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macro-

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large

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mal-

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bad

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3
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-malacia

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softening

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malleol/o

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malleolus
“ankle bone” medial malleolus is a prominence on the inner ankle formed by the tibia.
The lateral malleolus is on the outside of the ankle formed by the fibula.

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mamm/o

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breast

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-mania

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obsessive preoccupation

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mast/o

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breast

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mastoid/o

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mastoid process (behind the ear)

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meat/o

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meatus (opening)

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medi/o

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middle

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mediastin/o

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mediastinum

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medull/o

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medulla (inner section), middle, soft, marrow

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mega-

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large

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-megaly

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enlargement

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melan/o

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black

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men/o

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menses, menstruation

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mening/o

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meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord and brain)

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meningi/o

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meninges

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ment/o

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mind, chin

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meso-

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middle
mesozoic era is middle era

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meta-

A

change, beyond

22
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metacarp/o

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metacarpals (hand bones)

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metatars/o

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metatarsals (foot bones)

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-meter

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metr/o

A

uterus (womb), measure
metronome - measures time

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metri/o

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uterus (womb)

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mi/o

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smaller, less
semi, semi-able

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micro-

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-mimetic

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mimic, copy

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-mission

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mon/o

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one, single

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morph/o

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shape, form

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mort/o

34
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-mortem

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-motor

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movement
“motor mouth”

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muc/o

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mucos/o

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mucous membrane (mucosa)

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multi-

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mut/a

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genetic change

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mutagen/o

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causing genetic change
mut”agent”

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myc/o

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mydr/o

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wide
flip the m

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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myom/o

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muscle tumor

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myos/o

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myring/o

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tympanic membrane

47
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myx/o

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