Med P/S Column 16 Flashcards
meta-
change, beyond, subsequent to, behind, after or next
metabol/o
change
metacarp/o
metacarpals, bones of he hand
metatars/o
bones of the foot between the tarsus and toes
-meter
measure, instrument used to measure
metr/i, metr/o, metri/o
uterus
-metrist
one who measures
-metry
to measure
mio-
smaller, less
micr/o, micro-
small
mictur/o, micturit/o
urinate
mid-
middle
medsagitt/o
from front to back, at the middle
milli-
one-thousandth
-mimetic
mimic, copy
mineral/o
mineral
minim/o
smallest, least
minor/o
smaller
-mission
to send
mit/o
a thread
mitr/o
a miter having two points on top
mobil/o
capable of moving
mono-
single, one
monil/i
string of beads, genus of parasitic mold or fungi
morbid/o
disease, sickness
moribund/o
dying
morph/o
shape, form
mort/i, mort/o, mort/u
death, dead
mortal/i
pertaining to death, subject to death
mot/o, motil/o
motion, movement
mu/o
close, shut
muc/o, mucos/o
mucus
multi-
many, much
muscul/o
muscle
mut/a
genetic change
mut/o
unable to speak, inarticulate
mutagen/o
causing genetic change
my/o
muscle
myc/e, myc/o
fungus
mydri/o
wide
mydrias/o
dilation of the pupil
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
myocardi/o
myocardium, heart muscle
myom/o
muscle tumor
myos/o
muscle
myring/o
tympanic membrane, eardrum
myx/o, myxa-
mucus
nar/i
nostril
narc/o
numbness, stupor