Lesson 26
Terms
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- macrocephaly
- a condition which the the head is abnormally large
- macro-
- large, long
- macrobiotic
- that which prolongs life, used especially to refer to particular foods and diets
- macron
- a straight line over a voweld letter to show a long sound, such as A in made.
- megalomania (megalomaniac)
- a mental disorder in which the person thinks he or she is of extreme importance
- greek: polis
- city
- micro-
- small
- microbe
- a very small organism that can only be seen with a microscope; a germ
- microbiology
- the study of microbe germs
- microcosm
-
a miniature universe; a system in which every thing is on a small scale
(ex: Playground=countries) - micron
- a very small unit of measurement equal to one thousandth of a millimeter
- nom
- name
- denomination
- a religoious movement or group sharing common beliefs and identified by a particualr name, a unit of a specified value in a system of currency
- misnomer
- a name wrongly applied to a person or a thing
- nominal
- existing in name only; small in relation to the real value