter-
between
188
intra-
within, into
189
-ion
process
190
-ior
pertaining to
191
ipsi-
same
192
ir/o
iris (colored portion of eye)
193
irid/o
iris (colored portion of eye)
194
is/o
same, equal
195
isch/o
to hold back, back
196
ischi/o
ischium (part of hip bone)
197
-ism
process, condition
198
-ist
specialist
199
ithy-
erect, straight
200
-itis
inflammation
201
-ium
structure, tissue
202
jaund/o
yellow
203
jejun/o
jejunum
204
juxta-
near
