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Word Parts-M Flashcards

1
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macro-

A

large, abnormal size or length, long

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macul/o

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spot

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magn/o

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great, large

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major/o

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larger

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mal-

A

bad, poor, evil

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-malacia

A

abnormal softening

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malign/o

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bad, evil

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malle/o

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malleus, hammer

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malleol/o

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malleolus, little hammer

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mamm/o

A

breast

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man/i

A

madness, rage

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man/i, man/o

A

hand

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mandibul/o

A

mandible, lower jaw

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14
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-mania

A

obsessive preoccupation

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15
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manipul/o

A

use of hands

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manubri/o

A

handle

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17
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masset/o

A

chew

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18
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mast/o

A

breast

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mastic/o, masticat/o

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chew

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mastoid/o

A

mastoid process

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21
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matern/o

A

maternal, of a mother

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matur/o

A

ripe

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23
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maxill/o

A

maxilla (upper jaw)

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maxim/o

A

largest, greatest

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25
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meat/o

A

opening or passageway

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medi/o

A

middle

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mediastin/o

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mediastinum, middle

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medic/o

A

medicine, physician, healing

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medicat/o

A

medication, healing

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30
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medull/o

A

medulla (inner section), middle, soft, marrow

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31
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mega-, megal/o

A

large, great

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32
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-megaly

A

enlargement

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33
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mei/o

A

less, meiosis

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melan/o

A

black, dark

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35
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mellit/o

A

honey, honeyed

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36
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membran/o

A

membrane, thin skin

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37
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men/o

A

menstruation, menses

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mening/o, meningi/o

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membranes, meninges

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menisc/o

A

meniscus, crescent

40
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mens/o

A

menstruate, menstruation, menses

41
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menstru/o, menstruat/o

A

occurring monthly

42
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ment/o

A

mind, chin

43
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mes-

A

middle

44
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mesenter/o

A

mesentery

45
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mesi/o

A

middle, median plane

46
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meso-

A

middle

47
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meta-

A

change, beyond, subsequent to, behind, after or next

48
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metabol/o

A

change

49
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metacarp/o

A

metacarpals, bones of the hand

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metatars/o

A

bones of the foot between the tarsus and toes

51
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-meter

A

measure, instrument used to measure

52
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metr/i, metr/o, metri/o

A

uterus

53
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-metrist

A

one who measures

54
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-metry

A

to measure

55
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micr/o, micro-

A

small

56
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mictur/o, micturit/o

A

urinate

57
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mid-

A

middle

58
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midsagitt/o

A

from front to back, at the middle

59
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milli-

A

one-thousandth

60
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-mimetic

A

mimic, copy

61
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mineral/o

A

mineral

62
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minim/o

A

smallest, least

63
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minor/o

A

smaller

64
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mio-

A

smaller, less

65
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-mission

A

to send

66
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mit/o

A

a thread

67
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mitr/o

A

a miter, having two points on top

68
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mobil/o

A

capable of moving

69
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monil/i

A

string of beads, genus of parasitic mold or fungus

70
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mono-

A

one, single

71
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morbid/o

A

disease, sickness

72
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moribund/o

A

dying

73
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morph/o

A

shape, form

74
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mort/i, mort/o, mort/u

A

death, dead

75
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mortal/i

A

pertaining to death, subject to death

76
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mot/o, motil/o

A

motion, movement

77
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mu/o

A

close, shut

78
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muc/o, mucos/o

A

mucus

79
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multi-

A

many, much

80
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muscul/o

A

muscle

81
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mut/a

A

genetic change

82
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mut/o

A

unable to speak, inarticulate

83
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mutagen/o

A

causing genetic change

84
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my/o

A

muscle

85
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myc/e, myc/o

A

fungus

86
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mydri/o

A

wide

87
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mydrias/i

A

dilation of the pupil

88
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myel/o

A

spinal cord, bone marrow

89
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myocardi/o

A

myocardium, heart muscle

90
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myom/o

A

muscle tumor

91
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myos/o

A

muscle

92
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myring/o

A

tympanic membrane, eardrum

93
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myx/o, myxa-

A

mucus

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