Term List I-M

Question 1

-ia

Answer 1

state or condition: Myopic

Question 2

-iatrics, -iatry

Answer 2

medical practice speciality: Pediatrics

Question 3

-ician

Answer 3

person associated with speciality: pediatrician

Question 4

-ics

Answer 4

art/science of: Optics

Question 5

-ion

Answer 5

action: Icision

Question 6

-ist

Answer 6

one who practices: Dentist

Question 7

-ive

Answer 7

relating to: Sedative

Question 8

Idio-

Answer 8

self: Idiopathic

Question 9

Ileo-

Answer 9

small intestine: ileum

Question 10

Ili-, Ilio-

Answer 10

pelvic bone: ilium

Question 11

In-, Im-

Answer 11

in, inside, not: Incontinent

Question 12

Infra-

Answer 12

beneath: Infraorbital

Question 13

Inter-

Answer 13

among, between: Intercostal

Question 14

Intra-

Answer 14

within-, inside: Intracellular

Question 15

-ism

Answer 15

condition, state: Rheumatism

Question 16

Iso-

Answer 16

inflammation: Neuritis

Question 17

-itis

Answer 17

inflammation: Neuritis

Question 18

Juxta-

Answer 18

near, beside: Juxtaposition

Question 19

Karyo-

Answer 19

body: Karyotype

Question 20

Kerat-

Answer 20

horn: Keratin

Question 21

Kine-, -kinin

Answer 21

to move: Kinematics

Question 22

Liga-

Answer 22

to bind together: ligament

Question 23

Lip-, Lipo-

Answer 23

fat: liposuction

Question 24

-lith, Lith-

Answer 24

stone: otolith

Question 25

-logy

Answer 25

the study of: Zoology

Question 26

Lyso-, -lysis, -lyze

Answer 26

dissolve, separate: lysozyme

Question 27

Lacri-

Answer 27

tears, lacrimal

Question 28

Lact-, -lactin

Answer 28

milk: lactation

Question 29

Laparo-

Answer 29

loin; flank, abdomen: laparoscopy

Question 30

-lemma

Answer 30

husk: plasmalemma

Question 31

Leuc-, Leuk-

Answer 31

white: leucocyte

Question 32

Macro-

Answer 32

large, great: macrophage

Question 33

Mal-

Answer 33

bad, abnormal: malnutrition

Question 34

-malacia

Answer 34

softening: osteomalacia

Question 35

Mamm-

Answer 35

breast: mammography

Question 36

Mast-

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breast: mastectomy

Question 37

Medul-

Answer 37

inside part of: medullary

Question 38

Mega-, -megaly

Answer 38

great, large: megakaryocyte

Question 39

Meningo-

Answer 39

membrane: meningitis

Question 40

Meso-

Answer 40

middle: mesoderm

Question 41

Meta-

Answer 41

after; beyond: metacarpals

Question 42

Metro-

Answer 42

uterus: endometrium

Question 43

Micro-

Answer 43

small: microscope

Question 44

Mono-

Answer 44

single: monocyte

Question 45

Morpho-

Answer 45

form, shape: morphology

Question 46

Myel-, Myelo-

Answer 46

marrow, spinal chord: Myelitis

Question 47

Myo-

Answer 47

muscle: myocardium