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Med Term
Prefix, words, suffixes
Term | Definition |
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Mono-, uni- | one (ex. |
Bi- | two (ex. |
Tri- | three (ex. |
Ab- | away (ex. |
Ad- | to, towards (ex. |
Ecto-, exo- | outer, external, outside (ex. |
Endo- | inside, withing (ex. |
Epi- | surrounding, above (ex. |
Anterior or ventral | front of the body (ex. |
Posterior or dorsal | back of the body (ex. |
Superior | towards the top, towards the head (ex. |
Inferior | towards the feet, below (ex. |
Lateral | away from the middle of the body (ex. |
Distal | part of the body farther away from the center (ex. |
Proximal | nearer to the center of the body (ex. |
Ambi- | both, both sides (ex. |
Dys- | bad, difficult (ex. |
Eu- | normal (ex. eupnea) |
Homo- | same (ex. homology) |
Iso- | equal (ex. isosceles) |
Mal- | bad, abnormal (ex. malglycaemia) |
-algia | pain (ex. fibromyalgia) |
-emia | blood (ex. anemia) |
-itis | inflammation (ex. |
-lysis | loosening, decomposition (ex. |
-oid | resembling (ex. |
-opathy | disease, disorder (ex. |
-pnea | breath, respiration (ex. dyspnea) |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid (ex. amniocentesis) |
-ectomy | surgical removal (ex, tonsillectomy) |
-ostomy | new opening, cutting, incision (ex. colostomy) |
-otomy | cutting, incision into body part (ex. tracheotomy) |
-orrhaphy | suture, operative repair (ex. cystorrhaphy) |
-opexy | surgical fixation or suspension (ex. hysteropexy) |
-oplasty | Molding, formation, surgical repair (ex. rhinoplasty) |
-otripsy | surgical crushing, destroying (ex. lithotripsy) |