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Elliott M,N,O Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| macro- | large |
| mal- | bad,abnormal.disordered, poor |
| malac-ia | softening of the tissue |
| mamm-o | breast, mammary glands, |
| -mania | insanity, mental disorder |
| mast-o | breast |
| med-i,io | middle or midline |
| -megaly, mega- | large, enlarged |
| melan-o | black |
| mening-o | membranes covering the brain or spinal cord |
| meno- | menstraution,monthly |
| mes-o | middle or midline |
| -meter | measuring instrument, meter |
| -metry | measurement |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one, single |
| -mortem | death |
| muc-o,us | mucus, secretion of the mucus membrane |
| multi- | many,much,a large amount |
| my-o | muscle |
| myc-o | fungus |
| myel-o | bone marrow,spinal cord |
| myring-o | ear drum,tympanic membrane |
| narc-o | sleep |
| nas-o | nose |
| -natal | birth |
| necr-o | death |
| neo- | new |
| neph-r,ro | kidney |
| neur-o | nerve, nervous systen |
| noct-i | night, at night |
| non- | no,none |
| ocul-(o) | eye |
| odont-(o) | tooth |
| olig-(o) | few,less than normal,small |
| -ologist | person who does/studies |
| -ology | study of |
| -oma | tumor, a swelling |
| onco-(i) | mass,bulk,tumor |
| oophor-(o) | ovary,female egg cell |
| ophthalm-(o) | eye |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsy | to view |
| opt-(ic) | vision,eye |
| or-(o) | mouth |
| orch-((ido) | testicles |
| -orrhea | flow,discharge |
| orth-(o) | normal,straight |
| ost-(e/eo) | bone |
| -oscopy | diagnostic evaluation |
| -osis | condition,state,process |
| ot-(o) | ear |
| -otic | pertaining to a condition |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -ous | full of, containing,pertaining to |
| ovi-,ovario- | egg,female sex gland,ovary |