Medical Terminology Quiz (Mal to Peri)

Play Quiz

Study Flashcards

Spaced Repetition

Chat to Lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Large

Small

One, single Signup and view all the answers

New Signup and view all the answers

Not Signup and view all the answers

Small, scant Signup and view all the answers

Beside, beyond, after Signup and view all the answers

By, through Signup and view all the answers

Around Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards are hidden until you start studying

Mal: Indicates bad conditions, illnesses, or diseases.
Meg: Refers to something being large in size.
Micro: Denotes small size, often used in contexts of measurement or description in medical terms.
Mono: Signifies one or a single entity, common in describing cells or organisms.
Neo: Used to signify something new, often referring to new growth or development.
Non: Implies negation, meaning not present or lacking.
Olig: Indicates small quantity or scant amount, often used in terms like oliguria (reduced urine output).
Para: Means beside, beyond, or after, often used in anatomical contexts for structures adjacent to something.
Per: Conveys the meaning of by or through, often used in terms describing the passage through biological structures.
Peri: Indicates surrounding or around, commonly used in anatomical terms like pericardium (the membrane surrounding the heart).