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Micro

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Small

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Mega / Macro

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Large

Megaly - Refers to an organ that has got bigger or enlarged.

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Myo

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Muscle

Myocardium is the middle layer of the heart and very muscly

Myenteric plexus - muscular contraction in the intestines

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Melaena

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Black tarry stools

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Motility

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Organ that is contracting .

Motility is the gut contracting in

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Mono

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One

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Media

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Middle

Eg: tunica media

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Metabolism

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Chemical processes going on inside many different organs

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Melanin

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Skin pigment

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Malacia

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Softening

abnormal softening of a tissue —often used in combination
osteomalacia

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Myelo

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Marrow

Osteomyelitis - bone marrow inflammation

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Mito

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Thread

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Mere

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Part

Sarcomere – muscle part

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Macrophages

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White blood cells

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Myalgia

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Muscle pain

Fibromyalgia - fibrous tissue muscle pain

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Mucocilliary escalator

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Goblet cells and hairs in the respiratory tract to help remove particles

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Mellitus

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Honey like

Diabetes mellitus

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Metrium

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Relating to the uterus

E.g. endometrium or
myometrium or perimetrium

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Menarche

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1st menses

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Megaly

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Organ that has become enlarged

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Myelin

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Fat/protein layering

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Myelin

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Fat/protein layering

is a lipid rich material that surrounds nerve cell axons to insulate them and increase the rate at which electrical impulses (called action potentials) pass along the axon.

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Meninx/ meninges

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Greek for membrane

Three layers of connective tissue that cover the brain and spinal cord.

Dura mater; subarachnoid mater; Pia Mater

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Medulla

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Medial - situated in the middle, the inner region of an organ or tissue, especially when it is distinct from the outer regional cortex

Eg:
kidney
Ovaries

Adrenal medulla, which produces adrenaline

Medulla oblongata in the brain

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