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In English, m represents the voiced bilabial nasal /m/. The Oxford English Dictionary (first edition) says that m is sometimes a vowel, such as in words like spasm and in the suffix-ism. In modern terminology, this is described as a syllabic consonant (IPA: /m̩/). M is the fourteenth most frequently used letter in the English language.
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples macer-lean: Latin: macer: emaciate, macerate, meager macr-[1]long: Greek: μακρός (makrós), μακρότης (makrótēs) "length"
The English language uses many Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes.These roots are listed alphabetically on three pages: Greek and Latin roots from A to G; Greek and Latin roots from H to O
Mental d – Mental m. Mental deficiency-epilepsy-endocrine disorders; Mental mixed retardation deafness clubbed digits; Mental r. Mental retardation;
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Second, medical roots generally go together according to language, i.e., Greek prefixes occur with Greek suffixes and Latin prefixes with Latin suffixes. Although international scientific vocabulary is not stringent about segregating combining forms of different languages, it is advisable when coining new words not to mix different lingual roots.
[vague] An example may be seen in M. B. Moore's 1863 book The Dixie Primer, for the Little Folks. [3] Historically, the figure is a ligature for the letters Et. In English and many other languages, it is used to represent the word and, plus occasionally the Latin word et, as in the abbreviation &c (et cetera).