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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology (D-G)
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
01/08/2012
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Term
dacry/o-
 Definition
lacrimal sac; tears
Term
dactyl/o-
 Definition
finger or toe
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-dactyly
 Definition
condition of fingers or toes
Term
de-
 Definition
reversal of; without
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dec/i-
 Definition
one tenth
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decidu/o-
 Definition
falling off
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defici/o-
 Definition
lacking; inadequate
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degluti/o-
 Definition
swallowing
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delt/o-
 Definition
triangle
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delus/o-
 Definition
false belief
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dem/o-
 Definition
people; population
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dendr/o-
 Definition
branching structure
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densit/o-
 Definition
density
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dent/i-
 Definition
tooth
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dentit/o-
 Definition
eruption of teeth
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dent/o-
 Definition
tooth
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depend/o-
 Definition
to hang onto
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depress/o-
 Definition
press down
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derm/a-
 Definition
skin
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-derma
 Definition
skin
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dermat/o-
 Definition
skin
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derm/o-
 Definition
skin
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desicc/o-
 Definition
to dry up
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-desis
 Definition
procedure to fuse together
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dextr/o-
 Definition
right; sugar
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di-
 Definition
two
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dia-
 Definition
complete; completely through
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diabet/o-
 Definition
diabetes
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diaphore/o-
 Definition
sweating
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diaphragmat/o-
 Definition
diaphragm
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diaphys/o-
 Definition
shaft of a bone
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diastol/o-
 Definition
dilating
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-didymis
 Definition
testes (twin structure)
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didym/o-
 Definition
testes (twin structure)
Term
dietet/o-
 Definition
foods; diet
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diet/o-
 Definition
foods; diet
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differentiat/o-
 Definition
being distinct; specialized
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different/o-
 Definition
being distinct; different
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digest/o-
 Definition
break down food; digest
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digit/o-
 Definition
digit (finger or toe)
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dilat/o-
 Definition
dilate; widen
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dipl/o-
 Definition
double
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dips/o-
 Definition
thirst
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dis-
 Definition
away from
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disk/o-
 Definition
disk
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dissect/o-
 Definition
to cut apart
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dissemin/o-
 Definition
widely scattered throughout the body
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distent/o-
 Definition
distended; stretched
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dist/o-
 Definition
away from the center or point of origin
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diverticul/o-
 Definition
diverticulum
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donat/o-
 Definition
give as a gift
Term
dors/o-
 Definition
back; dorsum
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-dose
 Definition
measured quantity
Term
dos/i-
 Definition
dose
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-drome
 Definition
a running
Term
duc/o-
 Definition
bring; move
Term
-duct
 Definition
duct (tube)
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duct/o-
 Definition
bring; move; a duct
Term
du/o-
 Definition
two
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duoden/o-
 Definition
duodenum (first part of small intestine)
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dur/o-
 Definition
dura matter
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dynam/o-
 Definition
power; movement
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dyn/o-
 Definition
pain
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dys-
 Definition
painful; difficult; abnormal
Term
e-
 Definition
without; not
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-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
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ec-
 Definition
out; outward
Term
ecchym/o-
 Definition
blood in the tissues
Term
ech/o-
 Definition
echo (sound wave)
Term
eclamps/o-
 Definition
a seizure
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
condition of dilation
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ectat/o-
 Definition
dilation
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ecto-
 Definition
outermost; outside
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical excision
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ectop/o-
 Definition
outside of a place
Term
-ed
 Definition
pertaining to
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-edema
 Definition
