Combining Forms (M-O) Flashcards
1
Q
mamm/o , mast/o
A
breast
2
Q
mastoid/o
A
mastoid process
3
Q
maxill/o
A
maxilla (upper jaw bone)
4
Q
meat/o
A
opening, meatus
5
Q
medi/o
A
middle
6
Q
mediastin/o
A
mediastinum
7
Q
medull/o
A
medulla
8
Q
megal/o
A
enlargement
9
Q
melan/o
A
black
10
Q
men/o
A
menses, menstruation
11
Q
mening/o , meningi/o
A
meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)
12
Q
mentr/o
A
monthly discharge of blood
13
Q
ment/o
A
mind
14
Q
metacarp/o
A
metacarpus (hand bones)
15
Q
metatars/o
A
metatarsus (foot bones)
16
Q
metr/o , metri/o
A
uterus (womb)
17
Q
micr/o
A
small
18
Q
morph/o
A
form, shape, structure
19
Q
muc/o
A
mucus
20
Q
muscul/o , my/o , myos/o , myx/o
A
muscle
21
Q
mut/a
A
genetic change
22
Q
myc/o
A
fungus
23
Q
mydr/o
A
widen, enlarge
24
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow, spinal cord
25
myring/o
tympanic membrane
26
narc/o
stupor, numbness, sleep
27
nas/o
nose
28
nat/o
birth
29
natr/o
sodium
30
necr/o
death, necrosis
31
nephr/o
kidney
32
neur/o
nerve
33
neutr/o
neutral, neither
34
nid/o
nest
35
noct/o
night
36
nucle/o
nucleus
37
nyctal/o
light
38
obstetr/o
pregnancy, childbirth
39
ocul/o , ophthalm/o
eye
40
odont/o
teeth
41
olig/o
scanty
42
omphal/o
navel (umbilicus)
43
onc/o
tumor
44
onych/o
nail
45
oophor/o
ovary
46
opt/o , optic/o
eye, vision
47
or/o
mouth
48
orch/o , orchi/o , orchid/o
testis (plural testes)
49
orth/o
straight
50
oste/o
bone
51
ot/o
ear
52
ovari/o
ovary
53
ox/i , ox/o
oxygen
