myc/o
Word root Routine Blood Collections
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
- leuk/oWhite.
- lip/oFat or lipid.
- lymph/oLymph, the fluid of the lymphatic system.
- my/o, muscul/oMuscle.
- myel/oBone marrow or spinal cord.
- necr/oDeath (of cells or tissue).
- neur/oNerve or nervous system.
- path/oDisease.