M Flashcards
1
Q
macro-
A
large
2
Q
mal-
A
bad
3
Q
-malacia
A
softening
4
Q
malleol/o
A
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.
5
Q
mamm/o
A
breast
6
Q
-mania
A
obsessive preoccupation
7
Q
mast/o
A
breast
8
Q
mastoid/o
A
mastoid process (behind the ear)
9
Q
meat/o
A
meatus (opening)
10
Q
medi/o
A
middle
11
Q
mediastin/o
A
mediastinum
12
Q
medull/o
A
medulla (inner section), middle, soft, marrow
13
Q
mega-
A
large
14
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
15
Q
melan/o
A
black
16
Q
men/o
A
menses, menstruation
17
Q
mening/o
A
meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord and brain)
18
Q
meningi/o
A
meninges
