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common med terms
Numbers, Surgical Procedures, Conditions, Directions, and Positions
Term | Definition |
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mono-, uni- | one |
bi- | two |
tri- | three |
quadr- | four |
hex-, sex- | six |
diplo- | double |
-centesis | puncture a cavity to remove fluid |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-ostomy | a new permanent opening |
-otomy | cutting into |
-orraphy | surgical repair |
-opexy | surgical fixation |
--oplasty | surgical repair |
-otripsy | crushing, destroying |
ambi- | both |
aniso- | unequal |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
eu- | good, normal |
hetero- | different |
homo- | same |
hyper- | excessive, above |
hypo- | deficient, below |
iso- | equal, same |
mal- | bad, poor |
megalo- | large |
-algia | pain |
-asthenia | weakness |
-emia | blood |
-iasis | condition of |
-itis | inflammation |
-lysis | destruction, break down |
-lytic | destroy, break down |
-oid | like |
-oma | tumor |
-opathy | disease of |
-orrhagia | hemorrhage |
-orrhea | flow or discharge |
-osis | abnormal condition of |
-paresis | weakness |
-plasia | growth |
-pnea | breathing |
-plegia | paralysis |
ab- | away from |
ad- | toward |
ecto-, exo- | outside |
endo- | within |
epi- | upon |
infra- | below, under |
ipsi- | same |
meta- | after, beyond |
peri- | surrounding |
retro- | behind, back |
trans- | across, through |
anterior or ventral | at or near the front surface of the body |
posterior or dorsal | at or near the back surface of the body |
superior | above |
inferior | below |
lateral | side |
distal | farthest from center |
proximal | nearest to center |
medial, meso | middle |
supine | face up or palm up |
prone | face down or palm down |
sagittal | vertical body plane, divides the body into wqual right and left sides |
transverse | horizontal body plane, divides the body into top and bottom sections |
coronal | vertical body plane, divides the body into front and back sections |