Medical Terminology Letter M

 

TERMMEANING
-malaciasoftening
mamm/obreast
-maniamadness, obsessive, preoccupation
-masesismastication, chewing
mast/obreast
maxill/omaxilla
mediastin/omediastinum
medic/oheal, healing
medi/omiddle
medull/omedulla, marrow
mega-million (10⁶)
-megalyenlargement
mega-, megalo-large
melan/oblack
meli-, melit-honey, sugar
mel/olimbs, limb
mening/omeninges, membranes
men/omenses, menstruation
ment/omind
mer/opart
meso-middle
meta-after, beyond, change
metall/ometal
-meterinstrument for measuring
method/oprocedure, technique
metr/outerus
-metryprocess of measuring
micro-one millionth (10⁻⁶), small
milli-one thousandth (10⁻³)
-mimesisimitation, simulation
mi/oless, smaller
mis/ohatred of, aversion
-mnesiamemory
mogi-difficult
mono-one
morph/oshape, form
mort/odeath
-motormovement, motion
muc/omucus
multi-many, much
muscul/omuscle
mutilat/oto maim, disfigure
myc/ofungus
myel/obone marrow, spinal cord
my/o, myos/omuscle
myring/oeardrum
myx/omucus