Medical Terminology Letter M
Medical Terminology Letter M
| TERM |
MEANING |
| -malacia |
softening |
| mamm/o |
breast |
| -mania |
madness, obsessive, preoccupation |
| -masesis |
mastication, chewing |
| mast/o |
breast |
| maxill/o |
maxilla |
| mediastin/o |
mediastinum |
| medic/o |
heal, healing |
| medi/o |
middle |
| medull/o |
medulla, marrow |
| mega- |
million (10⁶) |
| -megaly |
enlargement |
| mega-, megalo- |
large |
| melan/o |
black |
| meli-, melit- |
honey, sugar |
| mel/o |
limbs, limb |
| mening/o |
meninges, membranes |
| men/o |
menses, menstruation |
| ment/o |
mind |
| mer/o |
part |
| meso- |
middle |
| meta- |
after, beyond, change |
| metall/o |
metal |
| -meter |
instrument for measuring |
| method/o |
procedure, technique |
| metr/o |
uterus |
| -metry |
process of measuring |
| micro- |
one millionth (10⁻⁶), small |
| milli- |
one thousandth (10⁻³) |
| -mimesis |
imitation, simulation |
| mi/o |
less, smaller |
| mis/o |
hatred of, aversion |
| -mnesia |
memory |
| mogi- |
difficult |
| mono- |
one |
| morph/o |
shape, form |
| mort/o |
death |
| -motor |
movement, motion |
| muc/o |
mucus |
| multi- |
many, much |
| muscul/o |
muscle |
| mutilat/o |
to maim, disfigure |
| myc/o |
fungus |
| myel/o |
bone marrow, spinal cord |
| my/o, myos/o |
muscle |
| myring/o |
eardrum |
| myx/o |
mucus |
