D-G Medical Terminology

Dacry/o

• Darcryphilia

Tear

Dacryocyst/o

• Dacryocystitis - Inflammation of the lacrimal sac

Tear gland

Dactyl/o

• Polydactyl - Birth defect that results in multiple fingers/toes

Finger; toes

De-

• Dehydrate

Lack of; down; less; removal of

Dendr/o

• dendrite

Tress

Dent/o

• dental

Teeth

Derm/o

• dermatology

Skin

-derma

• Xeroderma - dry skin

Skin

Dermat/o

skin

-desis

• Athrodesis - Joint fusion

Bind; tie together

Di-

Two

Dia-

• Dialysis

Through; complete

Dipl-

• Diplopia

Double

Dipl/o

Double

Dips/o

Thirst

-dipsia

• Polydipsia

Thirst

Dist/o

Far; distant

Dors/o

Back (of body)

Duct/o

• Ductus deferens (Vas deferens)

To lead; carry

-duction

• Abbduction

To lead

Duoden/o

Duodenum

Dur/o

Dura mater

-dynia

• Mastodynia - Pain to the breast

Pain

Dys-

• dypnea - abnormal breathing

Abnormal; bad; difficult; painful

-eal

• Esophageal

pertaining to

ec-

• ectopic

outside; out

Echo-

• echocardiogram

Reflecting sound

-ectasis

• Bronchiectasis - Permanent enlargement of some airways in the lungs

Widening; dialtion

Ecto-

• ectopic

Out; outside

-ectomy

removal

-edema

• Lymphedema

Swelling

ef-

Away

Electr/o

Electricity

-ema

• Emphysema

condition of

Embol/o

Embolism

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

• anemia

condition of the blood

emphys/o

• emphysema

to inflate

en-

• endocscopy

in, within

Encephal/o

Brain

End-

In, within

Endo-

In, within

Enter/o

• enterologist

Intestine (usually small)

Eosin/o

• eosinophil

red; rosy; dawn-colored

Epi-

• epidermis

Above; upon; on

Epididym/o

Epididymis

Epiglott/o

Epiglottis

Episi/o

• Episiotomy - Surgical incision of the perineum and posterior vaginal wall

Vulva

Erythema/o

Redness

Erythmat/o

Redness

Eryhtr/o

Red

Eschar/o

• Escharotomy - Removal of eschar

Scab formed

-esis

• hemiparesis - Weakness of one side

Condition of

Eso-

• Esophagus

Inward

Esophag/o

Esophagus

Esthes/o

• paresthesia

Feeling

-esthesia

Feeling

Eti/o

• etimology

Cause

Eu-

• Euglycemia

Good; normal; true

Ex-

out

Exo-

Outside

Extra-

Outside

Faci/o

• Facioplegia - Paralysis of the face

Face

Fasci/o

• Fasciitis

Fascia

Femor/o

Femur

-ferent

• efferent

To carry

Fibr/o

• Fibrosis - Thickening and scarring of connective tissue

Fiber

Fibul/o

Fibula

Fluor/o

• Fluorescence

Luminous; fluorine

Galact/o

• Galactose

Milk

Gangli/o

Ganglion

Gastr/o

Stomach

-gen

• Glycogen

Substances that produce

gen/o

• Gene

Produce

-genesis

• Gluconeogenesis

Producing; forming

Genit/o

Genitals

Gest/o

• Gestational

Pregnancy

Gingiv/o

Gum

Glauc/o

• Glaucoma

Gray

Gli/o

Glial cells

-glia

• Ganglia

Glial cells

-globin

• hemoglobin

Protein

Glomerul/o

Glomerulus

Gloss/o

Tongue

Glott/o

Tongue

Gluc/o

Glucose; sugar

Glucose/o

Glucose; sugar

Glyc/o

Glucose; sugar

Glycos/o

Glucose; sugar

Gnos/o

• Gnostic

Knowledge

-gnosis

• Diagnosis

Knowledge

Gon/o

• gonads

Sex glands

-grade

• retrograde - to go backward

To go

-graft

Tissue from another part of the body

-gram

• electrocardiogram

Record

Granul/o

• Granulocyte

Granule

-graph

• Electrocardiograph

Instrument for recording

-graphy

• Angiography

Process of recording

-gravida

Pregnancy

Gyn/o

Female