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de-

away; deglutition- swallowing away from

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deci-

one-tenth (1/10)

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deep

most inward

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deka-

ten; dekagrams- ten grams

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delta

fan shaped or triangular; delta symbol

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dem/o-

people; demography- group of people

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demi-

half; demigod- half divine

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dendr/o-

tree shaped

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dent/o-

tooth or teeth; dental

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depress/o-

lower; depressor- one who lowers the mood

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derm/o-

skin; pachyderm- thick skin think of elephents

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dermat/o-

skin; dermatologist

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-desis

binding or to bind; ligodesis- to bind ligaments back to the bone

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dextr/o-

right; dextracardia- referst to the tilting of the heart to the right

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dia-

across, through, total, between; diaphragm- wall between sections of the body

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-didymus

testis or teste; epididymos- coiled structure on top of test 'seed producer'

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different-

to separate

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digit-

finger or toe

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diplo-

double or two; diploidy

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dips/o-

thirst or thirsty; polydispsia- being excessively thirsty

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dipther/i-

membrane; diptheria- refers to the membrane that they test for in this disease

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dis-

away from or reversed; disease- away from comfort or ease

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dist/o-

farther from; distal- being further away

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diverticulo-

outpouching; diverticulitis- inflamation of the fold (outpouching) of the large intestine

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doch/o-

duct or canal; choledochitis- inflamation of the bile duct

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doct/o-

to teach or teacher; doctor- one who teaches

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dol/o-

pain; dolor- one who is in pain

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dors/o-

back; dorsal fin

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dromo-

runnning; dromomania- madness of running

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duct/o-

to draw or to lead away; abduction- to draw away and steal

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duoden/o-

twelve; duodenitis- inflamation in part of small intestine with twelve parts

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dura-

hard; dura mater- hard layer of membrane covering the brain and spinal cord

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dy/o-

two or a pair; dyad- referring to a pair

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dynamo-

work or strength; dynamite- explosive strength

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-dynia

pain; coccygodynia- pain in the tailbone

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dys-

difficult, faulty, painful; dystocia- difficult birth

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-e

instrument

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out or remove; eviscerate- to remove internal organs

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ec-

outside, outward, outer, out, ectopic pregnacy- pregnacy outside of the uterus

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eccrine-

secreting or to secrete; eccritic- promoting secretion from body structure

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echo-

sound

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-ectasis

enlargement or dilation; bronchiectasis- enlargement of the windpipe

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-ectomy

excision or removal; tonsillectomy- taking out the tonsils

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eczema

to boil out; eczema- to boil out skin lessions

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edema-

swelling; lymphedema- swelling of the lymphnodes

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ef-

away or out; efferent- to carry away

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electr/o-

electrical

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-ellum

lesser or smaller; cerebellum- smaller part of the brain

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em-

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embryo-

early; embryonic- early in the pregnancy

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-emesis

vomit; hememesis- vomiting blood

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-emia

blood; lukemia- white blood

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emphysema

puffed up

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en-

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enamel

hard; enamel- hard covering of the tooth

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encephalo-

within head (referring to the brain); encephalogram- recording wihtin the brain

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endo-

within or inside; endoderm- within or inside the skin

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enema-

injection; enema- injection of water in the colon

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entero-

intestine (usually referring to the small intestine); enteritis- inflamation of the small intestine

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enuresis

to void or expel urine

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eosin/o-

rose red color; eosinophil- staining of white blood cells red

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epi-

upon; epididymis- upon the testes

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episi/o-

pubic region

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ergo-

work or labor; ergometer- to measure the amount of work something takes

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erythermat/o-

red or flushed; erthermatic- referring to red or flushed

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erythr/o-

red; erythrocyte- red cell that carries oxygen to the body's cells

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eschar

scab

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eso-

toward

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esthes/i-

physical feeling; anesthesia- without physical feeling

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estr/o-

female; estrogen- begining of the female cycle

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eti/o-

cause; etiology- origin of a disease

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eu-

good or normal; eutocia- normal birth

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ex-

out, outside, outward

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facet/o-

face; facet- little face

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fasc/i-

band; fascia- covering around and between muscles

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febr/o-

fever; febrile- state of having a fever

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fec/o-

stool or fecal matter; fecolith- stool like stone

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femor/o-

thigh; femoral- refering to the thigh

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-ference

to carry; vas deference- to carry away from

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ferro-

iron; ferrous- state of iron

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fet/o-

young; fetus

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fibrill/o-

to quiver; fibrillation- process of muscle fiber contraction (quivering)

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fibro-

fiber; fibroma- tumor with thread fibrous like structures

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fibul/o-

to clasp; fibula- smaller out long bone of the lower leg

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fil-

thread; filament- state of thread

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fiss-

to split or splitting; fission- refering to splitting

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fistul/o-

pipe or pipe stem; pyofistula- pus found within a pipe or tube that opens to the body surface

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flex-

to bend

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flu-

flowing; influenza- condition of mucus flowing

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-flux

to flow; reflux- the flow of a substance backward or upward

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foramen/o-

opening; Foramenal- refering to an opening

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fore-

before; forearm- before the arm, between the elbow or the wrist

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fract/o-

to break; fracture- refering to a break

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front/o-

forehead or before; frontal- pertaining to the forehead

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fungi-

mushroom

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furun/o-

boil; furuncle- small boil

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galact/o-

milk; galactopoiesis- production of milk

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gangli/o-

knot, swelling, or collection; ganglian- knot of nervous tissue in the brain

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gangren/o-

eating sore; grangrenous- refering to necrotic tissue

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gastr/o-

stomach

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