Sunday, 4 October 2015

Medical Terminology - Root, Suffix & Prefix of the Letters M, N, O, P, Q & R

M
macro-                 large
mal-                      bad
-malacia              softening
malleol/o             malleolus
mamm/o              breast
mandibul/o         mandible (lower jaw bone)
-mania                 obsessive preoccupation
-masesis             mastication, chewing
mast/o                 breast
mastoid/o           mastoid process (behind the ear)
maxill/o                maxilla (upper jaw bone)
meat/o                 meatus (opening)
medi/o                 middle
medic/o               to heal, healing
mediastin/o        mediastinum
medi/o                 middle
medull/o              medulla (inner section); middle; soft, marrow
mega-                  large
-megaly               enlargement
melan/o               black
mel/o                    limb, limbs
men/o                  menses; menstruation
mening/o            meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord & brain)
meningi/o           meninges
ment/o                 mind; chin
mer/o                   part
meso-                  middle
meta-                    change; beyond
metacarp/o         metacarpals (hand bones)
metatars/o          metatarsals (foot bones)
-meter                  measure
method/o            procedure, technique
metr/o                  uterus (womb); measure
metri/o                 uterus (womb)
-metry                  process of measuring
mi/o                      smaller; less
micro-                  small
-mimesis             imitation, simulation
-mimetic              mimic; copy
-mission              to send
-mnesia               memory
mogi-                   difficult
mon/o                  one; single
morph/o              shape; form
mort/o                  death
-mortem              death
-motor                  movement
muc/o                  mucus
mucos/o              mucous membrane (mucosa)
multi-                    many
muscul/o             muscle
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                                             to bind, tie, connect
neo-                                                new
nephr/o                                          kidney
neur/o                                             nerve
neutr/o                                           neither; neutral; neutrophil
nid/o                                               nest
nine                                                 noni-
noci-                                               to cause harm, injury or pain
noct/o                                             night
nod/o                                              knot
-noia                                               mind, will
nom/o                                             custom, law
nomen-                                          name
norm/o                                           rule; order
nos/o                                              disease
nucle/o                                           nucleus
nulli-                                                none
nutri/o, nutrit/o                             to nourish
nyct/o                                             night
O
obstetr/o                                       pregnancy; birth
ocul/o                                            eye
odont/o                                         tooth
odyn/o                                           pain
-oid                                                 resembling; derived from
-ole                                                 little; small
ole/o                                               oil
olecran/o                                      olecranon (elbow)
olig/o                                             scanty
om/o                                              shoulder
-oma                                              tumor; mass; fluid collection
omphal/o                                      umbilicus (navel)
onc/o                                             tumor
-one                                               hormone
one                                                 mono, uni
one and a half                             bi, di
onych/o                                        nail (of fingers or toes)
o/o                                                  egg
oophor/o                                      ovary
-opaque                                        obscure
ophry/o                                         eyebrow
ophthalm/o                                  eye
-opia                                              vision condition
opisth/o                                        backward, behind
-opsia                                            vision condition
-opsy                                             view of
opt/o                                              eye; vision
optic/o                                           eye; vision
-or                                                   one who
or/o                                                mouth
orch/o                                            testis
orchi/o                                           testis
orchid/o                                        testis
-orexia                                           appetite
organ/o                                         organ
orth/o                                             straight
osche/o                                         scrotum
-ose                                                full of; pertaining to; sugar
-osis                                               condition, usually abnormal
-osmia                                           smell
osphresi/o                                    sense of smell
ossicul/o                                       ossicle (small bone)
oste/o                                            bone
-ostosis                                         condition of bone
ot/o                                                 ear
-otia                                                ear condition
-ous                                               pertaining to
ov/o                                                egg
ovari/o                                           ovary
ovul/o                                            egg
ox/o                                                oxygen
-oxia                                               oxygen
oxy-                                                swift; sharpp; acid
oxysm/o                                        sudden
P
pachy-                          heavy; thick
-pagus                         conjoined twins
palat/o                          palate (roof of mouth)
pale/o                           old
pali-                               recurrence, repetition
palliat/o                        to soothe, relieve
palpebr/o                     eyelid
palp/o, palpat/o          to touch gently
palpit/o                         flutter, throbbing
pan-                              all
pancreat/o                  pancreas
pant/o                           all, whole
papill/o                         nipple-like; optic disc
papul/o                        papule, pimple
par-                               other than; abnormal
para-                             near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of
-para                             to bear, bring forth (live births)
-parous                        to bear, bring forth
parasit/o                      parasite
parathyroid/o             parathyroid glands
-paresis                       weakness
-pareunia                     sexual intercourse
-partum                        birth; labor
patell/a                         patella
patell/o                         patela
path/o                           disease
-pathy                           disease; emotion
pector/o                       chest
pedicul/o                     louse
ped/o                            child; foot
pelv/i                             pelvis; hip region
