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Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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Mono-, Uni- | One, Single |
Bi- | two, twice |
Tri | Three |
Ab- | Away |
Ad- | Toward |
Exo-, Ecto, | Outside |
Endo- | inside, in |
Epi- | Upon |
Anterior or Ventral | front |
Posterior or Dorsal | back |
Superior | upper, above |
Inferior | lower, below |
Lateral | out to the sides |
Distal | farther away from the center |
Proximal | closer in to the center |
Ambi - | Around, on both sides |
Dys- | Bad |
Eu- | good |
Homo- | similar, same |
Iso- | Equal |
Mal- | Bad |
-algia | pain |
-emia | blood condtition |
-itis | inflammation |
-lysis | loosen, break down |
-oid | resembling |
-opathy | disease |
-pnea | breathing |
-centesis | puncture |
-ectomy | removal |
-ostomy | creation of opening |
-otomy | incision |
-orrhaphy | suture |
-opexy | surgical fixation |
-oplasty | reconstruction |
otripsy | neurotripsy |