Macro-: large or abnormal size
eg. Macroblepharia_ the condition of having abnormally large eyelids.
Mal-: inadequate, abnormal
eg. Malnutrition_ insufficiency of one or more nutritional elements necessary for health and well-being.
Mega-: large, great
eg. Megalocephaly_ the condition of having an abnormally large head.
Mast-: breast
eg. Mastitis_ inflammation of the breast usually occurs in women who are breastfeeding their babies.
Necro-: death
eg. Necrosis_ tissue death due to disease or localized injury.
Neo-: new and abnormal
eg. Neoplasm_ any abnormal growth of new tissue, benign or malignant.
Nephro-: kidney, kidney like structure
eg. Nephrorrhagia_ haemorrhage from the kidney.
Neuro-: nerve
eg. Neurosis_ a functional disorder of the nervous system.
Odont-: tooth
eg. Odontiasis_ the process of teething.
Oligo-: few, little
eg. Oligodontia_ presence of fewer than the normal number of teeth.
Ophthal-: eye, eyeball
eg. Ophthalmia_ inflammation of the eye, especially of the conjunctiva.
Orchio-: testes
eg. Orchiocele_ a testis retained in the inguinal canal.
Osteo-: bone
eg. Osteoporosis_ abnormal reduction in the amount of bone mass, resulting in fragile porous bones.
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