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Chapter 1 & 2 Terms
Terms from Week 1 assignment
Term | Definition |
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Mono-, Uni- | One |
Bi- | Two |
Tri- | Three |
Ab- | Away from |
Ad- | Towards |
Ecto-, Exo- | Outside |
Endo- | In, Inside |
Epi- | Upon |
Anterior or Ventral | Front (of body) |
Posterior or Dorsal | Back (of body) |
Superior | Above |
Inferior | Below |
Lateral | Away from midline of body; to the side |
Distal | Far from an extremities point of attachment to the trunk |
Proximal | close to an extremities point of attachment to the trunk |
Ambi- | Around, on both sides, about |
Dys- | Bad; painful; difficult; abnormal |
Eu- | Normal; Good |
Homo- | Same |
Iso- | Same; Equal |
Mal- | Bad |
-algia | Pain |
-emia | Blood Condition |
-itis | Inflammation |
-lysis | Breakdown; loosen |
-oid | Resembling |
-pathy | Disease |
-pnea | Breathing |
-centesis | Puncture |
-ectomy | Surgical removal of |
-ostomy | Surgical creating of an opening in the body |
-otomy | Incision; Section |
-rrhaphy | Suture; Sewing |
-pexy | Union; Fixation |
-plasty | Plastic Surgery |
-tripsy | Crushing |