M Flashcards
(47 cards)
1
Q
macro-
A
large
2
Q
mal-
A
bad
3
Q
-malacia
A
softening
4
Q
malleol/o
A
malleolus
“ankle bone” medial malleolus is a prominence on the inner ankle formed by the tibia.
The lateral malleolus is on the outside of the ankle formed by the fibula.
5
Q
mamm/o
A
breast
6
Q
-mania
A
obsessive preoccupation
7
Q
mast/o
A
breast
8
Q
mastoid/o
A
mastoid process (behind the ear)
9
Q
meat/o
A
meatus (opening)
10
Q
medi/o
A
middle
11
Q
mediastin/o
A
mediastinum
12
Q
medull/o
A
medulla (inner section), middle, soft, marrow
13
Q
mega-
A
large
14
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
15
Q
melan/o
A
black
16
Q
men/o
A
menses, menstruation
17
Q
mening/o
A
meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord and brain)
18
Q
meningi/o
A
meninges
19
Q
ment/o
A
mind, chin
20
Q
meso-
A
middle
mesozoic era is middle era
21
Q
meta-
A
change, beyond
22
Q
metacarp/o
A
metacarpals (hand bones)
23
Q
metatars/o
A
metatarsals (foot bones)
24
Q
-meter
A
pressure
25
metr/o
uterus (womb), measure
metronome - measures time
26
metri/o
uterus (womb)
27
mi/o
smaller, less
semi, semi-able
28
micro-
small
29
-mimetic
mimic, copy
30
-mission
send
31
mon/o
one, single
32
morph/o
shape, form
33
mort/o
death
34
-mortem
death
35
-motor
movement
"motor mouth"
36
muc/o
mucus
37
mucos/o
mucous membrane (mucosa)
38
multi-
many
39
mut/a
genetic change
40
mutagen/o
causing genetic change
mut"agent"
41
myc/o
fungus
42
mydr/o
wide
flip the m
43
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
44
myom/o
muscle tumor
45
myos/o
muscle
46
myring/o
tympanic membrane
47
myx/o
mucus
