Term | Definition |
lipid/o, lip/o | fat, lipid |
-listhesis | slipping |
lux/o | to slide |
-lysis | breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening |
macro- | large, abnormal size or length, long |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
maxim/o | largest, greatest |
meat/o | opening or passageway |
metacarp/o | metacarpals, bones of the hand |
metatars/o | bones of the foot between the tarsus and toes |
micr/o, micro- | small |
mid- | middle |
midsagitt/o | from front to back, at the middle |
minim/o | smallest, least |
minor/o | smaller |
mission | to send |
mono- | one, single |
multi- | many, much |
muscul/o | muscle |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
myocardi/o | myocardium, heart muscle |
nas/i, nas/o | nose |
-necrosis | tissue death |
nephr/o | kidney |
obliqu/o | slanted, sideways |
occipit/o | back of the skull, occiput |
ocul/o | eye |
olecran/o | elbow, olecranon |
-oma | tumor, neoplasm |
ophthalm/o | eye, vision |
opt/i, opt/o, optic/o | eye, vision |
orbit/o | orbit, bony cavity or socket |
orth/o | straight, normal, correct |
oste/o, ost/o | bone |
pall/o, pallid/o | pale, lacking or drained of color |
palpat/o | touch, feel, stroke |
paralys/o, paralyt/o | disable |
paresi | partial or incomplete paralysis |
pariet/o | wall |
patell/a, patell/o | patella, kneecap |
pector/o | chest |
ped/o | child, foot |
pedi/a | child |
pelv/i, pelv/o | pelvic bone, pelvic cavity, hip |
peri- | surrounding, around |
perone/o | fibula |
phag/o | eat, swallow |
phalang/o | phalanges, finger and toe |
pharyng/o | throat, pharynx |
phleb/o | vein |
physi/o, physic/o | nature, physical |
plan/o | flat |
plant/i, plant/o | sole of foot |
plex/o | plexus, network |
plic/o | fold or ridge |
pneum/o, pneumon/o | lung, air |
pod/o | foot |
pollic/o | thumb |
poly- | many |