Exam 3 Roots

macula

spot | example: macula densa

mal

ill, bad, impaired | example: malocclusion

malleus

hammer | example: malleolus

mamma, mamm(o)

breast | example: mammary gland

mast, mastos

breast | example: mastitis

mater

mother | example: pia mater

meatus

passage | example: acoustic meatus

medius, medialis

middle | example: medial

medulla

marrow | example: medullary

mega, megaly

large | example: megacolon

melano

black, dark | example: melanoma

mentum

chin | example: mental foramen

mes(os)

middle | example: mesoderm

meta

change | example: metamorphosis

meter

measure | example: thermometer

metra, metro

womb, uterus | example: pyometra

micro

small | example: microscope

mono

single | example: monorchid

morpho(s)

form | example: morphology

morti

death | example: postmortem

myel(o)

marrow or spinal cord | example: myelogram

myo

muscle | example: myology

naso, nasus

nose | example: nasal

natal

pertaining to birth | example: neonatal

necro

dead | example: necropsy

nema

thread | example: nematode

neo

new | example: neoplasia

nephr(o)

kidney | example: nephritis

neur(o)

nerve | example: neuritis

nigra

black | example: nigral

noct

night | example: nocturnal

noto

back | example: notocord

nucha

nape, scruff | example: nuchal lig.

occiput

back part of head | example: occipital

ocul(o)

eye | example: oculomotor

odont(o)

tooth | example: orthodontist

oid

like | example: cushingoid

olig(o)

scant, few | example: oligodontia

oma

swelling, tumor, neoplasm | example: adenocarcinoma

omos

shoulder | example: omotransversarius

omphalos

navel | example: omphalocele

onch(o)

nail, claw | example: onychectomy

ophthalm(o)

eye | example: ophthalmoscope

opisthe

behind | example: opisthotonos

orchi(o)

testis | example: mesorchium

origo

beginning | example: origin

ornith

bird | example: ornithology

orth(o)

straight | example: orthodontist

os

mouth | example: os

os

bone | example: os penis

ose

sugar, carbohydrate | example: fructose

osis

disease, pathology | example: nephrosis

oste(o)

bone | example: osteocyte

osti

door, opening | example: ostium

ot(o)

ear | example: otoscope

otomy

to cut | example: tenotomy

ovi, ovo

egg | example: oviduct

oxia

oxygen | example: hypoxia

pachys

thick | example: pachyderma

palma

palm | example: palmar

pan

all | example: panophthalmitis

para

beside | example: paracondylar

paresis

weakness | example: tetraparesis

paries, parieto

wall | example: parietal

path(o), pathy

disease | example: pathology

pectus

breast, chest | example: pectoral

ped(o), pedalis

foot | example: biped

penia

poverty | example: leukopenia

peri

around | example: perimysium

perone

fibula | example: peroneus longus

pes

foot | example: pes

phag(o), phagia

to eat | example: phagocytic

phalanx

line or array of soldiers | example: phalanges

phil

loving | example: eosinophil

phono, phonia

voice, sound | example: phonograph

photo

light | example: photoreceptor

phren

the diaphragm | example: phrenic nerve

phyto

plant | example: phytotoxic

pia

tender | example: pia mater

pirum

pear | example: piriformis

plantare

to plant | example: plantar

plasia

development | example: dysplasia

plasma

Gr. formed, molded | example: cytoplasm

platy

flat | example: Platyhelminthes

plegia

paralysis | example: hemiplegia

pleuro

side, rib | example: pleural

pneumo

air, lung | example: pneumonia

pod

foot | example: podiatrist

pollex

digit 1, thumb | example: pollicus

poly

many | example: polyarthritis

porta

gate | example: portal

post

after | example: postsurgical

pre

before | example: prenatal

pro

before | example: prolactin

proct

anus | example: proctology

proximus

next | example: proximal

pseudo

FALSE | example: pseudopregnancy

psych(o)

mind, soul | example: psychology

pteron, ptergion

wing | example: pterygoid

pulic

flea | example: pulicosis