Glossary of Combining Forms in Medical Terminology Beginning with M-O
This is part of a series. Each post refers back to an earlier post. Here is the link for the last post which went over combining forms that began with H-L: http://jessicalgray.blogspot.com/2016/08/list-of-combining-forms-in-medical.html
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Combining Form Meaning
MALLEOL/O MALLEOLUS
MAMM/O BREAST
MANDIBUL/O MANDIBLE (LOWER JAW
BONE)
MAST/O BREAST
MASTOID/O MASTOID PROCESS
(BEHIND THE EAR)
MAXILL/O MAXILLA (UPPER JAW
BONE)
MEAT/O MEATUS (OPENING)
MEDI/O MIDDLE
MEDIASTIN/O MEDIASTINUM
MEDULL/O MEDULLA (INNER
SECTION); MIDDLE; SOFT,
MARROW
MELAN/O BLACK
MEN/O MENSES; MENSTRUATION
MENING/O MENINGES (MEMBRANES
COVERING THE SPINAL
CORD AND BRAIN)
MENINGI/O MENINGES
MENT/O MIND; CHIN
METACARP/O METACARPALS (HAND
BONES)
METATARS/O METATARSALS (FOOT
BONES)
METR/O UTERUS (WOMB);
MEASURE
METRI/O UTERUS (WOMB)
MI/O SMALLER; LESS
MON/O ONE; SINGLE
MORPH/O SHAPE; FORM
MORT/O DEATH
MUC/O MUCUS
MUCOS/O MUCOUS MEMBRANE
(MUCOSA)
MUT/A GENETIC CHANGE
MUTAGEN/O CAUSING GENETIC
CHANGE
MY/O MUSCLE
MYC/O FUNGUS
MYDR/O WIDE
MYEL/O SPINAL CORD; BONE
MARROW
MYOCARDI/O MYOCARDIUM (HEART
MUSCLE)
MYOM/O MUSCLE TUMOR
MYOS/O MUSCLE
MYRING/O TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
(EARDRUM)
MYX/O MUCUS
N
NARC/O NUMBNESS; STUPOR; SLEEP
NAS/O NOSE
NAT/I BIRTH
NATR/O SODIUM
NECR/O DEATH
NECT/O BIND, TIE, CONNECT
NEPHR/O KIDNEY
NEUR/O NERVE
NEUTR/O NEITHER; NEUTRAL;
NEUTROPHIL
NID/O NEST
NOCT/O NIGHT
NORM/O RULE; ORDER
NOS/O DISEASE
NUCLE/O NUCLEUS
NYCT/O NIGHT
O
OBSTETR/O PREGNANCY; CHILDBIRTH
OCUL/O EYE
ODONT/O TOOTH
ODYN/O PAIN
OLECRAN/O OLECRANON (ELBOW)
OLIG/O SCANTY
OM/O SHOULDER
OMPHAL/O UMBILICUS (NAVEL)
ONC/O TUMOR
ONYCH/O FINGERNAIL; TOENAIL
O/O EGG
OOPHOR/O OVARY
OPT/O; OPTIC/O EYE; VISION
OR/O MOUTH
ORCH/O; ORCHI/O;
ORCHID/O TESTIS
ORTH/O STRAIGHT
OSSICUL/O OSSICLE (SMALL BONE)
OSTE/O BONE
OT/O EAR
OV/O EGG
OVARI/O OVARY
OVUL/O EGG
OX/O OXYGEN
OXYSM/O SUDDEN
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