pelv/o                           pelvis; hip region
pend/o                         to hang
-penia                           deficiency
-pepsia                         digestion
per-                               through
percuss/o                    to tap
peri-                              surrounding
perine/o                       perineum
peritone/o                   peritoneum
per/o                             deformed, maimed
perone/o                      fibula
perspir/o                      breathe through
petr/o                            stone, petrous region of temporal bone
-pexy                            fixation; to put in place
phac/o                          lens of eye
phag/o                         eat; swallow
-phage                         eat; swallow
-phagia                        eating; swallowing
phak/o                          lens of eye
phalang/o                    phalanges (of fingers and toes)
phall/o                          penis
phaner/o                      visible, apparent
pharmac/o                  drug
pharmaceut/o            drug
pharyng/o                   throat (pharynx)
phas/o                          speech
-phasia                         speech
phe/o                            dusky; dark
-pheresis                     removal
phil/o                            like; love; attraction to
-phil                              attraction for
-philia                           attraction for
phim/o                          muzzle
phleb/o                        vein
phob/o                         fear
-phobia                        fear
phon/o                         voice; sound
-phonia                        voice; sound
-phor/o                         to bear
-phoresis                     carrying; transmission
-phoria                         to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)
phosphat/o                 phosphate
phot/o                          light
phren/o                        diaphragm; mind
-phthisis                      wasting away
-phylaxis                     protection
phyl/o                           race, species, type
physi/o                         nature; function
physic/o                      physical, natural
-physis                         to grow
phys/o                          air, gas
phyt/o                           plant
-phyte                           plant
picr/o                            bitter
pies/i, -piesis              pressure
pil/o                               hair
pimel/o                         fat, fatty
pineal/o                        pineal gland
pin/o                             to drink
pituitar/o                      pituitary gland
-plakia                          plaque
plan/o                           flat, level, wandering
plant/o                          sole of the foot
plas/o                           development; formation
-plasia                          development; formation
-plasm                          formation; structure
-plastic                         pertaining to formation
-plasty                          surgical repair
platy-                            broad, flat
ple/o                             more; many
-plegia                          paralysis; palsy
-plegic                          paralysis; palsy
pleur/o                         pleura
plex/o                           plexus; network (of nerves)
-pnea                            breathing
pneum/o                      lung; air; gas
pneumon/o                 lung; air; gas
pod/o                            foot
-poiesis                        formation
-poietin                        substance that forms
poikil/o                         varied; irregular
pol/o                             extreme
polio-                            gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)
poly-                             many; much
polyp/o                        polyp; small growth
pont/o                          pons ( a part of the brain)
por/o, -pore                 opening, passageway
-porosis                       condition of pores (spaces)
-posia                           drinking
posit/o                          arrangement, place
post-                             after; behind
poster/o                       back (of body); behind
-prandial                      meal
-praxia                          action
pre-                               before; in front of
presby/o                      old age
primi-                            first
pro-                               before; forward
proct/o                         anus and rectum
pros-                             before; forward
pros/o                          forward, anterior
prosop/o                     face
prostat/o                      prostate gland
prot/o                           first
prote/o                         protein
proxim/o                      near
prurit/o                         itching
psamm/o                     sand, sand-like material
pseudo-                       false
psor/o                          itching
psych/o                       mind
psychr/o                      cold
-pterygium                  abnormality of the conjunctiva
-ptosis                          droop; sag; prolapse; protrude
ptyal/o                          saliva
-ptysis                          spitting
pub/o                            pubis (anterior part of hip bone)
pulmon/o                     lung
puls/o, pulsat/o          to beat, beating
-puncture                    to pierce a surface
pupill/o                         pupil (dark center of eye)
purpur/i                        purple
purul/o                         pus
py/o                              pus
pycn/o                          thick, dense
pyel/o                           renal pelvis
pyl/e                              portal vein
pylor/o                         pylorus; pyloric sphincter
pyr/o                             fever; fire
pyret/o                         fever
pyrex/o                        fever
Q
quadri-                             four, square
qual-                                 quality, characteristic
quant-                               how much
quasi-                                to some degree, as if
quart-                                 fourth, four
quer-                                 to seek, search
quercin                            oak
quint-                                fifth, five
quota-                               how many

R
rachi/o                              spinal column; vertebrae
radi/o                                x-rays; radioactivity; radius (lateral lower arm bone)
radicul/o                          nerve root
re-                                      back; again; backward
-receptor, -ceptor          receiver
rect/o                                rectum
ren/o                                 kidney
respir/o                            breath
resuscit/o                        to revive
reticul/o                            network
retin/o                               retina
retro-                                 behind; back; backward
rhabd/o                            rod
rhabdomy/o                    striated (skeletal) muscle
rhe/o                                 flow, current, stream
rheumat/o                        watery flow
rhin/o                                nose
rhiz/o                                root
rhod/o                              red, rosy
rhytid/o                            wrinkle
roentgen/o                      x-rays
rose/o                               rosy
rot/o, rotat/o                    turn, revolve
-rrhage                             bursting forth (of blood)
-rrhagia                            bursting forth (of blood)
-rrhaphy                           suture
-rrhea                                flow; discharge
-rrhexis                            rupture
rhythm/o                          rhythm

rubr/o, rubr/i                   red

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