Medical Word Parts (M, N, O) Flashcards
1
Q
macro-
A
large
2
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macul/o
A
macula, macule, macula lutea, spot
3
Q
mal-
A
bad, poor
4
Q
-malacia
A
condition of softening
5
Q
malle/o
A
malleus, hammer
6
Q
malleol/o
A
distal process lower leg, little malleolus
7
Q
mamm/o
A
breast
8
Q
man/o
A
scanty pressure
9
Q
mandibul/o
A
lower jaw
10
Q
-mania
A
condition of madness
11
Q
man/u
A
hand
12
Q
mast/o
A
breast
13
Q
mastoid/o
A
mastoid process
14
Q
maxill/o
A
maxilla (upper jaw bone)
15
Q
meat/o
A
meatus (opening)
16
Q
medi/o
A
middle
17
Q
mediastin/o
A
mediastinum (space between lungs)
18
Q
medull/o
A
medulla, inner portion
19
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
20
Q
melan/o
A
black, dark
21
Q
men/o
A
menstruation, menses
22
Q
mening/o
A
meninges
23
Q
meningi/o
A
meninges
24
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menisc/o
A
meniscus, crescent
25
menstru/o
menstruation
26
ment/o
mind, chin
27
meso-
middle
28
meta-
beyond, change
29
metacarp/o
metacarpal (hand bone)
30
metatars/o
metatarsal (foot bone)
31
-meter
instrument to measure
32
metr/o
uterus
33
metri/o
uterus
34
-metry
process of measurement
35
micro-
small
36
mid-
middle
37
-mission
to send, sending
38
mitochondri/o
mitochondria
39
mono-
one
40
morph/o
shape, form
41
muc/o
mucus
42
multi-
many
43
muscul/o
muscle
44
mut/a
change
45
my/o
muscle, to shut
46
myc/o
fungus
47
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
48
myocardi/o
myocardium (heart muscle)
49
myos/o
muscle
50
myring/o
eardrum
51
myx/o
mucus
52
narc/o
sleep, stupor
53
nas/o
nose
54
nat/o
birth, born
55
natr/o
sodium
56
necr/o
death, dead
57
neo-
new
58
nephr/o
kidney
59
neur/o
nerve
60
neutr/o
neutral
61
nev/o
nevus, birthmark
62
nid/o
nest
63
noct/i
night
64
nod/o
node, knot
65
-nola
condition of mind
66
non-
not
67
nuch/o
neck
68
nucle/o
nucleus
69
nulli-
none
70
nyctal/o
night
71
nymph/o
woman, female
72
o/o
ovum, egg, female sex cell
73
occipit/o
occiput, back of head
74
occlus/o
to close, closing, a blockage
75
-occlusion
condition of closure
76
-occult
secret, hidden
77
ocul/o
eye
78
odont/o
teeth
79
-oid
resembling, like
80
olecran/o
elbow
81
olig/o
scanty, few
82
-oma
tumor, mass
83
omphal/o
umbilicus (navel)
84
onc/o
tumor
85
-on
structure
86
-one
hormone, substance that forms
87
onych/o
nail
88
oophor/o
ovary (female gonad)
89
ophthalm/o
eye
90
-opia
vision condition
91
-opsia
vision condition
92
-opsy
process of viewing
93
opt/o
vision
94
optic/o
vision
95
or/o
mouth, oral cavity
96
orbit/o
orbit
97
orch/o
testis, testicle (male gonad)
98
orchi/o
testis, testicle (male gonad)
99
orchid/o
testis, testicle (male gonad)
100
orex/o
appetite
101
organ/o
organ, viscus
102
orth/o
straight, upright
103
-ose
pertaining to, full of
104
-osis
abnormal condition
105
osm/o
sense of smell
106
oss/i
bone
107
osse/o
bone
108
ossicul/o
ossicle (tiny bone)
109
oste/o
bone
110
ot/o
ear
111
-ous
pertaining to
112
ov/o
ovum (egg)
113
ovari/o
ovary (female gonad)
114
ovul/o
ovum (female sex cell)
115
ox/i
oxygen
116
ox/o
oxygen
117
oxy-
rapid
118
megalo-
large
