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Title: HOSA: Med Term Roots, Prefix, Combo pt 3 Part 1
This deck covers medical terminology roots, prefixes, and combinations, focusing on terms related to size, shape, and medical conditions.
macro-
large, abnormal size/length, long
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
macro-
large, abnormal size/length, long
macul/o
spot
mal-
bad, abnormal
-malacia
abnormal softening
malign/o
bad, harmful
malle/o
malleus, hammer
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
macro- | large, abnormal size/length, long |
macul/o | spot |
mal- | bad, abnormal |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
malign/o | bad, harmful |
malle/o | malleus, hammer |
malleol/o | malleolus, little hammer |
mamm/o | breast |
-mania | obsessive preoccupation, madness |
manu/o | hand |
mandible/o, mandibul/o | mandible, lower jaw |
mast/o | mastoid process, breast |
mastic/o | chew |
mastoid/o | mastoid process |
mastur/o | ripe, mature |
maxill/o | maxilla, upper jaw |
meat/o | meatus |
medi/o | middle |
mediastin/o | mediastinum, middle |
medic/o | medicine, physician, healing |
medull/o | medulla, middle, marrow, medulla oblongata |
mega-, megal/o | large, great, grand |
-megaly | enlargment |
melan/o | black, dark |
men/o | menstruation, month, menses |
mening/o, meningi/o | membranes, meninges |
menisc/o | meniscus, crescent-shaped, cartilage in knee |
ment/o | mind, chin |
mesenter/o | mesentery |
mesi/o | middle, median plane |
meso- | middle |
meta- | change, beyond, subsequent to, behind, after |
metabol/o | change |
-metter/-meter? | measure, instrument, used to measure |
metr/o, metri/o | uterus |
-metrist | one who measures |
-metry | to measure |
micr/o, micro- | small |
mictur/o | urinate |
mid- | middle |
milli- | one-thousandth |
mineral/o | mineral |
mi/o- | smaller, less |
mission | to send |
mit/o | thread, thread-like |
mitr/o | like a miter or (structure w/2 pnts) |
-mnesia | memory |
mobil/o | capable of moving, movement |
mono- | one, single |