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Medical Terminology Prefixes, Suffixes, Combing Forms "D"

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Dacry/o-   lacrimal sac; tears  
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Dactyl/o-   finger or toe  
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-dactyly   Condition of fingers or toes  
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De-   reversal of; without  
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Dec/i-   one tenth  
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Decidu/o-   falling off  
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Defici/o-   lacking; inadequate  
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Degluti/o-   swallowing  
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Delt/o-   triangle  
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Delus/o-   false belief  
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Dem/o-   people; population  
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Dendr/o-   branching structure  
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Densit/o-   density  
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Dent/i-   tooth  
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Dentit/o   eruption of teeth  
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Dent/o-   tooth  
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Depend/o-   to hang onto  
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Depress/o-   press down  
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Derm/a-   skin  
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-derma   skin  
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Dermat/o-   skin  
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Derm/o-   skin  
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Desicc/o-   to dry up  
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-desis   procedure to fuse together  
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Dextr/o-   right; sugar  
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Di-   two  
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Dia-   complete; completely through  
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Diabet/o-   diabetes  
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Diaphore/o-   sweating  
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Diaphragmat/o-   diaphragm  
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Diaphys/o-   shaft of a bone  
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Diastol/o-   dilating  
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-didymis   testes  
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Didym/o-   testes  
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Dietet/o-   foods; diet  
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Diet/o-   foods; diet  
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Differentiat/o-   being distinct; specialized  
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Different/o-   being distinct; different  
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Digest/o-   break down food; digest  
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Digit/o-   digit (finger or toe)  
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Dilat/o-   dilate; widen  
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Dipl/o-   double  
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Dips/o-   thirst  
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Dis-   away from  
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Disk/o-   disk  
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Disect/o-   to cut apart  
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Dissemin/o-   widely scattered throughout the body  
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Distent/o-   distended; stretched  
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Dist/o-   away from the center or point of origin  
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Diverticul/o-   diverticulum  
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Donat/o-   give as a gift  
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Dors/o-   back; dorsum  
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-dose   measured quantity  
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Dos/i-   dose  
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-drome   a running  
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Duc/o-   bring; move  
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-duct   duct (tube)  
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Duct/o-   bring; move; a duct  
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Du/o-   two  
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Duoden/o-   duodenum (1st part of small intestine)  
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Dur/o-   dura mater  
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Dynam/o-   power; movement  
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Dyn/o-   pain  
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Dys-   painful; difficult; abnormal  
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