Medical prefix |
Layman's term |
Medical prefix |
Layman's term |
labia
- |
lip |
myo - |
muscle |
lacto
- |
milk |
myx - |
mucus |
lapar
- |
abdomen |
nares-/nas
- |
nose, nostrils |
laryng
- |
larynx |
natus
- |
birth |
leuko
- |
white |
neo - |
new |
lingua
- |
tongue |
nephro
- |
kidney |
lip - |
fat |
neuro
- |
nerve |
lith
- |
stone |
ocul
- |
eye |
lymph
- |
fluid |
odont
- |
tooth |
macro
- |
large |
onych
- |
finger, toe nail |
mamm-,
mast- |
breast |
oophoro
- |
ovary |
melan
- |
black |
ophthal
- |
eye |
mening
- |
membrane |
or - |
mouth, bone |
meno
-, mens - |
menstruate |
orchid
- |
testes |
meso
- |
middle |
ortho - |
straight |
metro
- |
uterus, womb |
osteo
- |
bone |
micro
- |
small |
oto - |
ear, hearing |
milli
- |
thousandth (1000th) |
ovario
- |
ovary |
mono
- |
one, single |
ovi - |
egg |
myelo
- |
bone marrow, |
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