Deutero is defined as second or secondary.
(prefix)An example of deutero is deuteropathy which is a disease that happens secondary to another.
See deutero- in Webster's New World College Dictionary
Origin: < Gr deuteros, second, orig., farther from, a compar. form < base of deuein, dial. var of dein, to lack, be far from < IE base *deu-, to move away, distance > Sans dūráh, remote, L durare, to last
See deutero- in American Heritage Dictionary 4
or deuter-
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Origin: Greek deuteros, second, secondary; see deu-1 in Indo-European roots
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