M Flashcards
Micro
Small
Mega / Macro
Large
Megaly - Refers to an organ that has got bigger or enlarged.
Myo
Muscle
Myocardium is the middle layer of the heart and very muscly
Myenteric plexus - muscular contraction in the intestines
Melaena
Black tarry stools
Motility
Organ that is contracting .
Motility is the gut contracting in
Mono
One
Media
Middle
Eg: tunica media
Metabolism
Chemical processes going on inside many different organs
Melanin
Skin pigment
Malacia
Softening
abnormal softening of a tissue —often used in combination
osteomalacia
Myelo
Marrow
Osteomyelitis - bone marrow inflammation
Mito
Thread
Mere
Part
Sarcomere – muscle part
Macrophages
White blood cells
Myalgia
Muscle pain
Fibromyalgia - fibrous tissue muscle pain
Mucocilliary escalator
Goblet cells and hairs in the respiratory tract to help remove particles
Mellitus
Honey like
Diabetes mellitus
Metrium
Relating to the uterus
E.g. endometrium or
myometrium or perimetrium
Menarche
1st menses
Megaly
Organ that has become enlarged
Myelin
Fat/protein layering
Myelin
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.
Meninx/ meninges
Greek for membrane
Three layers of connective tissue that cover the brain and spinal cord.
Dura mater; subarachnoid mater; Pia Mater
Medulla
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
