Section 20 Flashcards
Metabol/I
Change
Meta-
Beyond, change, behind, after, or next
Metacarp/o
Beyond the carpus
Metatars/o
Beyond the tarsus
-meter
Measuring device
Metr/I, metr/o, or metri/o
Uterus
Mi/o
Smaller or less
Micr/o
Small
Micro-
Small; one-millionth of the unit it precedes
Mictur/o or micturit/o
To urinate
Midsagitt/o
Diving into equal left and right haces
Milli-
One-thousandth
-mimetic
Mimic or copy
Mineral/o
Naturally occurring; nonorganic solid substance (mineral)
Minim/o
Smallest
Minor/o
Smaller
Mio-
Smaller or less
Mit/o
Thread
Mitr/o
Miter having two pints on top
Mobil/o
Capable of moving
Mon/o
Single or one
Monil/I
String of beads
Mono-
Single or one
Morbid/o
Disease
Moribund/o
Dying
Morph/o
Shape or form
Mort/I, mort/o, or mort/u
Dead
Mortal/I
Death
Mot/o or motil/o
Movement
Muc/o or mucos/o
Mucus
Multi-
Many
Muscul/o
Muscle
Mut/a
Genetic change
My/o
Muscle
Myc/o or myc/e
Fungus
Mydri/o
Wide
Myel/o
Spinal chord or bone marrow; “white substance”
Myocardi/o
Heart muscle