swelling
Term
edentul/o-
 Definition
without teeth
Term
-ee
 Definition
person who is the object of an action
Term
efface/o-
 Definition
do away with; obliterate
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effer/o-
 Definition
go out from the center
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effus/o-
 Definition
a pouring out
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ejaculat/o-
 Definition
to expel suddenly
Term
-elasma
 Definition
platelike structures
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elast/o-
 Definition
flexing; stretching
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electr/o-
 Definition
electricity
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-elle
 Definition
little thing
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em-
 Definition
in
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-ema
 Definition
condition
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emaci/o-
 Definition
to make thin
Term
embol/o-
 Definition
embolus (occluding plug)
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embryon/o-
 Definition
embryo; immature form
Term
-emesis
 Definition
condition of vomiting
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emet/o-
 Definition
to vomit
Term
-emia
 Definition
condition of the blood; substance in the blood
Term
-emic
 Definition
pertaining to a condition of the blood or a substance in the blood
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emiss/o-
 Definition
to send out
Term
emot/o-
 Definition
moving; stirring up
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emulsific/o-
 Definition
droplets of fat suspended in a liquid; particles suspended in a solution
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en-
 Definition
in; within; inward
Term
-ence
 Definition
state of
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encephal/o-
 Definition
brain
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-encephaly
 Definition
condition of the brain
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-ency
 Definition
condition of being
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endo-
 Definition
innermost; within
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-ent
 Definition
pertaining to
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enter/o-
 Definition
intestine
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-entery
 Definition
condition of the intestine
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enucle/o-
 Definition
to remove the main part
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enur/o-
 Definition
to urinate
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-eon
 Definition
one who performs
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eosin/o-
 Definition
eosin (red acidic dye)
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ependym/o-
 Definition
cellular lining
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epi-
 Definition
upon; above
Term
epilept/o-
 Definition
seizure
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epiphys/o-
 Definition
growth area at the end of a long bone
Term
episi/o-
 Definition
vulva (female external genitalia)
Term
-er
 Definition
person or thing that produces or does
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erect/o-
 Definition
to stand up
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erg/o-
 Definition
activity; work
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-ergy
 Definition
activity; process of working
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erupt/o-
 Definition
breaking out
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-ery
 Definition
process of
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erythemat/o-
 Definition
redness
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e-
 Definition
without; not
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-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
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ec-
 Definition
out; outward
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ecchym/o-
 Definition
blood in the tissues
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ech/o-
 Definition
echo (sound wave)
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eclamps/o-
 Definition
a seizure
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
condition of dilation
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ectat/o-
 Definition
dilation
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ecto-
 Definition
outermost; outside
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical excision
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ectop/o-
 Definition
outside of a place
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-ed
 Definition
pertaining to
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-edema
 Definition
swelling
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edentul/o-
 Definition
without teeth
Term
-ee
 Definition
person who is the object of an action
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efface/o-
 Definition
do away with; obliterate
Term
effer/o-
 Definition
go out from the center
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effus/o-
 Definition
a pouring out
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ejaculat/o-
 Definition
to expel suddenly
Term
-elasma
 Definition
platelike structures
Term
elast/o-
 Definition
flexing; stretching
Term
electr/o-
 Definition
electricity
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-elle
 Definition
little thing
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em-
 Definition
in
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-ema
 Definition
condition
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emaci/o-
 Definition
to make thin
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embol/o-
 Definition
embolus (occluding plug)
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embryon/o-
 Definition
embryo; immature form
Term
-emesis
 Definition
condition of vomiting
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emet/o-
 Definition
to vomit
Term
-emia
 Definition
condition of the blood; substance in the blood
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-emic
 Definition
pertaining to a condition of the blood or a substance in the blood
