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Medical Terminology 6
Common medical roots, prefixes, and suffixes
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06/09/2012
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
malleol/o
 Definition
malleolus
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mamm/o
 Definition
breast
Term
mandibul/o
 Definition
mandible (lower jaw bone)
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-mania
 Definition
obsessive preoccupation
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-masesis
 Definition
mastication, chewing
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mast/o
 Definition
breast
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mastoid/o
 Definition
mastoid process (behind the ear)
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maxill/o
 Definition
maxilla (upper jaw bone)
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meat/o
 Definition
meatus (opening)
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medi/o
 Definition
middle
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medic/o
 Definition
to heal, healing
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mediastin/o
 Definition
mediastinum
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medi/o
 Definition
middle
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medull/o
 Definition
medulla (inner section); middle; soft, marrow
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mega-
 Definition
large
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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melan/o
 Definition
black
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mel/o
 Definition
limb, limbs
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men/o
 Definition
menses; menstruation
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mening/o
 Definition
meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord & brain)
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meningi/o
 Definition
meninges
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ment/o
 Definition
mind; chin
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mer/o
 Definition
part
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meso-
 Definition
middle
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meta-
 Definition
change; beyond
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metacarp/o
 Definition
metacarpals (hand bones)
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metatars/o
 Definition
metatarsals (foot bones)
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-meter
 Definition
measure
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method/o
 Definition
procedure, technique
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metr/o
 Definition
uterus (womb); measure
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metri/o
 Definition
uterus (womb)
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-metry
 Definition
process of measuring
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mi/o
 Definition
smaller; less
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micro-
 Definition
small
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-mimesis
 Definition
imitation, simulation
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-mimetic
 Definition
mimic; copy
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-mission
 Definition
to send
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-mnesia
 Definition
memory
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mogi-
 Definition
difficult
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mon/o
 Definition
one; single
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morph/o
 Definition
shape; form
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mort/o
 Definition
death
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-mortem
 Definition
death
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-motor
 Definition
movement
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muc/o
 Definition
mucus
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mucos/o
 Definition
mucous membrane (mucosa)
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multi-
 Definition
many
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muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
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mut/a
 Definition
genetic change
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mutagen/o
 Definition
causing genetic change
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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myc/o
 Definition
fungus
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mydr/o
 Definition
wide
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord; bone marrow
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myocardi/o
 Definition
myocardium (heart muscle)
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myom/o
 Definition
muscle tumor
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myos/o
 Definition
muscle
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myring/o
 Definition
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
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myx/o
 Definition
mucus
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narc/o
 Definition
numbness; stupor; sleep
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nas/o
 Definition
nose
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nat/i
 Definition
birth
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natr/o
 Definition
sodium
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necr/o
 Definition
death
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nect/o
 Definition
to bind, tie, connect
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neo-
 Definition
new
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nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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neutr/o
 Definition
neither; neutral; neutrophil
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nid/o
 Definition
nest
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nine
 Definition
noni-
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noci-
 Definition
to cause harm, injury or pain
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noct/o
 Definition
night
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nod/o
 Definition
knot
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-noia
 Definition
mind, will
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nom/o
 Definition
custom, law
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nomen-
 Definition
name
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norm/o
 Definition
rule; order
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nos/o
 Definition
disease
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nucle/o
 Definition
nucleus
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nulli-
 Definition
none
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nutri/o, nutrit/o
 Definition
to nourish
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nyct/o
 Definition
night
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obstetr/o
 Definition
pregnancy; birth
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ocul/o
 Definition
eye
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odont/o
 Definition
tooth
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odyn/o
 Definition
pain
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-oid
 Definition
resembling; derived from
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-ole
 Definition
little; small
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ole/o
 Definition
oil
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olecran/o
 Definition
olecranon (elbow)
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olig/o
 Definition
scanty
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om/o
 Definition
shoulder
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-oma
 Definition
tumor; mass; fluid collection
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omphal/o
 Definition
umbilicus (navel)
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onc/o
 Definition
tumor
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-one
 Definition
hormone
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one
 Definition
mono, uni
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one and a half
 Definition
bi, di
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onych/o
 Definition
nail (of fingers or toes)
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o/o
 Definition
egg
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oophor/o
 Definition
ovary
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-opaque
 Definition
obscure
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ophry/o
 Definition
eyebrow
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ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
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-opia
 Definition
vision condition
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opisth/o
 Definition
backward, behind
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-opsia
 Definition
vision condition
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-opsy
 Definition
view of
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opt/o
 Definition
eye; vision
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optic/o
 Definition
eye; vision
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-or
 Definition
one who
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or/o
 Definition
mouth
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orch/o
 Definition
testis
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orchi/o
 Definition
testis
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orchid/o
 Definition
testis
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-orexia
 Definition
appetite
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organ/o
 Definition
organ
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orth/o
 Definition
straight
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