Combining Forms (M-O) Flashcards by alexis weisgerber

Q

mamm/o , mast/o

A

breast

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mastoid/o

A

mastoid process

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maxill/o

A

maxilla (upper jaw bone)

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meat/o

A

opening, meatus

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medi/o

A

middle

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mediastin/o

A

mediastinum

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medull/o

A

medulla

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megal/o

A

enlargement

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melan/o

A

black

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men/o

A

menses, menstruation

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mening/o , meningi/o

A

meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)

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Q

mentr/o

A

monthly discharge of blood

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Q

ment/o

A

mind

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Q

metacarp/o

A

metacarpus (hand bones)

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Q

metatars/o

A

metatarsus (foot bones)

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Q

metr/o , metri/o

A

uterus (womb)

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Q

micr/o

A

small

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morph/o

A

form, shape, structure

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muc/o

A

mucus

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Q

muscul/o , my/o , myos/o , myx/o

A

muscle

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Q

mut/a

A

genetic change

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myc/o

A

fungus

Q

mydr/o

A

widen, enlarge

Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

Q

myring/o

A

tympanic membrane

Q

narc/o

A

stupor, numbness, sleep

Q

nas/o

A

nose

Q

nat/o

A

birth

Q

natr/o

A

sodium

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necr/o

A

death, necrosis

Q

nephr/o

A

kidney

Q

neur/o

A

nerve

Q

neutr/o

A

neutral, neither

Q

nid/o

A

nest

Q

noct/o

A

night

Q

nucle/o

A

nucleus

Q

nyctal/o

A

light

Q

obstetr/o

A

pregnancy, childbirth

Q

ocul/o , ophthalm/o

A

eye

Q

odont/o

A

teeth

Q

olig/o

A

scanty

Q

omphal/o

A

navel (umbilicus)

Q

onc/o

A

tumor

Q

onych/o

A

nail

Q

oophor/o

A

ovary

Q

opt/o , optic/o

A

eye, vision

Q

or/o

A

mouth

Q

orch/o , orchi/o , orchid/o

A

testis (plural testes)

Q

orth/o

A

straight

Q

oste/o

A

bone

Q

ot/o

A

ear

Q

ovari/o

A

ovary

Q

ox/i , ox/o

A

oxygen