Medical Terminology M Flashcards
-malacia
softening
mamm/o
breast
-mania
madness, obsessive, preoccupation
-masesis
mastication, chewing
mast/o
breast
maxill/o
maxilla
medi/o
middle
mediastin/o
mediastinum
medic/o
heal, healing
medull/o
medulla, marrow
mega-
million (10_)
mega-, megalo-
large
-megaly
enlargement
mel/o
limbs, limb
melan/o
black
meli-, melit-
honey, sugar
men/o
menses, menstruation
mening/o
meninges, membranes
ment/o
mind
mer/o
part
meso-
middle
meta-
after, beyond, change
metall/o
metal
-meter
instrument for measuring
method/o
procedure, technique
metr/o
uterus
-metry
process of measuring
micro-
one millionth (10__), small
mi/o
less, smaller
milli-
one thousandth (10__)
-mimesis
imitation, simulation
mis/o
hatred of, aversion
-mnesia
memory
mogi-
difficult
mono-
one
morph/o
shape, form
mort/o
death
-motor
movement, motion
muc/o
mucus
multi-
many, much
muscul/o
muscle
mutilat/o
to maim, disfigure
my/o, myos/o
muscle
myc/o
fungus
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
myring/o
eardrum
myx/o
mucus