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A&P Prefixes&Suffixes 166-220
anatomy prefixes and suffixes
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
04/07/2014

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Term
loco-
Definition
insane
Term
logo-
Definition
relationship to words or speech
Term
logy-
Definition
the science or study of
Term
luna
Definition
the moon
Term
leuco, luca
Definition
light
Term
macro
Definition
large
Term
mal
Definition
bad or something pertaining to disease
Term
mamma
Definition
the breast
Term
mania
Definition
obsessive preoccupation with something or a fear or hate
Term
mast, masto
Definition
breast
Term
mazo
Definition
relationship to the breast
Term
meable
Definition
susceptible to being passed through
Term
mega, megalo
Definition
large (or million)
Term
melano
Definition
black
Term
meli
Definition
sweet or related to honey
Term
meningo
Definition
relationship to a membrane (e.g. covering of the brain)
Term
meno
Definition
pertaining to the month
Term
mere, mero
Definition
part of
Term
meso
Definition
middle
Term
meta
Definition
over or beyond
Term
meter, metro, metry
Definition
to measure
Term
metopo
Definition
relationship to the forehead
Term
micr, micro
Definition
small; also means millionth of a part of
Term
milli
Definition
one thousandth of a part of
Term
miso
Definition
hatred of
Term
mito
Definition
thread like
Term
mogi
Definition
difficult
Term
mono
Definition
one
Term
morph, morpho
Definition
relationship to form or shape
Term
morphous
Definition
shape or form
Term
mortal
Definition
subject to die
Term
multi
Definition
many
Term
myc, myceto, myco
Definition
fungus
Term
myel
Definition
specific reference to spinal cord or narrow in general
Term
my, myo
Definition
muscle
Term
myria
Definition
a great number or a great deal of something
Term
myxo
Definition
relationship to mucus or slime
Term
nano
Definition
abnormally small or dwarflike; also means one billionth of a part of
Term
narco
Definition
relationship to a state of stupor
Term
naso
Definition
related to the nose
Term
necro
Definition
relationship to death or the dead
Term
nema, nemato
Definition
threadlike
Term
neo
Definition
new or strange
Term
nephro
Definition
kidney
Term
neur, neuro
Definition
nerve
Term
nocto
Definition
night
Term
nomen
Definition
name
Term
normo
Definition
normal
Term
nomo
Definition
law
Term
noso
Definition
relationship to disease
Term
noto
Definition
relationship to the back
Term
nyclo
Definition
relationship to the night
Term
ob
Definition
against or in front of
Term
oc, op, oculo, opth
Definition
the eye
Term
lyso
Definition
releasing or breaking up
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