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PHS List #7
Principles of Health Science List #7 (Latero- through -mortem) Date: 10-8-25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| latero- | side |
| -lepsy | seizure, convulsion |
| leuco-, leuko- | white |
| lingu- (a, o) | tongue |
| lip- (o) | fat, lipids |
| lith- (o) | stone, calculus |
| -ology | study of, science of |
| lymph- (o) | lymph tissue |
| -lys (is, o) | destruction, dissolving of |
| macro- | large |
| mal- | bad, abnormal, disordering, poor |
| malac- (ia) | softening of tissue |
| mamm- (o) | breast, mammary glands |
| -mania | insanity, mental disorder |
| mast- (o) | breast |
| med- (I) | middle, midline |
| -megaly, mega- | large, enlarged |
| melan- (o) | black |
| mening- (o) | membrane covering the brain and spinal cord |
| meno- | monthly, menstruation |
| mes- (o) | middle, midline |
| -meter | measuring instrument, measure |
| -metry | measurement |
| micro- | small |
| mono- | one, single |
| -mortem | death |