November Med Terms

dynamo

power

desmo

ligament

dis

to separate

demi

half

dys

painful or bad

diplo

double

dia

throughout

dextro

right

dessico

to dry

doloro

pain

dynia

pain

dipso

thirst

dacryo

tear (to cry)

drome

running

ducto

to lead

duodeno

duodenum

didymo

the testis

dactylo

the digits (finger/toes)

dilato

to enlarge or open

duro

the dura matter (outermost, thickest of the meninges)

dolicho

long

deutro

second, secondary

-

-

ectasis

dilation

emphraxis

obstruction

echino

prickly

escharo

scar-like

erethismo

irritation

etio

cause

episio

vulva

eury

wide

eleo

oil

emesis

vomiting

encephalo

brain tissue

-

-

functo

performance

folliculo

follicle

febri

fever

feto

fetus

fluxo

to flow

facient

to make, to happen

fascio

fascia

-

-

gnatho

jaw

ganglio

ganglion

gyro

circle

glyco

glucose

gamo

marriage

gravido

pregnancy

gnoso

knowledge

galacto

milk

gyneco

woman, female

hirsuto

hairy

heilo

sun

hypno

sleep

hypsi

high

hexia

condition

hystero

uterus (body region)

hygro

moisture (helps plants "gro")

histo

tissue

hidro

sweat