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macr(o)-
large, long
= macrophage
-malacia
softening
= osteomalacia
manu-
hand
= manufacture
meg(a)-
megal(o)-
-megaly
enlargement, million
= splenomegaly, megameter
melan(o)
having a black color
= melanin
mening(o)-
membrane
= meninges, meningitis
men-
month, menstrual cycle
= menopause, menorrhagia
mer(o)-
part
= merocrine, meroblastic
mes-
middle
= mesoderm, mesothelium
met,
meta-
after, beside, beyond or change
= metacarpal, metacarpus, metacromion, metanephros, Metatheria
-meter
instrument used to measure or count
=thermometer
-merty
process of measuring
= optometry
metr-
pertain to conditions or instruments of the uterus
= metrorrhagia
micr-
millionth, denoting something as small, relating to smallness
= microscope
milli-
thousandth
= mililiter
mon-
single
morph-
form, shape
= morphology
muscul(o)-
muscle
= musculoskeletal system
my(o)-
muscle
= myoblast
myc(o)-
fungus
= onychomycosis
myel(o)-
bone marrow or the spinal cord
= myelin sheath, myeloblast
myl(o)-
molar teeth or the lower jaw
= mylohyoid nerve
myri-
ten thousand
= myriad
myring(o)-
eardrum
= myringotomy
myx(o)-
mucus
= myxoma