Letter 'M' : Prefixes, Combining Forms, and Suffixes
mal-
prefix, bad, poor, evil
meta-
prefix, change, beyond, subsequent to, behind, after or next
macro-
prefix, large, abnormal size or length, long
multi-
prefix, many, much
mes-
prefix, middle
meso-
prefix, middle
mid-
prefix, middle
mono-
prefix, one, single
milli-
prefix, one-thousandth
mio-
prefix, smaller, less
mega-, megal/o
prefix, word, large, great
-malacia
suffix, abnormal softening
-megaly
suffix, enlargement
-meter
suffix, measure, instrument used to measure
-mimetic
suffix, mimic, copy
-mania
suffix, obsessive preoccupation
-metrist
suffix, one who measures
-metry
suffix, to measure
-mission
suffix, to send
mitr/o
word, a miter, having two points on top
mit/o
word, a thread
malign/o
word, bad, evil
melan/o
word, black, dark
metatars/o
word, bones of the foot between the tarsus and toes
mamm/o
word, breast
mast/o
word, breast
mobil/o
word, capabl eof moving
mutagen/o
word, causing genetic change
metabol/o
word, change
masset/o
word, chew
mu/o
word, close, shut
mydrias/i
word, dilation of the pupil
morbid/o
word, disease, sickness
moribund/o
word, dying
midsagitt/o
word, form front to back, at the middle
myc/e, myc/o
word, fungus
mut/a
word, genetic change
magn/o
word, great, large
manubri/o
word, handle
mellit/o
word, honey, honeyed
major/o
word, larger
maxim/o
word, largest, greatest
mei/o
word, less, meiosis
man/i
word, madness, rage
malleol/o
word, malleolus, little hammer
malle/o
word, malleus, hammer
mandibul/o
word, mandible, lower jaw
mastoid/o
word, mastoid process
matern/o
word, maternal, of a mother
maxill/o
word, maxilla (upper jaw)
mediastin/o
word, mediastinum, middle
medicat/o
word, medication, healing
medic/o
word, medicine, physician, healing
medull/o
word, medulla (inner section), middle, soft, marrow
membran/o
word, membrane, thin skin
menisc/o
word, meniscus, crescent
mens/o
word, menstruate, menstruation, meses
men/o
word, menstruation, menses
mesenter/o
word, mesentery
metacarp/o
word, metacarpals, bones of hand
medi/o
word, middle
mesi/o
word, middle, median plane
ment/o
word, mind, chin
mineral/o
word, mineral
muscul/o
word, muscle
my/o
word, muscle
myos/o
word, muscle
myom/o
word, muscle tumor
myocardi/o
word, myocardium, heart muscle
meat/o
word, opening or passageway
mortal/i
word, pertaiing to death, subject to death
myx/o, myxa-
word, prefix, mucus
micr/o, micro-
word, prefix, small
matur/o
word, ripe
morph/o
word, shpae, form
minor/o
word, smaller
minim/o
word, smallest, least
myel/o
word, spinal cord, bone marrow
macul/o
word, spot
monil/i
word, string of beads, genus of parasitic mold or fungus
myring/o
word, tympanic membrane, eardrum
mut/o
word, unable to speak, inarticulate
manipul/o
word, use of hands
mydri/o
word, wide
mastic/o, masticat/o
word, word, chew
man/i, man/o
word, word, hand
mening/o, meningi/o
word, word, membranes, menings
mot/o, motil/o
word, word, motion, movement
muc/o, mucos/o
word, word, mucus
menstru/o, menstruat/o
word, word, occurring monthly
mictur/o, micturit/o
word, word, urinate
mort/i, mort/o, mort/u
word, word, word, death, dead
metr/i, metr/o, metri/o
word, word, word, uterus
