Medical Terminology M Flashcards

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-malacia

A

softening

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mamm/o

A

breast

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-mania

A

madness, obsessive, preoccupation

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-masesis

A

mastication, chewing

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5
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mast/o

A

breast

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maxill/o

A

maxilla

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medi/o

A

middle

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mediastin/o

A

mediastinum

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medic/o

A

heal, healing

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medull/o

A

medulla, marrow

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11
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mega-

A

million (10_)

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mega-, megalo-

A

large

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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mel/o

A

limbs, limb

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melan/o

A

black

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meli-, melit-

A

honey, sugar

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men/o

A

menses, menstruation

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mening/o

A

meninges, membranes

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ment/o

A

mind

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mer/o

A

part

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meso-

A

middle

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meta-

A

after, beyond, change

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metall/o

A

metal

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-meter

A

instrument for measuring

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method/o

A

procedure, technique

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metr/o

A

uterus

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-metry

A

process of measuring

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micro-

A

one millionth (10__), small

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mi/o

A

less, smaller

30
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milli-

A

one thousandth (10__)

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-mimesis

A

imitation, simulation

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mis/o

A

hatred of, aversion

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-mnesia

A

memory

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mogi-

A

difficult

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mono-

A

one

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morph/o

A

shape, form

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mort/o

A

death

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-motor

A

movement, motion

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muc/o

A

mucus

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multi-

A

many, much

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muscul/o

A

muscle

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mutilat/o

A

to maim, disfigure

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my/o, myos/o

A

muscle

44
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myc/o

A

fungus

45
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myel/o

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

46
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myring/o

A

eardrum

47
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myx/o

A

mucus