Prefixes & Suffixes
The following list is by no means complete, but it may help in understanding some difficult terminology. The following abbreviations are used ; Gr., for the Greek ; L., for the Latin.
Term | Definition |
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dura- | (L., tough), duramater, tough, outer covering of the brain and spinal cord. |
dors- | (L., back), dorsal , pertaining to the back. |
dis- | (L., away), distal , away from the point of origin. |
di- | (Gr., twice), diploblastic , possessing two germ layers ; dicotyledon , plant possessing two cotyledons. |
derrn- | (Gr., skin), dermis , part of the skin. |
dendr- | (Gr., brush or tree), dendrite , tree-like structure of a nerve cell. |
de- | (L., off), degenerate , to lose generative ability, dehydration. |