Medical Terminology

Word Part I

100

mes(o)-

combining form, middle

200

meta-

prefix after, beyond, changed

300

metr(o)-

combining form measure or gait or uterus (reproduction)

400

suffix, to measure

-metry

500

prefix, small

micro-

Word Part II

100

prefix, one

mono-

200

mit(o)-

combining form, thread

300

combining form, mimic

mimet(o)-

400

milli-

prefix, one thousandth

500

micro-

prefix, one millionth

Word Part III

100

combining form, form

morph(o)-

200

combining form, mucus

muc(o)-

300

prefix, many

multi-

400

combining form, muscle

muscul(o)-

500

root, change

muta-

Word Part IV

100

combining form, muscle

my(o)-

200

myc(o)-

combining form, fungus

300

combining form, marrow (hematology), spinal cord (neurology)

myel(o)-

400

nano-

prefix, one billionth

500

nas(o)-

combining form, nose

Word Part V

100

combining form, sodium

natri(o)-

200

necr(o)-

combining form, death

300

neo-

prefix, new

400

nephr(o)-

combining form, kidney

500

combining form neutral, neutrophil

neutr(o)-