Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes
M
macro- | large [prefix] |
mal- | bad, abnormal [prefix] |
-malacia | softening [suffix] |
mamm/o | breast |
mandibul/o | mandible (lower jaw) |
-mania | madness, obsession [suffix] |
manus | hand |
mast/o | breast |
mastoid/o | mastoid process |
maxill/o | maxilla (upper jaw) |
medi/o | middle |
medull/o | medulla, marrow |
mega- | very large, million [prefix] |
-megaly | enlargement [suffix] |
melan/o | black (Gr. melas) |
men/o | menstruation |
mening/o | meninges, membrane |
menisc/o | meniscus |
ment/o | mind |
mes/o | middle, central |
meso- | middle [prefix] |
meta- | alter, beyond, change [prefix] |
metacarp/o | metacarpal (hand bone) |
metatars/o | metatarsal (foot bone) |
-meter | instrument for measuring [suffix] |
metr(i/o) | uterus, measure |
-metry | process of measuring [suffix] |
mi/o | less, smaller |
micro- | small, one millionth [prefix] |
milli- | one thousandth [prefix] |
-mimetic | mimic, simulating [suffix] |
minim | smallest, least; fluid measure (1/60 of a fluidrachm) |
mit/o | thread |
-mnesia | memory [suffix] |
mon(o)- | one, single [prefix] |
morph/o | form, shape |
multi- | more than one [prefix] |
muscul/o | muscle |
my/o | muscle |
myc/o | fungus |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
myos/o | muscle |
myring/o | eardrum (tympanic membrane) |
myx/o | mucus |
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Gr. Greek origin. L. Latin origin.
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