M - Medical Terminology - Prefixes, Suffixes, Combining Form Flashcards

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macr/o-

A

large; long

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mal-

A

ill; bad; poor

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mamm/o-

A

breast

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-mania

A

frenzy; madness

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mast/o-

A

breast

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meat/o-

A

opening; meatus

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med/i-
med/io-

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middle

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medull/o-

A

soft inner part; medulla

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mega-
megal-
megalo-

A

large; of great size

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-megalia
-megaly

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enlargement of a body part

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meio-
mio-

A

less; smaller

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melan/o-

A

black

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mening/o-

A

meininges

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menta-
mento-

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mind

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mes/o-

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  1. middle
  2. in anatomy: mesentry
    3: in medicine: secondary; partial
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mesio-

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toward the middle

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meta-

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  1. change; transformation; next in series
  2. in chemistry, the 1,3 position of benzene derivatives
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metacarp/o-

A

metacarpus (bones of the hand)

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-meter

A

measure

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metr/a-
metr/o-

A

uterus

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micr/o-

A

small

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mon/o-

A

single; one

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muc/i-
muc/o-
myxa-
myxo-

A

mucus

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multi-

A

many; much

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musculo-
my/o-

A

muscle

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myc/o-

A

fungus

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myel/o-

A

spinal cord; bone marrow

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myring/o-

A

tympanic membrane, eardrum