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emiss/o-
 Definition
to send out
Term
emot/o-
 Definition
moving; stirring up
Term
emulsific/o-
 Definition
droplets of fat suspended in a liquid; particles suspended in a solution
Term
en-
 Definition
in; within; inward
Term
-ence
 Definition
state of
Term
encephal/o-
 Definition
brain
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-encephaly
 Definition
condition of the brain
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-ency
 Definition
condition of being
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endo-
 Definition
innermost; within
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-ent
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
enter/o-
 Definition
intestine
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-entery
 Definition
condition of the intestine
Term
enucle/o-
 Definition
to remove the main part
Term
enur/o-
 Definition
to urinate
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-eon
 Definition
one who performs
Term
eosin/o-
 Definition
eosin (red acidic dye)
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ependym/o-
 Definition
cellular lining
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epi-
 Definition
upon; above
Term
epilept/o-
 Definition
seizure
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epiphys/o-
 Definition
growth area at the end of a long bone
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episi/o-
 Definition
vulva (female external genitalia)
Term
-er
 Definition
person or thing that produces or does
Term
erect/o-
 Definition
to stand up
Term
erg/o-
 Definition
activity; work
Term
-ergy
 Definition
activity; process of working
Term
erupt/o-
 Definition
breaking out
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-ery
 Definition
process of
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erythemat/o-
 Definition
redness
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faci/o-
 Definition
face
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factiti/o-
 Definition
artificial; made up
Term
fallopi/o-
 Definition
uterine (fallopiann) tube
Term
fasci/o-
 Definition
fascia
Term
fec/a-
 Definition
feces; stool
Term
fec/o-
 Definition
feces; stool
Term
femor/o-
 Definition
femur (thigh bone)
Term
fer/o-
 Definition
to bear
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ferrit/o-
 Definition
iron
Term
ferr/o-
 Definition
iron
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fertil/o-
 Definition
able to conceive a child
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fet/o-
 Definition
fetus
Term
fibrill/o-
 Definition
muscle fiber; nerve fiber
Term
fibrin/o-
 Definition
fibrin
Term
fibr/o-
 Definition
fiber
Term
fibul/o-
 Definition
fibula (lower leg bone)
Term
filtrat/o-
 Definition
filtering; straining
Term
filtr/o-
 Definition
filter
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fiss/o-
 Definition
splitting
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fixat/o-
 Definition
to make stable or still
Term
flatul/o-
 Definition
flatus (gas)
Term
flex/o-
 Definition
bending
Term
fluor/o-
 Definition
fluorescence
Term
-flux
 Definition
flow
Term
foc/o-ramin/o-
 Definition
point of activity
Term
foli/o-
 Definition
leaf
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follicul/o-
 Definition
follicle (small sac)
Term
foramin/o-
 Definition
foramen (opening into a cavity or channel)
Term
forens/o-
 Definition
court proceedings in criminal law
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-form
 Definition
having the form of
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format/o-
 Definition
structure; arrangement
Term
fove/o-
 Definition
small, depressed area
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fract/o-
 Definition
break up
Term
fratern/o-
 Definition
close association of relationship
Term
-frice
 Definition
thing that produces friction
Term
front/o-
 Definition
front
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fruct/o-
 Definition
fruit
Term
fulgur/o-
 Definition
spark of electricity
Term
fund/o-
 Definition
fundus (part farthest from the opening)
Term
fundu/o-
 Definition
fundus (part farthest from the opening)
Term
fung/o-
 Definition
fungus
Term
fus/o-
 Definition
pouring
Term
galact/o-
 Definition
milk
Term
ganglion/o-
 Definition
ganglion
Term
gangren/o-
 Definition
gangrene
Term
gastr/o-
 Definition
stomach
Term
gemin/o-
 Definition
set or group
Term
-gen
 Definition
that which produces
Term
-gene
 Definition
gene
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gene/o-
 Definition
gene
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gener/o-
 Definition
production; creation
Term
genit/o-
 Definition
genitalia
Term
gen/o-
 Definition
arising from; produced by
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germin/o-
 Definition
embryonic tissue
Term
ger/o-
 Definition
old age
Term
gestat/o-
 Definition
from conception to birth
Term
gest/o-
 Definition
from conception to birth
Term
gigant/o-
 Definition
giant
Term
gingiv/o-
 Definition
gums
Term
glandul/o-
 Definition
gland
Term
glen/o-
 Definition
socket of a joint
Term
-glia
 Definition
cells that provide support
Term
gli/o-
 Definition
cells that provide support
Term
glob/o-
 Definition
shaped like a globe, comprehensive
Term
globul/o-
 Definition
shaped like a globe
Term
glomerul/o-
 Definition
glomerulus
Term
gloss/o-
 Definition
tongue
Term
glott/o-
 Definition
glottis (of the larynx)
Term
gluc/o-
 Definition
glucose (sugar)
Term
glycer/o-
 Definition
glycerol (sugar alcohol)
Term
glyc/o-
 Definition
glucose (sugar)
Term
glycos/o-
 Definition
glucose (sugar)
Term
gnos/o-
 Definition
knowledge
Term
gonad/o-
 Definition
gonads (ovaries and testes)
Term
goni/o-
 Definition
angle
Term
gon/o-
 Definition
seed (ovum or spermatozoon)
Term
-grade
 Definition
pertaining to going
Term
-graft
 Definition
tissue for implant or transplant
Term
-gram
 Definition
a record or picture
Term
granul/o-
 Definition
granule
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument used to record
Term
graph/o-
 Definition
record
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-gravida
 Definition
pregnancy
Term
gustat/o-
 Definition
the sense of taste
Term
gynec/o-
 Definition
female; woman
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