myc/o
Word root Medical Terminology
Fungus.
Example: onychomycosis (fungal infection of the nails)
Sources
- Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Related terms
- fungusAn organism from the kingdom Fungi; some fungi cause infections.
- melan/oBlack or dark.
- mening/oMeninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
- morph/oShape or form.
- my/o, muscul/oMuscle.
- myel/oBone marrow or spinal cord.
- nas/o, rhin/oNose.
- necr/oDeath (of cells or tissue).
- nephr/o, ren/oKidney.