| Question |
Answer |
| multi- |
many, multiple, excessive; multiple scleraosis (MS)- hardening of the many nerves |
| mumps |
swelling; mumps- s a viral infection of the paraotid saliva gland near the ear |
| my/o- |
muscle; myoma- muscle tumor |
| myc/o- |
fungus; mycoid is resembling a fungus |
| mydri/o- |
to widen; mydrioptic- referring to when he pupil dilates to widen the vision |
| myelo- |
spinal cord or bone marrow; myelogram- recording of activity of the spinal cord |
| myring/o- |
eardrum; myringtiis- inflammation of the eardrum |
| myx/o- |
mucus; myxoid- resembling mucus |
| nano- |
1 billionth |
| narc/o- |
sleep; narcolepsy- suddenly falling into sleep |
| nares |
nose opening; nares |
| nas/o- |
nose; nasal- referring to the nose |
| nat- |
birth; natal- referring to birth |
| natri- |
sodium or salt; hypernatremia- increase in sodium or salt in blood |
| navicul/o- |
boa or boat shaped; navicular- referring to a boat shaped ankle and wrist scaphoid bones) |
| necr/o- |
death, dead, dying; necrotic- referring to death or dying things |
| neo- |
new; neoplasm- a new growth |
| nephr/o- |
kidney; nephritis- inflammation of kidney |
| neur/o- |
nerve; neuralgia- nerve pain |
| neutr/o- |
neither or neutral; neutrophile- WBC that stains with a neutral PH of 7 |
| nev/o- |
birthmark; nevus referring to a birth mark like moles or stains |
| nigra- |
black; nigra bodies- black structures in the nucleus |
| nin/o- |
nine; ninus- pertaining to nine |
| noct/i- |
night or blind; nocturia- urination at night |
| -noia |
mind; paranoia- beyond the mind; loss of reality |
| nucle/o- |
nut; nucleus- referring to the nut shaped |
| null/i |
none or no; nullipara- having a null or voided birth |
| nutri/o- |
to nourish; nutrition- the process of creating nourishment |
| -o/pexy |
to fixate, attach, sew; nephropexy- the process of fixing the kidney by sewing back |
| -o/plasty |
repair or plastic surgery; rhinoplasty- to repair the nose through surgery |
| -o/rrhagia |
bursting forth or heavy flow; menorrhagia- having an extremely heavy flow |
| -o/rrhea |
discharge or flow; menorrhea- having monthly discharge or flow |
| -o/rrhexis |
rupture or protrusion; enterorrhexis- a small rupture in the intestine |
| oblique |
side-long or slanted; oblique- side or slanted at about 45 degree angle |
| obstetr/i- |
midwife; obstetrics- pertaining to childbirth |
| occipit/o- |
back of the head; occipitotomy- opening on the back of the head |
| occlusi/o- |
closure or blockage; occlusion- process of closure or blockage |
| occult/o- |
hidden; occulta- referring to the hidden condition |
| oct/o- |
eight; octagon- having eight sides |
| ocul/o- |
eye |
| odont/o- |
tooth; odontoid- resembling a tooth |
| -oid |
resembling; lipoid- resembling fat |
| oleo- |
oil; oleo one letter off from oil, Olive Oil |
| -oleum |
oil; petroleum- stone oil |
| olfact/o- |
smelling or smell; olfactory |
| olig/o- |
few, scanty, slight, little; oligomenorrhea- having a very light period |
| -ology |
science or study of, process of |
| -oma |
tumor or swelling; carcinoma- cancer swelling |
| omo- |
shoulder; omobursitis- inflamation of the shoulder |
| omphal/o- |
navel or umbilicus; omphalectomy- removal of the ubilicus |
| onc/o- |
tumor; oncology- the study of out of control tumors known as cancer |
| onych/o- |
nail; onchyofidia- a spilt nail |
| oophoro- |
ovary; oophoritis- inflamed ovaries |
| ophthalm/o- |
eye or eyeball; ophthalmologist- person who studies the eyes |
| opisth/o- |
backwards (bending); opisthotonus- muscle contractions that allow the head to bend backwards |
| opto- |
vision, sight, eye; optometrist- person who corrects vision |
| ora- |
mouth; oral- pertaining to the mouth |
| orb- |
circle or dish; orbital- eye socket (the circle orb part) |
| orchi/o- |
teste or seed producer; orchioma- tumor in the testes |
| -orexia |
appetite; anorexia- without appetite (not hungry) |
| -orrhaphy |
suturing or repair; neurorrhaphy- procedure where you suture or repair the nerve |
| orth/o- |
staight, normal, correct; orthodontic- braces to straighten teeth |
| os- |
mouth; tracheostomy- cut open a whole in the windpipe to create a mouth to breath out of |
| oscill/o- |
to swing; oscillograph- an instrument to measure the swinging |
| -ose |
sugar; maltose- malt sugar |
| -osis |
condition of or disease; scoliosis- disease causing crooked spine |
| osmo- |
smell; anosmia- referring to not having a smell |
| oste/o- |
bone; osteopath- disease caused by bone |
| -ostomy |
mouth like opening produced by surgery; colostomy- opening a mouth like hole in the colon |
| ot/o- |
ear; otitis- inflammation of the ear |
| -otomy |
cutting, to cut, cut into; anatomy- the procedure cutting apart the body to see what's inside |
| -otripsy |
crushing or to crush; lithotripsy- crushing up stones to get ride of kidney stones |
| ov/o- |
egg; ovary- referring to the eggs |
| ox/y- |
sharp or oxygen molecules; oxyopia- referring to very sharp vision |
| pachy- |
thick; pachydermia- referring to having thick skin |
| palat/o- |
palate, plate or plate of the mouth roof; palatoplasty- repairing the roof of the mouth or your mouth plate |
| pall/o- |
pale or lack of color; pallor- one who is pale or lacking color |
| palm/a- |
palm or palm of hand; palmar- referring to the palm |
| palpat/o- |
touching or to touch; palpation- processing of touching |
| palpebra- |
eyelid; palpebritis- inflammation of the eyelid |
| palpit- |
quivering or fluttering; palpitation- process of quivering or fluttering of the heart |
| palsy- |
slight or moderate paralysis; Cerebral palsy- paralysis of the brain or injury to brain that causes temporary or permanent loss of sensation, movement, control) |
| pan- |
all, total, complete; pandemic- a complete total disease spreading everyone |
| papilla- |
nippily; papillary- state of being a nipple |
| para- |
near, beside, beyond, around, similar, abnormal; parathyroid- near shield shaped resembling |
| -paresis |
paralysis; hemiparesis- condition of being half paralyzed |
| pariet/o- |
wall or partition; parietal- referring to the wall of a cavity |
| part/o- |
birth or labor; postpartum- referring to after birth |
| patell/o- |
little dish or knee cap; patellar- referring to the knee cap |
| path/o- |
disease; pathology- science of disease |
| paus/o- |
stoppage; menopausal- referring to the monthly stoppage |
| pect/o- |
chest; pectoral- chest or breast area referring |
| ped- |
foot or feet; pedal- a foot operated pedal |
| pedi- |
child; pediatrics- medicine treating children |
| pedicul/o- |
lice; pediculosis- condition of having lice |
| peli- |
purple; peliosis- condition of being purple |
| pell- |
skin; pellagra- having skin |
| pelvi/o- |
base, basin, pelvis; pelvic- referring to the basin that is bound by hip bones and the sacrum |
| pen/o- |
tail, organ of copulation, penis; penitis- inflammation of penis |
| -penia |
decrease in number; luekocytopenia- decrease in the number of WBC's |
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