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,
spinal cord

 

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