Medical Terminology - Combo 4 (Dactyl/o-Gli/o)

dors/o

back (of body)

encephal/o

brain

eti/o

cause

dipl/o

double

desicc/o

drying

duoden/o

duodenum

dur/o

dura mater

electr/o

electricity

epididym/o

epididymis

epiglott/o

epiglottis

esophag/o

esophagus

faci/o

face

dist/o

far; distant

fasci/o

fascia (membrane supporting nuscles)

estr/o

female

femor/o

femur (thigh bone)

fibr/o

fiber

fibros/o

fibrous connective tissue

fibul/o

fibula

dactyl/o

fingers; toes

erythem/o

flushed; redness /

follicul/o

follicle; small sac

furc/o

forking; branching

fung/i

fungus; mushroom (organism lacking chlorophyll)

ganglion/o

ganglion; collection of nerve cell bodies

gli/o

glial cells; neuroglial cells (supportive tissue of nervous system)

glauc/o

gray

gingiv/o

gum

equin/o

horse

emmetr/o

in due measure

enter/o

intestines (usually small intestine)

fluor/o

luminous

galact/o

milk

esthes/o, esthesi/o

nervous sensation (feeling)

ger/o, geront/o

old age

dem/o

people

gest/o, gester/o, gravid/o

pregnancy

exanthemat/o

rash

erythr/o

red

eosin/o

red; rosy; dawn-colored

ethm/o

sieve

epitheli/o

skin; epithelium

gastr/o

stomach

diaphor/o

sweat

dips/o

thirst

flex/o

to bend

duct/o

to lead, carry -

dent/i

tooth

episi/o

vulva (external female genitalia)

erg/o

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