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A&P Prefixes&Suffixes 166-220
anatomy prefixes and suffixes
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Undergraduate 2
04/07/2014
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Term
loco-
 Definition
insane
Term
logo-
 Definition
relationship to words or speech
Term
logy-
 Definition
the science or study of
Term
luna
 Definition
the moon
Term
leuco, luca
 Definition
light
Term
macro
 Definition
large
Term
mal
 Definition
bad or something pertaining to disease
Term
mamma
 Definition
the breast
Term
mania
 Definition
obsessive preoccupation with something or a fear or hate
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mast, masto
 Definition
breast
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mazo
 Definition
relationship to the breast
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meable
 Definition
susceptible to being passed through
Term
mega, megalo
 Definition
large (or million)
Term
melano
 Definition
black
Term
meli
 Definition
sweet or related to honey
Term
meningo
 Definition
relationship to a membrane (e.g. covering of the brain)
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meno
 Definition
pertaining to the month
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mere, mero
 Definition
part of
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meso
 Definition
middle
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meta
 Definition
over or beyond
Term
meter, metro, metry
 Definition
to measure
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metopo
 Definition
relationship to the forehead
Term
micr, micro
 Definition
small; also means millionth of a part of
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milli
 Definition
one thousandth of a part of
Term
miso
 Definition
hatred of
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mito
 Definition
thread like
Term
mogi
 Definition
difficult
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mono
 Definition
one
Term
morph, morpho
 Definition
relationship to form or shape
Term
morphous
 Definition
shape or form
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mortal
 Definition
subject to die
Term
multi
 Definition
many
Term
myc, myceto, myco
 Definition
fungus
Term
myel
 Definition
specific reference to spinal cord or narrow in general
Term
my, myo
 Definition
muscle
Term
myria
 Definition
a great number or a great deal of something
Term
myxo
 Definition
relationship to mucus or slime
Term
nano
 Definition
abnormally small or dwarflike; also means one billionth of a part of
Term
narco
 Definition
relationship to a state of stupor
Term
naso
 Definition
related to the nose
Term
necro
 Definition
relationship to death or the dead
Term
nema, nemato
 Definition
threadlike
Term
neo
 Definition
new or strange
Term
nephro
 Definition
kidney
Term
neur, neuro
 Definition
nerve
Term
nocto
 Definition
night
Term
nomen
 Definition
name
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normo
 Definition
normal
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nomo
 Definition
law
Term
noso
 Definition
relationship to disease
Term
noto
 Definition
relationship to the back
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nyclo
 Definition
relationship to the night
Term
ob
 Definition
against or in front of
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oc, op, oculo, opth
 Definition
the eye
Term
lyso
 Definition
releasing or breaking up
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