M-P Flashcards by Julia Penna

macro-

large

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mal-

bad

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-malacia

softening

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malleol/o

malleolus

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mamm/o

breast

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mandibul/o

mandible (lower jaw bone)

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-mania

obsessive proeccupation

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mast/o

breast

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mastoid/o

mastoid process (behind ear)

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maxill/o

maxilla (upper jaw bone)

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meat/o

meatus (opening)

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medi/o

middle

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mediastin/o

mediastinum

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medull/o

medulla (inner section); middle; soft; marrow

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mega-

large

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-megaly

enlargement

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melan/o

black

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men/o

menses, menstruation

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mening/o

meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord and brain)

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meningi/o

meninges

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ment/o

mind; chin

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meso-

middle

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meta-

change; beyond

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metacarp/o

metacarpals (hand bones)

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metatars/o

metatarsals (foot bones)

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-meter

measure

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metr/o

uterus (womb); measure

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metri/o

uterus (womb)

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mi/o

smaller; less

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micro-

small

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-mimetic

mimc; copy

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-mission

send

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mon/o

one; single

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morph/o

shape; form

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mort/o, -mortem

death

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-motor

movement

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muc/o

mucus

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mucos/o

mucous membrane (mucosa)

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multi-

many

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mut/a

genetic change

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mutagen/o

causing genetic change

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my/o

muscle

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myc/o

fungus

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mydr/o

wide

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myel/o

spinal cord; bone marrow

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myocardi/o

myocardium (heart muscle)

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myom/o

muscle tumor

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myos/o

muscle

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myring/o

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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myx/o

mucus

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narc/o

numbness; stupor; sleep

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nas.o

nose

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nat/i

birth

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necr/o

death

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nect/o

bind, tie, connect

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neo-

new

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nephr/o

kidney

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neur/o

nerve

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neutr/o

neither; neutral; neutrophil

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noct/o

night

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norm/o

rule; order

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nos/o

disease

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nuecle/o

nucleus

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nulli-

none

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nyct/o

night

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obstetr/o

pregnancy; childbirth

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ocul/o

eye

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odont/o

tooth

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odyn/o

pain

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-ole

little small

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olecran/o

olecranon (elbow)

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olig/o

scanty (small or insuffient)

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om/o

shoulder

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-oma

tumor; mass; fluid collection

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omphal/o

umbilicus (navel)

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onc/o

tumor

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-one

hormone

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onych/o

nail

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o/o

egg

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oophor/o

ovary

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-opaque

obscure

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ophthalm/o

eye

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-opia

vision condition

opi/o

opium

-opsia

vision condition

-opsy

view of

opt/o, optic/o

eye; vision

-or

one who

or/o

mouth

orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

testis

-orexia

appetite

orth/o

straight

-ose

full of; pertaining to; sugar

-osis

condition, usually abnormal

-osmia

smell

oste/o

bone

-ostosis

condtion of bone

ot/o

ear

-otia

ear condition

-ous

pertaining to

ov/o

egg

ovari/o

ovary

ovul/o

egg

ox/o, -oxia

oxygen

oxy-

rapid; sharp; acid

oxysm/o

sudden

pachy-

heavy; thick

palat/o

palate (roof of the mouth)

palpebr/o

eyelid

pan-

all

pancreat/o

pancreas

paill/o

nipple-ike; optic disc (disk)

par-

other than; abnormal

para-

near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of

-para, -parous

to bear, bring forth (live births)

-paresis

weakness

-pareunia

sexual intercourse

-partum

birth; labor

patell/a, patell/o

patella, kneecap

path/o

disease

-pathy

disease, emotion

pector/o

chest

ped/o

child; foot

pelv/i, pelv/o

pelvis; hip region

pend/o

hang

-penia

deficiency

pen/o

penis

-pepsia

digestion

per-

through

peri-

surrounding

perine/o

perineum

peritone/o

peritoneum

perone/o

fibula

-pexy

fixation; to put in place

phac/o

lens of eye

phag/o, -phage

eat; swallow

-phagia

conditon of eating swallowing

phall/o

penis

pharmac/o, pharmecaut/o

drug

pharyng/o

throat (pharynx)

phas/o, -phasia

speech

-pheresis

removal

phil/o

like; love; attraction to

-phil, -philia

attraction for

phim/o

muzzle

phleb/o

vein

phob/o, -phobia

fear

phon/o, -phonia

voice; sounds

phor/o

to bear

-phoresis

carrying; transmission

-phoria

to bear; carry; feeling (mental state)

phot/o

light

phren/o

diaphragm; mind

-phylaxis

protection

physi/o

nature; function

phys/o

growing

-physis

to grow

phyt/o, -phyte

plant

pil/o

hair

-plakia

plaque

plant/o

sole of foot

plas/o, -plasia

development; formation; growth

-plasm

formation; structure

-plastic

pertaining to formation

-plasty

surgical repair

ple/o

more; many; varied

-plegia

paralysis; palsy

pleur/o

pleura

plex/o

plexus; network (of nerves)

-pnea

breathing

pneum/o

lung; air gas

pod/o

foot

-poiesis

formation

-poietin

substance that forms

pol/o

extreme

polio-

gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)

poly-

many; much; increased

polyp/o

polyp; small growth

pont/o

pons (part of the brain)

-porosis

condition of pores (spaces)

post-

after; behind

poster/o

back (of body); behind

-prandial

pertaining to eating or mealtime

-praxia

action

pre-

before; in front of

presby/o

old age

primi-

first

pro-

before; forward

proct/o

anus and rectum

pros-

before; forward

prostat/o

prostate gland

prot/o

first

prote/o

protein

proxim/o

near

prurit/o

itching

pseudo-

false

psych/o

mind

-ptom

happening

-ptosis

falling; drooping; prolapse

-ptysis

spitting

pub/o

pubis (anterior part of hip bone)

pulmon/o

lung

pupill/o

pupil (dark center of the eye)

purul/o, py/o

pus

pyel/o

renal pelvis

pyr/o

fever; fire

pyret/o, pyrex/o

fever