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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
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malleol/o
Definition
malleolus
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mamm/o
Definition
breast
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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-
Term
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
Term
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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