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Building Words
Unit 1
Term | Definition |
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Mono- ,Uni | One |
Bi | Two |
Tri | Tri |
Ab | Away |
Ad | Toward |
Ecto, Exo | Outside, External |
Endo | Inside, Internal |
Epi | Upon, Above |
Anterior or Ventral | Toward the front of the body |
Posterior or Ventral | Toward the back of the body |
Superior | Toward the head |
Inferior | Away from the head |
Lateral | Away from the midline of the body |
Distal | Farther from the point of attachment |
Proximal | Closer to the point of attachment |
Ambi | Both sides |
Dys | Difficult, Painful, abnormal |
Eu | Good, Normal |
Homo | Same |
Iso | equal |
Mal | Bad, |
algia | pain |
emia | blood condition |
itis | inflammation |
lysis | breakdown, separation |
oid | resembling |
opathy | disease |
pnea | breathing |
centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
ectomy | surgical removal |
ostomy | surgical creation of an opening |
otomy | surgical incision |
orrhaphy | surgical suturing or repair |
opexy | surgical fixation |
oplasty | surgical repair or reconstruction |
otripsy | surgical crushing |