LATIN AND GREEK ROOTS OF TECHNICAL WORDS 



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de {al, urn), a division of anything 



deca, ten 



decid, dropping, falling oflf 



decuss, cross banding 



dele, visible 



delph, womb 



demi, half 



den (5, t), tooth 



dendr, tree, bush 



derm, skin 



dero, long persisting 



desmo, band 



deut, second 



di, dia, two, twice, double 



dia, through, apart 



didym, twin 



digit, finger (or toe) 



dim, terrible 



diphy, double, grown together 



diplo, double 



dis, two, twice, double 



divert, turn aside; diverticulum, a small 



side sac or pouch 

 dori (/), tooth 

 dors, back 



drom, quick running 

 duo, two, twice 

 duoden, twelve (this part of the intestine 



is about twelve inches long) 

 dura, hard, tough 



echin, spiny 



ect, outer, outside 



efer, carrying away 



ejacul, throwing out 



elasmo, plate, flat 



emtio, living 



embol, thrown in, inserted 



end, inner 



engy, narrow 



ensi, sword 



enter, inside, especially digestive tract 



ependyma, upper or outer garment 



epi, upon 



equina, pertaining to horse 



erythr, red 



elhm, sieve 



eu, well, very, exceedingly 



eury, wide, broad 



ex, outside, from, without 



extern, drawing out 



extern, outside 



extra, beyond, additional, more 

 exlrins, coming from outside 



fabella, little bean 



falc ifalx), sickle 



fasc {ia, ic), band, bundle 



fauces, the upper throat 



fer, to carry or bear 



femur {or), thigh 



fenestr, window 



fibula, breast- or safety-pin 



fil, thread 



fimbria, fringe 



fistula, tube 



flex, to bend 



flocculus, lock of wool 



fontan, spring, fountain 



foramen, opening, usually small 



fornix, vault, dome 



fovea, shallow round depression 



fund, to pour 



furcul, fork 



gaster {tr), stomach 



gano, shining, splendor 



gangli, knot in string 



gallus, cock 



gale, weasel 



gemin, twins 



genu {ic), knee, bent 



gerro, shield 



gladi, sword 



glen, socket 



glia, glue 



glom {us, er), ball of yarn 



gloss, tongue 



glotti, tongue; as a part makmg a noise 



transferred to opening to trachea 

 glutce, rump 

 glypt, carved, engraved 

 gnath, jaw 

 gon, begetting, seed, sperm, reproductive 



organ 

 goni, angle 



gubernac, that which governs 

 gymn, naked 

 gyn, woman 

 gyr, turning convolution 



haem, blood 



haben, restraining band 



hamat, hook 



hallu {x, cis), great toe 





