Medical Dictionary - Letter: z

Term	Definition	Pronunciation
zo/o	animal life
zooplankton	Minute free-floating animal organisms which live in practically all natural waters.
zyg/o	union, junction, yoke
zygoma	Either of a pair of bones that form the prominent part of the CHEEK and contribute to the ORBIT on each side of the SKULL.
zygomycosis	An acute, sometimes fatal fungal infection.
zygote	The fertilized ovum resulting from the fusion of a male and a female gamete.
zymo-	fermentation