Medical Terms (kerat- (o) , myring- (o))

kerat- (o)

cornea of eye

-kinesis, -kinetic

motion

labi- (a,o)

lip

lacrima-

tears

lact- (o)

milk

lapar- (o)

abdomen, abdominal wall

laryng- (o)

larynx (voicebox)

latero- (al)

side

-lepsy

seizure, convulsion

leuco- , leuko-

white

lingu- (a,o)

tongue

lip- (o)

fat, lipids

lith- (o)

stone, calculus

-logy

study of, science of

lymph- (o)

lymph tissue

-lys (is, o)

destruction, dissolving of

macro-

large

mal-

bad, abnormal, disordered, poor

malac- (ia)

softening of a tissue

mamm- (o)

breast, mammary glands

-mania

insanity, mental disorder

mast- (o)

breast

med- (i, io)

middle, midline

-megaly, mega-

large, enlarged

melan- (o)

black

mening- (o)

membranes covering the brain

meno-

monthly, menstruation

mes- (o)

middle, midline

-meter

measuring instrument, measure

-metry

measurement

micro-

small

mono-

one, single

-mortem

death

muc- (o, us)

mucus, secretion of mucous membrane

multi-

many, much, a large amount

my- (o)

muscle

myc- (o)

fungus

myel- (o)

bone marrow, spinal cord

myring- (o)

eardrum, tympanic membrane